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We have received no apologies, so we will move straight to item 1 on the agenda, which is new petitions. The first petition, PE497, is from James and Pamala McDougall, on the subject of nuisance caused by hedges.
There is over-provision of built estate, but how can the answer be more new build? How many failing businesses cure their problems by building new headquarters?
I am in no doubt that, if we are to achieve a more general understanding of, concern about, belief in and buy-in to the sustainable development process, we must involve education in a major way.
The discussion reminds me of the VAT element. Landlords buy in electricity at the commercial rate with 17.5 per cent VAT applied, but they are allowed to resell it only with 5 per cent applied—the domestic rate.