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Although I am sure that that will be welcomed, I have asked my officials to work with SLAB in the new year to review the overall level of fees that are payable to solicitors in civil legal aid cases, given that the new system was introduced in 2003.
The minister made it clear in broad terms that he would not wish the losers under the previous scheme to be excluded from the new scheme, although I accept that the new scheme is for slightly different purposes.There are 3,793 losers from the ABIS scheme and many of the purposes of the new scheme are the same as those of the previous scheme—notably restructuring and diversification into areas such as tourism.
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.
The Parliament has not yet approved an order on the change of name, so it is highly presumptuous of anyone to say that that will be the name of the new institution. People should take cognisance of that before they sign themselves with that title.We do not need formally to approve the order.
If we are revoking the notice of intention to develop in situations in which the local authority is both the applicant and the planning authority, what new arrangements will be put in place to deal with such a situation?
The minister concedes that there are a number of errors in the regulations, so he intends to revoke them and lay new regulations. That is a good decision.