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Scottish Government Thursday 12 November 2020 SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT Constitution and External Affairs Stuart McMillan (Greenock and Inverclyde) (Scottish National Party): To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the coronavirus legislation in place. (S5W-33224) Michael Russell: Amendments to the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions and Requirements) (Local Levels) (Scotland) Regulations 2020 have been laid before the Scottish Parliament today. These amendments come into force at 6 am on Friday 13 November to change the current allocation of levels to different areas of Scotland. Fife, Angus and Perth & Kinross local government areas will be moved from Level 2 to Level 3 as a result of the most recent data. No other changes will be made to the allocation of levels. The amendments will also adjust the social gathering rules in respect of the Orkney Islands, Shetland Islands and Na h-Eileanan Siar, to permit in-home socialising, subject to the general rule of no more than 6 people from 2 households. For Level 0 areas, the number of people aged under 18 who are permitted to gather in an outdoor public place will be reduced from 15 to 8. Further amendments are made to put aspects of the levels-based approach into law, rather than relying on guidance alone, and to create a new exemption and requirements in relation to the wearing of a face covering. A change is also made to prohibit the sale of alcohol in hotels in level 3 areas, unless this is provided as room service. Finally, miscellaneous amendments are made to correct errors and to ensure consistency. As with previous regulations, the Scottish Ministers will keep the necessity and proportionality of these measures under regular review and will keep Parliament updated. Economy Maurice Golden (West Scotland) (Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party): To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on discussions between SEPA and energy-from-waste (EfW) operators in relation to improving data collection to determine the (a) composition and volume of incinerated waste and (b) final destination of waste items that are difficult to incinerate. Holding answer issued: 12 November 2020 (S5W-32571) Roseanna Cunningham: A holding answer was provided. Maurice Golden (West Scotland) (Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party): To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether energy-from-waste (EfW) technologies are low-carbon solutions for waste treatment. Holding answer issued: 12 November 2020 (S5W-32572) Roseanna Cunningham: A holding answer was provided. Maurice Golden (West Scotland) (Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party): To ask the Scottish Government what options there are to treat municipal waste in the event that compositional changes result in the rate of kgCO2e/t from incineration overtaking landfill. Holding answer issued: 12 November 2020 (S5W-32573) Roseanna Cunningham: A holding answer was provided. Maurice Golden (West Scotland) (Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party): To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to introduce specific monitoring of energy outputs from energy-from-waste (EfW) facilities in Scotland. Holding answer issued: 12 November 2020 (S5W-32574) Roseanna Cunningham: A holding answer was provided. Liz Smith (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party): To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish the Scottish Land Commission Report on regional land use partnerships. Holding answer issued: 12 November 2020 (S5W-32595) Roseanna Cunningham: A holding answer was provided. Maurice Golden (West Scotland) (Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party): To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the progress of the Scottish Youth Guarantee and when young people will begin to be supported by this scheme; how much money has been spent on the scheme since it was announced; how many (a) young people have received assistance from the scheme, (b) young people have been consulted about the scheme since it was announced, (c) jobs have been created by the scheme and (d) civil servants are working on the scheme, including what this represents as a percentage of the staffing capacity of its economy directorate. (S5W-32636) Jamie Hepburn: The Cabinet Secretary for the Economy, Fair Work and Culture set out further details on how the Young Person's Guarantee would be delivered, including details on the £60m of additional funding and how young people would be supported, in her statement to Parliament on 5 November. The Scottish Government is supporting the commitment set out by Sandy Begbie, that within 2 years every 16-24 year old in Scotland will either be in paid employment for a period of between 12 and 24 months, enrolled in education, actively involved on an apprenticeship or training programme, or engaged on a formal volunteering or supported activity programme. As the Guarantee includes a range of existing interventions and will include new offers it is not yet possible to aggregate the total number of young people who have received support. The Scottish Government has engaged young people and the organisations who represent them on an ongoing basis. We published the reports from the work Young Scot and Intercultural Youth Scotland took forward alongside our implementation plan. A range of employers have already signalled their willingness to support the Young Person’s Guarantee such as Cap Gemini, SSE, Lothian Health Board and the Scottish Government. We will continue to build broad support by engaging with a range of stakeholders including employers, young people, Unions and third sector organisations. In order to support the delivery of the Young Person's Guarantee a new Division has been created in the Economy Directorate. The division currently has 24 members of staff who are coordinating the work to support the Guarantee across the Scottish Government and its agencies as well as supporting other related areas of policy, including Developing the Young Workforce, Apprenticeships and Careers Information Advice and Guidance. Alexander Burnett (Aberdeenshire West) (Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party): To ask the Scottish Government who has responsibility for the inspection of Microgeneration Certification Scheme accreditation, and what action is being taken to ensure that this accreditation remains reliable. (S5W-32675) Paul Wheelhouse: The Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) is a standards organisation which, through the participation of over 200 independent industry and consumer protection experts, creates and maintains standards underpinning the certification of products, installers and their installations. The certification scheme is run on behalf of MCS by Certification Bodies who hold UKAS accreditation to ISO 17065, the international standard governing the operation and impartiality of accredited Certification Bodies. It is the Certification Bodies who are responsible for the assessment of MCS certified installers against the Standards. As a minimum, Certification Bodies conduct annual MCS compliance assessments of every installer under the Scheme. These assessments incorporate audits of a sample number of installations, chosen depending upon the technology types an installer is certified to install. The frequency of audits is based on the risk of non- compliance, with a greater volume of audits targeted at those installers who have struggled with compliance in the past and/or have received a high volume of consumer complaints. If a consumer has an issue with their installation, then in the first instance they should contact their original installer. If that fails to resolve the issue or the original installer is no longer trading, then consumers can approach MCS for support. Depending on the nature of the issue, MCS will either seek the involvement of the relevant Certification Body for issues relating to the technical aspects of an installation, or the installer’s Consumer Code organisation for issues relating to the sale and service offered to the consumer. Quality assurance is a vital part of MCS certification. We understand MCS is evolving under new leadership, with the aim of making the Scheme more accessible to both installers and consumers. This has included an overhaul of the Standards themselves. During 2021 MCS intends to launch a refresh of its certification scheme, to include greater support for would-be renewable energy installers. Alexander Burnett (Aberdeenshire West) (Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party): To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the role that oil and gas workers have played as key workers during the COVID-19 pandemic; whether it will continue to consider them as key workers, and how it will continue to support them, and the industry, through the pandemic and beyond. (S5W-32896) Paul Wheelhouse: Scottish Ministers recognise the crucial role that oil and gas workers, as key workers, are continuing to play in not only maintaining a secure supply of energy to consumers at this time, but sustaining critical national infrastructure throughout this pandemic. We have already committed £100 million in 2020-21 to support those looking for work or at risk of redundancy to retrain and get back into work. This includes a £60 million fund to provide a job guarantee for young people, a new £25 million National Transition Training Fund and more funding to provide immediate assistance and advice if people are made redundant . with Skills Development Scotland continuing to offer PACE support services
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