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UK Shared Prosperity Fund 2025-26: Local Business Support

(a)      approve an allocation to Aberdeen City Council of up to £359,000 for the Business Support Grant Schemes;

(b)      approve an allocation to Aberdeen City Council in partnership with Business Gateway of up to £49,000 for the Digital Skills Programme;

(c)      approve an allocation to Aberdeen City Council of up to £100,000 for the Tall Ships Event Site Business Opportunities;

(d)      UK Shared Prosperity Fund 2025/26: People and Skills 2.4 Approve an allocation to Aberdeen City Council of up to £11,000 for the Healthy Minds Project;

(e)      approve an allocation to Aberdeen City Council of up to £30,000 for the Aberdeen Creative Industries Skills Development Initiative;

(f)       approve an allocation to Aberdeen City Council of up to £10,000 for the Tall Ships – Young Person Development and Employability Project;

(g)      approve an allocation to Aberdeen City Council of up to £73,315 for the Paid Work Placement Initiative;

(h)      approve an allocation to Aberdeen City Council of up to £30,000 for the HMP Grampian Project;

(i)       approve an allocation to Aberdeen City Council of up to £85,740 for the Green Skills Project;

(j)       approve an allocation to Aberdeen City Council of up to £120,000 for the People in Recovery Project; and

(k)      approve an allocation to Aberdeen City Council of up to £161,325 for the Life Skills Project.

With reference to article 12 of the minute of the previous meeting of 12 February 2025, the Committee had before it a report by the Executive Director of City Regeneration and Environment, which sought approval for the proposed allocation of grant funding from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund for the Local Business Support and People and Skills priorities.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee –

UK Shared Prosperity Fund 2025-26: Local Business Support

(a)      approve an allocation to Aberdeen City Council of up to £359,000 for the Business Support Grant Schemes;

(b)      approve an allocation to Aberdeen City Council in partnership with Business Gateway of up to £49,000 for the Digital Skills Programme;

(c)      approve an allocation to Aberdeen City Council of up to £100,000 for the Tall Ships Event Site Business Opportunities;

(d)      UK Shared Prosperity Fund 2025/26: People and Skills 2.4 Approve an allocation to Aberdeen City Council of up to £11,000 for the Healthy Minds Project;

(e)      approve an allocation to Aberdeen City Council of up to £30,000 for the Aberdeen Creative Industries Skills Development Initiative;

(f)       approve an allocation to Aberdeen City Council of up to £10,000 for the Tall Ships – Young Person Development and Employability Project;

(g)      approve an allocation to Aberdeen City Council of up to £73,315 for the Paid Work Placement Initiative;

(h)      approve an allocation to Aberdeen City Council of up to £30,000 for the HMP Grampian Project;

(i)       approve an allocation to Aberdeen City Council of up to £85,740 for the Green Skills Project;

(j)       approve an allocation to Aberdeen City Council of up to £120,000 for the People in Recovery Project; and

(k)      approve an allocation to Aberdeen City Council of up to £161,325 for the Life Skills Project.

Councillor Malik, seconded by Councillor Watson, moved as a procedural motion:-

that the Committee suspend Standing Order 29.1 in order to put forward an amendment which had not been submitted to the Clerk by 12 Noon on the working day prior to the meeting.

On a division, there voted:- for the procedural motion (4) – Councillors Brooks, Farquhar, Malik and Watson; against the procedural motion (5) – the Convener and Councillors Allard, Cooke, Greig and Radley.

The Committee resolved:-

(i)       to reject the procedural motion; and

(ii)      to approve the recommendations contained within the report.

In accordance with Standing Order 32.8, Councillors Malik and Watson requested that their dissent to the decision to reject the procedural motion be recorded.