Scottish Government

Finance secretary Kate Forbes has promised that the Scottish Government will commit £2 billion additional funding over the next financial year to drive forward the government’s decarbonisation agenda.

The heads of terms for a growth deal for Mid Wales have been signed by the Welsh and UK government and the region’s local authorities, while the financial arrangements for £700 million investment in the Tay Cities region has been reached.

The Scottish Government has published an ambitious digital strategy for planning designed to transform how it is delivered and shaped, committing £35 million over the next five years to achieve this goal.

Scottish ministers have published for consultation a new draft strategy for delivering further air quality improvements over the next five years.