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However, variations clearly exist, which is why we have a damping scheme for the new review. The GAE is affected by the new review and the changes will be phased in over a number of years.
To ask the Scottish Executive what specific action it has taken to use the Tartan Day celebrations in New York to attract people, particularly expatriate Scots, to live and work in Scotland.
The idea is worth exploring, but we must take such action in a way that does not compromise public safety. In section 26(2) of the bill, proposed new section 160(1A)(b) of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 mentions"trees, groups of trees or woodlands … of cultural or historical significance."