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We originally agreed to take no further action on this petition, and it is suggested that we note the latest letter from the Executive and pass a copy of it to the petitioners for their information.
One of the things that the committee discovered on its visit to Lewis was that the Gigha company that had been established for the purposes of the buy-out of the island of Gigha and associated undertakings had successfully registered as a charity.
The same problem arises in relation to the mirroring provision for civil partnerships, so an equivalent change to schedule 1 will be made by amendment 26. I move amendment 7. Amendment 7 agreed to.
It has flip-flopped around from one policy to another, but its latest position, which we heard this morning from Fiona Hyslop, is that grants would replace loans.
I received copies of questions that constituents had put to the Government, the latest of which is dated 23 November. One of the questions was about pilot schemes.