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It is good for the Executive to say that action must be taken to address their problems and that there must be a new approach in areas in which the problem is most significant.We are trying to pull together several housing plans.
We were penalised by not being allowed to bring a small quota with us and by being told by SEERAD and the SAC that we were a new company, as J & C Heron was a new venture.
In Glasgow, we felt that it was not done properly and the minister is looking at that.Our papers state that NHS Grampian will make a decision on the issue early in the new year. How early in the new year will that happen?
The fact that waste is being burned as a fuel brings a plant within the definition of a co-incineration plant, which would therefore be subject to the new controls.I clarify that the new provisions do not stop the burning of waste.
It is also clear that, by focusing on this issue in the Scottish Parliament, the Scottish nationalists are trying to distract attention from the new poll tax that they announced yesterday.
As the council leader said yesterday, it is likely that the decision—following misrepresentation by Colin Fox and others—will lead to substantial rent increases, a cutback in new housing in the city and deterioration of the housing stock.