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There are really clear requirements around access to emergency credit, for example, which might tide a customer over if they are facing financial difficulties.
A related issue arose with the best start grant where an award was made to someone who received the child element of universal credit, but someone else was caring for the child.
We work with businesses to look at whether a site is appropriate, to try to cut out some of the unnecessary work on sites that are less favourable, and we talk about what sort of approach to technology or size of farm might apply at a particular site.
The run-up to the 26th conference of the parties—COP 26—has helped that focus. The recent countdown to 26 event, which was run across all the innovation centres and Scottish Enterprise, brought a huge amount of focus to that.
Neither are our charities able to claim tax credits like other major organisations in our country do, including big businesses on our high streets and in all our communities.
The requirement for local authorities to test their response to off-site nuclear emergencies and to warn and inform the public is reserved to the UK Government.
I expressed in my opening remarks a willingness to continue to work with the Finance and Constitution Committee to share as much information as possible.