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Local authority non-housing capital allocations are mainly unhypothecated because local authorities are best placed to determine their own priorities in the light of their local circumstances.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
29 November 1999
All bids for the funding from Scottish Homes will be considered in accordance with the bidding guidance and grants will be made for those projects which best fulfil the aim of improving local provision of refuge places and move on accommodation.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
27 October 1999
The Scottish Tourist Board, working in partnership with other Government agencies, the Area Tourist Boards, the industry itself through the Scottish Tourism Forum and other representative bodies, is best placed to undertake this task. S1W-01279
I agree that the intention may be clear—I am not saying otherwise—but the simple point is that if the Executive had stuck with the same wording, no possibility of doubt arising would exist.
I make a plea to the minister to come up with a favourable response. I appreciate the points that Margo MacDonald makes. A number of the responses to the consultation reflected such concerns from people with asthma.
Avian Influenza (H5N1 in Poultry) (Scotland) Order 2007 (SSI 2007/62) No substantive points have been identified on any of the orders, just a few minor ones.Before I close the meeting, the clerk would like to explain something.
The distinction that the petitioner makes might be a moot point, but it is worth pursuing. If we get those responses, we can contact the petitioner again.
The Executive also notes the concern that we expressed about the impact of the order on parts of the industry. That was Euan Robson's point. If the Executive had only said from the start that the order would apply to between two and five vessels, we would not have had to ask the question.