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The Scottish Government has not withdrawn Fairer Scotland Funding from the Capital City Partnership. The Community Planning Partnership for Edinburgh, The Edinburgh Partnership, was awarded £22.798 million from the Fairer Scotland Fund from 2008-11 to work together to tackle area-based and individual poverty, and to help more people access and sustain employment opportunities. The ring fence from the Fairer Scotland Fund (FSF) was removed in 2010-11 to provide local partners with increased flexibility in how to use resources to tackle local priorities. The regeneration resources associated with the former FSF have been retained and maintained within the 2011-12 local government finance settlement.

In addition the Scottish Government has been able to maintain the overall share of the budget for local government at 34.5%, the same as 2010-11.

It is for local partners to consider the impact of investment decisions on client groups.

The Scottish Government has not withdrawn Fairer Scotland Funding (FSF) from the Capital City Partnership. The Community Planning Partnership for Edinburgh, The Edinburgh Partnership, was awarded £22.798 million from the Fairer Scotland Fund from 2008-11 to work together to tackle area-based and individual poverty, and to help more people access and sustain employment opportunities. The ring fence from the Fairer Scotland Fund (FSF) was removed in 2010-11 to provide local partners with increased flexibility in how to use resources to tackle local priorities. The regeneration resources associated with the former FSF have been retained and maintained within the 2011-12 local government finance settlement.

The decision to end the additional support that the Edinburgh Partnership received to address the strategic priorities for Edinburgh in respect of community regeneration, tackling poverty and improving employability was taken in December 2010.

The Scottish Government has not withdrawn Fairer Scotland Funding (FSF) from the Capital City Partnership. The Community Planning Partnership for Edinburgh, The Edinburgh Partnership, was awarded £22.798 million from the Fairer Scotland Fund from 2008-11 to work together to tackle area-based and individual poverty, and to help more people access and sustain employment opportunities. The ring fence from the Fairer Scotland Fund (FSF) was removed in 2010-11 to provide local partners with increased flexibility in how to use resources to tackle local priorities. The regeneration resources associated with the former FSF have been retained and maintained within the 2011-12 local government finance settlement.

In addition the Scottish Government has been able to maintain the overall share of the budget for local government at 34.5%, the same as 2010-11.

Any consultation on future funding for local projects is the responsibility of local partners.

We will be working with the Capital City Partnership to explore alternative measures for funding projects.

Allocations of the Fairer Scotland Fund to each local authority area for 2009 and 2010-11 are as follows.

Local Authority Area	Funding in 2009-10	Funding in 2010-11
	(£ Million)	(£ Million)
Aberdeen City	2.481	2.843
Aberdeenshire	1.038	1.286
Angus	0.988	1.24
Argyll and Bute	0.965	1.104
Clackmannanshire	2.043	2.263
Dumfries and Galloway	1.634	1.694
Dundee City	8.286	8.131
East Ayrshire	4.621	4.589
East Dunbartonshire	0.523	0.621
East Lothian	0.413	0.546
East Renfrewshire	0.575	0.526
Edinburgh, City of	7.599	7.554
Eilean Siar	0.545	0.5
Falkirk	1.955	2.212
Fife	4.692	5.675
Glasgow City	51.491	51.969
Highland	1.959	2.354
Inverclyde	6.125	5.78
Midlothian	0.718	0.817
Moray	0.422	0.5
North Ayrshire	5.427	5.258
North Lanarkshire	14.339	13.19
Orkney Islands	0.345	0.5
Perth and Kinross	0.847	1.2
Renfrewshire	6.348	5.654
Scottish Borders	0.527	0.739
Shetland Islands	0.348	0.5
South Ayrshire	1.452	1.67
South Lanarkshire	8.164	6.117
Stirling	0.752	0.906
West Dunbartonshire	5.507	5.067
West Lothian	1.88	1.993
Total	145	145

 

It is for each Community Planning Partnership to decide the balance of investment between tackling area-based and individual poverty, and helping more people access and sustain employment opportunities.

The Scottish Government has not withdrawn Fairer Scotland Funding from the Capital City Partnership. The Community Planning Partnership for Edinburgh, The Edinburgh Partnership, was awarded £22.798 million from the Fairer Scotland Fund from 2008-11 to work together to tackle area-based and individual poverty, and to help more people access and sustain employment opportunities. The ring fence from the Fairer Scotland Fund (FSF) was removed in 2010-11 to provide local partners with increased flexibility in how to use resources to tackle local priorities. The regeneration resources associated with the former FSF have been retained and maintained within the 2011-12 local government finance settlement.

The Minister for Housing and Communities, Alex Neil, wrote to Councillor Tom Buchanan at City of Edinburgh Council on 21 December 2010 informing him that the Scottish Government were unable to continue additional dedicated central government support to the Edinburgh Partnership.

The Scottish Government has not withdrawn Fairer Scotland Funding from the Capital City Partnership. The Community Planning Partnership for Edinburgh, The Edinburgh Partnership, was awarded £22.798 million from the Fairer Scotland Fund from 2008-11 to work together to tackle area-based and individual poverty, and to help more people access and sustain employment opportunities. The ring fence from the Fairer Scotland Fund (FSF) was removed in 2010-11 to provide local partners with increased flexibility in how to use resources to tackle local priorities. The regeneration resources associated with the former FSF have been retained and maintained within the 2011-12 local government finance settlement.

In addition, the Scottish Government has been able to maintain the overall share of the budget for local government at 34.5%, the same as 2010-11.

It is for local partners to consider how to deliver the Joined up for Jobs Strategy and the impact of any funding changes to that.

The Scottish Government regularly contributes to discussions with the European Commission, UK Government and EU member states on marine renewables and offshore wind energy issues. It contributed to the development of recently published EU Guidance on Wind Energy Developments and Natura 2000 and is represented on several UK groups including the UK Renewable Energy Deployment Environmental Issue Board.

There has been no specific correspondence so far with the European Commission, UK Government and EU member states regarding the potential for marine renewable projects to affect special areas of conservation and European protected species. However, ongoing work on Habitats Regulation Appraisals and other environmental assessments provide the basis for consideration of these issues and discussions with relevant countries and the European Commission where necessary.

The EU Guidance on Wind Energy Developments and Natura 2000 can be found via the following link .

The Scottish Government does consider that the document referred to will be a material consideration in the determination of applications for relevant energy development made under the Electricity Act 1989.

The purpose of this report is to collate baseline information relevant to the development process, to assist developers interested in competing for the Saltire Prize to identify and develop projects rapidly. As its primary purpose is the provision of baseline information, it is not considered to be a qualifying plan or project under the Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) Regulations 1994, as amended for Scotland, which implement the EC Habitats Directive.