At DACC's most recent meeting with the Scottish Chambers of Commerce (SCC) we were advised of a number of issues that are on the SCC’s lobbying 'radar screen'.

• The UK Government is in the early stages of its consultation on the merger of Income Tax and National Insurance.
• The Scottish Affairs Committee at Westminster is conducting an inquiry into the Crown estate in Scotland and its impact on Scottish communities.
• The Scottish Government is planning to update its 'Cities Strategy' under the leadership of Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.
• The Scottish Government has also set up a review into university Governance in Scotland.

SCC will want its responses to these issues to be informed by the views of Chamber members across the country, so if you or your organisation has an interest in any of the above and you would like to be kept informed of developments and participate, please let SCC know by contacting Amy Dalrymple on 0141 204 8377 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Coming Soon: DACC/SCC Member Policy Briefing Lunches

To ensure that DACC members have an opportunity to influence SCC’s lobbying in the future, we will be organising a quarterly briefing where ‘hot lobbying topics’ will be highlighted and member views captured.  Further details of these events will be sent out in due course but any member who specifically wishes to be involved in these sessions should contact Alan Mitchell at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .