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To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will encourage local authorities and all other public bodies to put Remploy and Blind Workshops on their list if suppliers to compete for contracts under the Best Value regime. In pursuing Best Value local authorities should consider all routes to service improvement.
As part of its research on best practice, the project team has already visited a number of public sector sites, and consulted with the National Archives of Scotland and the Public Record Office.
[With] a set of regulatory targets, frameworks and trigger points that allow us to understand better how Scotland will decarbonise buildings across the country.
Local income tax on individuals and, possibly, land value tax or a similar tax on companies would be the best way forward.A point has also been raised about second homes.