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At the same time, warnings were sent to learning providers.On 26 October, the English and Northern Irish gave six weeks' notice of the closure of their schemes, to take effect from 7 December.
I turn first to the eight admissible objections that were lodged in the new objection period. Members will recall that we undertook a similar exercise for the objections during the preliminary stage.
Under the bidding process, it will be open to any shipping operator to apply for all 26 or—as it will be—27 routes. Operators cannot apply for individual routes.
We have a new Parliament, a new Enterprise and Lifelong Learning Committee, a new Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning and a new chief executive of Scottish Enterprise, who started this week.
The figures that I have for Norway indicate that a ban was introduced in 1975 and, although tobacco consumption rose and fell until 1989, the latest figures show that the present level of consumption is equal to the 1975 level, when the ban was introduced.
I am determined that it will be finalised early in the new year. The bones of the new scheme have been discussed with the Minister for Justice, so he is familiar with the proposals and with the ombudsman.