Economy

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Economy External Relations Society and Culture	Create a Scotland brand marque for tourism and investmentNot updated yet
Agriculture and Fisheries Economy External Relations Society and Culture	Create an independent, unified Scottish Food agency to promote the industryNot updated yet
Economy Environment	Implement the planned Deposit Return Scheme for single-use juice containersNot updated yet
Communities Economy Housing and Land Society and Culture	Establish an Islands Bond to attract people to depopulating islandsLast updated 3 years ago
Economy Tax and Welfare	Maintain the Small Business Bonus for the duration of the parliamentNot updated yet
Economy	Deliver a new 10 year National Strategy for Economic Transformation by the end of 2021Last updated 3 years ago
Economy Infrastructure	Launch a National Challenge competition with prizes of up to £50mNot updated yet
Economy Education Jobs	Implement the Young Person's GuaranteeNot updated yet
Economy Jobs	Invest an additional £500m by 2026 to support jobs and retrainingNot updated yet
Economy Environment Jobs	Invest £100m in a Green Jobs fund by 2026Not updated yet
Economy Jobs	Run a £10m pilot of the four-day-weekNot updated yet
Economy	Invest £1bn in the Scottish National Investment BankLast updated 3 years ago
Economy Jobs	Invest over £33bn in the National Infrastructure Mission by 2026Not updated yet
Economy Infrastructure Jobs	Found a new National Infrastructure CompanyNot updated yet
Economy Equalities	Create a £50m Women's Business CentreNot updated yet
Communities Economy	Create a £20m Rural Entrepreneur Fund providing grants of up to £10kNot updated yet
Coronavirus Economy Society and Culture	Create a £25m tourism recovery fundLast updated 3 years ago
Economy Infrastructure	Increase investment in private sector-led R&D by £100m by 2026Not updated yet
Coronavirus Economy Tax and Welfare	Provide 100% Business Rates relief to retail, leisure and hospitality firms for 2021-2022Not updated yet
Economy Environment Housing and Land Infrastructure	Ensure every local authority has a Nature NetworkNot updated yet
Administration Economy External Relations	Create an Innovation and Investment hub in the Nordics and BalticsNot updated yet
Communities Economy Housing and Land Society and Culture	Investigate the implementation of Repopulation ZonesNot updated yet
Communities Economy Equalities Society and Culture	Develop more family policiesNot updated yet
Administration Economy External Relations	Continue to dedicate resources to the Wellbeing Economy Government networkNot updated yet
Administration Economy External Relations	Appoint a Wellbeing Economy AmbassadorNot updated yet
Administration Economy Environment External Relations	Convene countries to discuss wellbeing around COP26Last updated 3 years ago
Administration Economy Equalities External Relations	Establish a Ministerial Working Group on sustainable development policyNot updated yet
Administration Economy Equalities	Establish a public sector Sustainable Development Goals action groupNot updated yet
Communities Economy Environment Infrastructure Jobs	Work with stakeholders to develop sector-specific Just Transition plansLast updated 3 years ago
Economy Environment	Bring forward a Circular Economy BillLast updated 3 years ago
Economy Environment Equalities	Ban the manufacture and supply of most single-use plasticsLast updated 3 years ago
Economy Environment Infrastructure Society and Culture	Create a fund for innovation in tackling textile pollution and disposabilityNot updated yet
Economy Energy Environment Infrastructure	Invest £100m in the development of the hydrogen sectorLast updated 3 years ago
Economy Energy Environment Infrastructure	Review options for investing income from offshore wind leases in sustainable venturesNot updated yet
Communities Economy Energy Environment Infrastructure Transport	Pilot a Carbon Neutral Islands scheme on at least three islands by 2026Last updated 3 years ago
Agriculture and Fisheries Economy Environment Housing and Land	Set up a dedicated agency for Scotland's marine assetsNot updated yet
Economy Environment Housing and Land Society and Culture	Help marine tourism reach £0.5bn turnover by 2025Not updated yet
Agriculture and Fisheries Constitution Economy	Press the UK Government to allocate £62m marine fundingNot updated yet
Agriculture and Fisheries Animal Rights Economy Environment Housing and Land Infrastructure	Deliver the fishery management frameworkNot updated yet
Agriculture and Fisheries Economy	Increase inshore fishing opportunitiesNot updated yet
Agriculture and Fisheries Economy Jobs	Create an explicit economic link between catching and landing fishNot updated yet
Agriculture and Fisheries Economy	Reform regulation of fish farmingNot updated yet
Agriculture and Fisheries Economy	Create a new, unified authority for fish farm consentsNot updated yet
Agriculture and Fisheries Communities Economy	Explore creating an auction system for new fish farm developments so they contribute to their communitiesNot updated yet
Economy Jobs Society and Culture	Call on the BBC to increase production and appoint more commissioners in ScotlandNot updated yet
Economy Society and Culture	Continue the Expo Fund for cultural festivalsLast updated 3 years ago
Agriculture and Fisheries Economy Environment External Relations Society and Culture	Develop the "Sustainably Scottish" marketing brandNot updated yet
