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The system will not get better under the proposed new legislation. In practice, what happened meant that the minister had to visit the matter anew, after which the decision was the same, although its wording was different.
We want transparency and fairness in the amounts that will be taken from local government and health boards to pay for the new arrangements, and in the level of fees that the new bodies will charge.
On behalf of USDAW members—including the latestnew member, my fellow MSP, Alasdair Morrison—I say that we appreciate her efforts.I support the bill for a number of reasons.
Indeed, I had never visited Ireland. Since becoming an MSP, I have been fortunate enough to visit Ireland on a number of occasions, not least as a member of the Parliament's delegation to the British-Irish Inter-Parliamentary Body.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
17 November 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will review the grounds on which local authorities can seek to refuse applications to purchase housing under right to buy. The Executive has no plans to review the grounds on which local authorities can seek to refuse applications to purchase housing under the right to buy.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
30 January 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive which local authorities currently require tenants who are exercising their right to buy to take out a particular building insurance policy as a condition of buying their home and which of these authorities receive commissions from the insurance premiums generated.
Unusually, theirs is the only oral evidence that we are taking on new petitions this morning.A78 (Fairlie) (PE796) A78 (Fairlie) (PE796) The next new petition is PE796 from Mr C Vassie.
The quote is very brief, but it encapsulates the whole issue. Paragraph 5.11 on page 26 says:"There is a clear perception among planning officers that prior notification is unnecessary in principle and unsatisfactory in practice."