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Luckily, the amendments do not affect any provision that the committee has already considered—they add new powers.The first amendment is largely administrative and relates to the power to make regulations in respect of special lists and records.
Scotland should be proud of its voluntary sector, but it is not a cheap option. The attitude cannot be, "We will run it on the cheap with volunteers and that will be okay."
That was just an aside. I want to ask about the new information disclosure scheme. I understand that it is a new departure and that, inevitably, any estimate of the costs and fees must involve an element of assumption.
Much work has been done to try to synthesise what are very different approaches, but what is important is that there is agreement on the protection of subsidiarity. I visited Munich in June and visited the European minister for the Land of Bavaria.
Much work has been done to try to synthesise what are very different approaches, but what is important is that there is agreement on the protection of subsidiarity. I visited Munich in June and visited the European minister for the Land of Bavaria.
Our two growth spots are Edinburgh and Aberdeen, but only 26 per cent of major planning applications in Edinburgh are processed in time and the figure is similar for Aberdeen.