Agriculture and Fisheries Animal Rights Economy Environment	Use the red meat levy to support Scoth beef, lamb and pork to become Sustainably Scottish productsNot updated yet
Agriculture and Fisheries Communities Economy Environment	Create a new £15m fund to support food processing and manufactureNot updated yet
Agriculture and Fisheries Constitution Economy External Relations	Return to the EU's Common Agrilcutural Policy in the event of Scottish independenceNot updated yet
Agriculture and Fisheries Constitution Economy External Relations	Stay mostly aligned with EU agricultural policy such as Farm to ForkNot updated yet
Economy	Maintain direct farming subsidiesNot updated yet
Agriculture and Fisheries Economy Environment	Make half of farming subsidies conditional on sustainability targets by 2025Not updated yet
Agriculture and Fisheries Economy Society and Culture	Develop a growth strategy for food and agricultural tourismNot updated yet
Agriculture and Fisheries Economy	Apply an "enabling approach" to planning to help farmers diversifyNot updated yet
Economy Infrastructure	Spend £30m on the new network of Tech-Scaler hubsNot updated yet
Economy Education Infrastructure	Make commercial education at the new Tech-Scaler hubs available remotelyNot updated yet
Economy Infrastructure	Support the creation of 5G innovation hubs and innovation districtsNot updated yet
Economy Equalities Jobs	Invest £3m to pay 100 women entrepreneurs per year a full-time salaryNot updated yet
Economy Tax and Welfare	Explore the introduction of a digital sales taxNot updated yet
Communities Economy	Publish a Retail StrategyNot updated yet
Communities Coronavirus Economy	Launch a local tourism and hospitality campaign when it is safe to do soNot updated yet
Economy External Relations Society and Culture	Develop a global tourism campaign for ScotlandNot updated yet
Communities Economy Infrastructure Society and Culture	Maintain £6.2m annual spending on the Rural Tourism Infrastructure FundNot updated yet
Communities Economy Society and Culture Transport	Expand the Islands PassportNot updated yet
Coronavirus Economy Equalities Society and Culture	Distribute tourism vouchers to carers, disabled people and low income familiesLast updated 3 years ago
Communities Economy Environment Infrastructure Society and Culture	Create a Net Zero Pathway for the tourism industryNot updated yet
Communities Economy Environment Infrastructure Society and Culture	Invest £10m in several new tourism initiativesNot updated yet
Economy Housing and Land Infrastructure	Require economic development bodies to assess the benefits of any regionally or nationally important planning applicationNot updated yet
Economy External Relations Health and Social Care	Press the UK Government to include action on anti-microbial resistance in trade agreementsNot updated yet
Economy External Relations Transport	Assess options for direct links to international markets from Scotland's ports and airportsNot updated yet
Economy External Relations Transport	Create an inward border post to service CairnryanNot updated yet
Economy Environment External Relations Jobs Transport	Implement Scottish Green Ports, making support conditional on compliance with Fair Work FirstLast updated 3 years ago
Economy External Relations	Implement Scotland's Global Capital Investment PlanNot updated yet
Coronavirus Economy Society and Culture	Agree three year funding settlements for core funded cultural organisationsNot updated yet
Coronavirus Economy Society and Culture	Maintain culture recovery fundingNot updated yet
Communities Coronavirus Economy Society and Culture	Create a Scotland Touring Fund for Theatre and MusicLast updated 3 years ago
Economy Environment Infrastructure Society and Culture	Increase acess to capital funding for green cultural infrastructureNot updated yet
Coronavirus Economy Society and Culture	Expand the Culture Collective programmeNot updated yet
Economy Society and Culture	Increase the business support available to creative industries with Scottish Enterprise and Creative ScotlandNot updated yet
Economy Education Society and Culture	Run a £1m digital arts learning and mentoring programmeNot updated yet
Economy Jobs	Review the economic impact of moving to a four-day-weekNot updated yet
Economy Jobs	Review how to adapt working practices to future needs in consultation with unions and businessesNot updated yet
Constitution Economy Jobs	Continue to call for the devolution of employment lawNot updated yet
Economy Infrastructure	Invest £525m in the next five years of city region and regional growth dealsNot updated yet
Economy Infrastructure	Invest £6m in the redevelopment of Stranraer waterfrontNot updated yet
Economy Environment	Expand the Green Investment Portfolio from £1bn to £3bnNot updated yet
Economy Environment	Establish Green Growth Accelerators to support £200m local authority investmentLast updated 3 years ago
Economy Education Energy Jobs	Complete the £75m investment in the National Manufacturing Institute ScotlandNot updated yet
Economy Energy Environment Infrastructure	Invest £26m in low carbon supply chains via the Low Carbon Challenge FundNot updated yet
Economy Energy Environment Infrastructure	Distribute £34m through the Scottish Industrial Energy Transformation FundNot updated yet
Economy Energy Environment Infrastructure	Spend £62m on the Energy Transition Fund by 2026Last updated 3 years ago
Communities Economy Energy Jobs	Invest £15m in retraining for former oil and gas workers in the North East in 2022Last updated 3 years ago
Economy Tax and Welfare	Ensure that most ratepayers continue to pay less than elsewhere in the UKNot updated yet
Economy Infrastructure Jobs	Spend £100m on digital skills and equipment for SMEsNot updated yet
Economy Jobs	Increase the number of co-ops in Scotland to 500 by 2030Not updated yet
Economy Jobs	Create a funding mechanism to support employee buyoutsNot updated yet
Economy Infrastructure	Implement the reccomendations of the Logan Review of the tech sectorNot updated yet
Economy Infrastructure	Create a national network of five Tech-Scaler hubsNot updated yet
Economy Infrastructure	Reinvest the profits of R&D investmentsNot updated yet
Citizenship and Democracy Constitution Economy Infrastructure	Push to remove caps on Scotland's capital borrowing powersNot updated yet
Citizenship and Democracy Constitution Economy	Push to remove caps on Scotland's day-to-day borrowing powersNot updated yet
Citizenship and Democracy Constitution Economy	Push to increase the borrowing cap for forecast errors to £600mNot updated yet
Citizenship and Democracy Constitution Economy	Push to increase the Scotland Reserve drawdown to £700m per yearNot updated yet
Citizenship and Democracy Constitution Economy	Push to devolve VATNot updated yet
Citizenship and Democracy Constitution Economy	Push to fully devolve income taxNot updated yet
Citizenship and Democracy Constitution Economy	Push to fully devolve National InsuranceNot updated yet
Economy Tax and Welfare	Gradually reduce the Large Business SupplementNot updated yet
Economy Tax and Welfare	Maintain the Business Growth AcceleratorNot updated yet
Citizenship and Democracy Economy Tax and Welfare Transport	Maintain the Highlands and Islands Exemption from Air Passenger Duty after it is devolvedNot updated yet
Citizenship and Democracy Economy Environment Tax and Welfare Transport	Review Air Passenger Duty rates and bands after is is devolvedNot updated yet
Administration Economy Equalities	Deliver a wellbeing budgetNot updated yet
Economy Jobs	Create a new Council for Economic TransformationLast updated 3 years ago
Economy Education Environment Jobs	Enable school leavers to experience outdoor opportunities via the Young Person's GuaranteeNot updated yet
Economy Education Environment Jobs	Implement a National Transition Training FundLast updated 3 years ago
Economy Environment Jobs	Invest £60m to decarbonise Scotland's industrial and manufacturing sectorsLast updated 3 years ago
Economy Jobs	Reach 30,000 Modern Apprenticeship startsNot updated yet
Economy Jobs	Launch a public awareness campaign about veteran employabilityLast updated 3 years ago
Economy Equalities Jobs Society and Culture	Increase the Scottish Veterans Fund to £500,000Last updated 3 years ago
Economy Equalities Jobs Society and Culture	Expand the application criteria of the Scottish Veterans FundLast updated 3 years ago
Communities Economy Infrastructure	Complete the rollout of the Scottish Broadband Voucher SchemeLast updated 3 years ago
Economy Infrastructure	Maintain 10 year rates relief on new fibre broadband investment for another five yearsNot updated yet
Communities Economy Education Environment Jobs	Deliver islands-focused activities through the Young Person's GuaranteeNot updated yet
Agriculture and Fisheries Communities Economy Health and Social Care	Produce a local food strategyLast updated 3 years ago
Agriculture and Fisheries Economy Health and Social Care	Work with retailers to offer more Scottish produce and healthy productsNot updated yet
Economy Health and Social Care	Work with the out of home food sector to make products healthierLast updated 3 years ago
Economy Health and Social Care	Revamp the approach to children's menus in the out of home food sectorLast updated 3 years ago
Economy Infrastructure	Put over £30m towards supporting tech start-upsNot updated yet
Coronavirus Economy Society and Culture	Support the recommendations of the Scottish Tourism Recovery TaskforceNot updated yet
Communities Economy Housing and Land	Reform existing Rent Pressure Zone legislationNot updated yet
Communities Economy	Pilot local Scotland Loves Local loyalty schemesNot updated yet
Communities Economy	Create a £10m Scotland Loves Local fundLast updated 3 years ago
Communities Economy	Bring forward a Community Wealth Building ActNot updated yet
Citizenship and Democracy Communities Economy	Review and consult on the Community Empowerment ActNot updated yet
Communities Economy Society and Culture	Complete the Community and Third Sector Recovery Programme in summer 2021Not updated yet
Economy Society and Culture	Spend £5m on a new three year Social Enterprise Action PlanNot updated yet
Economy Transport	Conduct feasibility work for the extension of the Borders railwayNot updated yet
Economy Health and Social Care	Restrict the use of promotions for unhealthy food and drinksNot updated yet
Communities Economy Society and Culture	Create a "Fan Bank" to help supporters acquire community control of sports clubsNot updated yet
Communities Economy Equalities Society and Culture	Require "Fan Bank" applicants to demonstrate a commitment to women's participationNot updated yet
Economy External Relations Society and Culture	Create a Scotland brand marque for tourism and investmentNot updated yet
Economy Infrastructure	Increase investment in private sector-led R&D by £100m by 2026Not updated yet
Economy Infrastructure	Reinvest the profits of R&D investmentsNot updated yet