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We must recognise that we need competitive companies here in Scotland that are competing on the world stage and winning in world markets. That is the best way to preserve and expand Scotland-headquartered companies.
Maureen Macmillan has made some good points. Local authorities are not restricted to particular lines of the GAE for such support—they have discretion, which is the whole point of the way in which we fund local authorities.
Who could possibly doubt Donald Gorrie's competence in leading such an effort? His point is almost identical to that in Kenneth Macintosh's first question, which was pursued by Sarah Boyack.
Local Government in Scotland Bill:as amended at Stage 2 We raised six concerns with the Executive at stage 2 and the Executive has said that it agrees with us on four of the points that we made. I do not know whether the Executive felt that it had to stand on our dignity, but it has stuck to a couple of its points o...
The Executive has tried to merge the directive and the draft bill and I am sure that a number of us will be raising points when the bill comes to Parliament.
The Executive has tried to merge the directive and the draft bill and I am sure that a number of us will be raising points when the bill comes to Parliament.
I am interested in the particular point of this petition. We have to satisfy ourselves that there is no contravention either of our existing domestic law or of ECHR.
Obviously, when a church has been vacant for a long time, as so many churches have been, people will seek to overturn the burdens because they see no point in maintaining them. I have a serious point, which has nothing to do with my burdens in pigs.