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Have attempts been made to alleviate the problems that new credit unions are experiencing? We are doing our best to alleviate any difficulties that credit unions face in the new context.
The conclusion is that some of these things have happened before. Only yesterday, I visited Lochgair in Argyll to see the site of the new sewerage system proposed by Scottish Water.
More than 100,000 of those will be paid staff, for whom a fee for checking will be charged. If that fee is set at £26, which is one of the levels that is mooted in the financial memorandum, that would bring a new cost to the sector of £3 million.
That will give young people in Scotland a chance to train, particularly in the indoor facilities that we need so badly if we are to compete internationally and if our young people are to have the best possible chances. We should encourage funds to be directed to where they can best be used.
As far as we can see, all that was damaged was the industry's reputation.Roll-out of a programme of new nuclear power stations will have little immediate effect as the age of cheap oil draws to a close, so we will surely need renewables to help to bridge the gap.