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Feedback on most of the schemes seems to have been positive.However, as usual, I have to say that new Labour rhetoric is falling far short of new Labour reality.
It is not expected that crofting communities will wish to exercise the crofting community right to buy unless the current ownership has proved to be just such a land based barrier.
It is a means of removing a land based barrier to rural development.An application by a crofting community body to exercise the right to buy salmon fishings will not succeed unless the proposed acquisition will deliver sustainable development and be in the public interest.
It refers to "inflation uplift"—I think that is the expression used—which is the latest ministerial formulation for price increase.At this stage, I am looking for an explanation from the minister of what the charging schemes will be required to say about inflation uplift.
Members indicated agreement.Criminal Justice (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1 Criminal Justice (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1 We will focus primarily on part 7 of the bill, and section 43 in particular.
However, if we are to tackle the problem, we need sustained, long-term, additional support. Edinburgh's £17 million budget buys around 350 houses a year through new build and refurbishment.
We asked the Executive to comment on concerns that had been expressed about definitions in relation to section 7(2) and in subsections (8) and (9) of new section 305A of the 1995 act.