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To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will make representations to the Chancellor of the Exchequer in relation to the proposed Climate Change Levy to (a) provide adequate financial support to small and medium si'ed Scottish enterprises to allow them to adapt to the requirements of the Levy and (b) add pipe insulation, refrigeration equipment and thermal screens to the proposed list of technologies qualifying for the enhanced capital allowances for businesses making energy saving investments.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
12 April 2000
It is anticipated that an integral part will be to provide proof of age, which will enable retailers to screen the sales of age-restricted products, such as alcohol, tobacco, lottery tickets, and fireworks to young people.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
23 October 2006
The following table containsthe minimum, maximum and mean discounts granted between 1979 quarter 2 and 2006quarter 1 to tenants who purchased their home through right to buy, broken downby local authority.
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increased participation in breast screening for people with disabilities through the Breast screening project undertaken by Renfrewshire Disability Resource CentreResponse 618655189 to Inquiry into health inequalities - Scottish Parliament - Citizen Space.
However, I am confused by the statement in the paper that we should visit it "if there was time" and that the highlight of the visit should be Chapelcross nuclear power station.
That is based on the valuation roll, which shows proprietor, tenant and occupier. The ratepayer is the person who is lifted from the valuation roll for the use of the head of finance.
There is also protectionunder the Housing Benefit Regulations 2006, which provides for housing benefit tobe paid direct to a landlord where a tenant is in substantial rent arrears.There are currently thereforeno plans to exempt housing benefit from bank arrestment.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
26 April 2006
To allow the option ofeither an asset or an operational rating would again make it very difficult tocompare the energy performance of the “built form” of different buildings.Neither of these two approaches would be useful to prospective owners and tenants,nor visitors to buildings.To require both asset andoperational ratings would be considered as over-impl...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
10 March 2006
We use this framework to help ensure thatlandlords deliver good housing and related services for the benefit of currenttenants and future tenants and homeless people. Communities Scotland’s aim isto promote quality and good practice, and to act as a catalyst to help landlords improve their performance in theareas that will have most impact.