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I listened carefully to what the cabinet secretary said. He described the place-based approach as being about participatory budgeting in local geographical areas. However, the report recommends that the place-based approach should not just be about public funding; it should be about co-ordination of all the partners.
Climate change and our collective role of delivering net zero and elimination of carbon emissions is a global imperative, but to deliver that we need action at every level of government. This has been a good debate. It has raised so many issues and has challenged us, but it has also given us some hope and confidence. I, too, thank all those who sent in submissions and gave evidence—from...
That is the very point of the recommendation that there should be a road map, which, I think, we are all agreed on. The response from the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities was that our report is a watershed moment in terms of understanding and appreciating local government’s role and potential in delivering net zero. There is no shortage of willingness or of good examples of best...
More of Fiona Hyslop’s recent appearances
RSS feed (?)Scottish National Party MSP for Linlithgow
Entered the Scottish Parliament on 6 May 1999 — Election
Also represented Lothians
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