application grant were rejected and that has application grant were rejected and that has piqued at 50% and with some local authorities, that has gone as hi-h local authorities, that has gone as high as local authorities, that has gone as high as 70% of applications for a self application grant rejected, can this be self application grant rejected, can this be reviewed urgently, and all the data this be reviewed urgently, and all the data published for every local authority. the data published for every local authority, the criteria expanded and the payment made much quicker? we hope this the payment made much quicker? we hope this is the payment made much quicker? we hope this is the last variant but it is highly hope this is the last variant but it is highly likely it won t be. we must is highly likely it won t be. we must learn the lessons of delta and 0micron must learn the lessons of delta and omicron and we need to build resilience omicron and we need to build re
estimate cannot be spent twice. but we estimate that the treasury announcement do give us additional spending announcement do give us additional spending power now of £175 million and i spending power now of £175 million and i can spending power now of £175 million and i can confirm we will allocate all of and i can confirm we will allocate all of this and i can confirm we will allocate all of this to business support. the treasury all of this to business support. the treasury has also in the last hour announced treasury has also in the last hour announced additional funding for business announced additional funding for business but unfortunately it would appear business but unfortunately it would appear the announcement generates no further appear the announcement generates no further funding for scotland and any consequentjewels are further funding for scotland and any consequent jewels are already contained within previous announcements by the treasury conseque
variant which is the dominant variant in scotland as it is in many other parts of the uk. those comments are the latest from nicola sturgeon. large scale live events basically cancelled. much more coming up. now time for a look at the weather. coming up. now time for a look at hello. it is a rather grey looking winter solstice at the moment, but looking at the western areas, the cloud will thin at times but overall staying very cloudy into the evening and stay pretty cold as well and by the time we hit the start of the evening temperatures could drop below freezing and that will lead into a cold night, maybe not as cold as last night, the coldest night of the winter, but a widespread frost nevertheless across scotland england and wales, and maybe 3, 5 in some parts of england and wales, quite a
anxiety and impact on people s health and well-being? i agree about the importance health and well-being? i agree about the importance of health and well-being? i agree about the importance of the health and well-being? i agree about the importance of the uk health and well-being? i agree about the importance of the uk and - the importance of the uk and scottish governance working together and in many respects we continue to work well together and in the past week and a half i ve taken part in three cobra meetings. we have regular discussions over and above that. we have an issue with financing that we cannot unilaterally resolve and anas sarwar has narrated much of that today and the points i make are almost similar to the ones his labour colleague mark drakeford is making in wales so we cannot unilaterally saw these but i hope we can find better ways forward on this. after the announcements i ve made today, we will have consultation with businesses to see what additional suppo