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Housing for older people: government response to the Select Committee report

1 October 2018

This is the government response to the second report of session 2017-19 of the Housing, Communities and Local Government Select Committee inquiry into housing for older people.

Scottish Programme for Government 2018-19

10 September 2018

This Programme for Government for 2018-19 sets out the Scottish Government's plan of action over the coming year.

Consultation on National Policy Statement for Water Resources Infrastructure - Responses

28 August 2018

This consultation was a follow up to an earlier consultation, which asked for views on the development of the National Policy Statement (NPS) for Water Resources Infrastructure and proposals to amend the definitions of nationally significant water resources infrastructure set out in the Planning Act to which the NPS will apply.

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