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The Scottish Government commissioned an independent scientific review of the proposed site at the Science and Advice for Scottish Agriculture, which concluded that there will be no significant effect on the quality of the data produced.
The choice to use it is optional—absolutely. That is right. Paragraph 26 says: “the UK Government will transfer any costs saved by HMRC from not operating Stamp Duty Land Tax or the Landfill Tax in Scotland to the Scottish Government.”
The draft Sectoral Marine Plan identifies 17 draft Plan Options, including sites suitable for the deployment of floating and fixed technologies, capable of generating up to 10 GW of electricity, in this plan alone.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
21 September 2017
The impact of the programme is highlighted on our website http://cashbackforcommunities.org/regions/ and the Scottish Government site http://sh45inta/Topics/Justice/policies/community-engagement/cashback/Evaluation.
Angela Constance made the point that the programme is not a panacea and that we need to work on other issues.Jackson Carlaw expressed concerns about how the family nurse partnership relates to the wider pool of nurses and health visitors.
It is a big opportunity for us all, and I give Richard Leonard a lot of credit for arguing the case for it. Let us pull together and make sure that we seize the opportunity to turn the goal into reality.
(S5T-01646) The Scottish Government values highly the dedication, commitment and professionalism of Scotland’s hard-working prison officers and other staff. It is to the credit of our front-line prison officers that, despite pressures, our prisons are generally stable and secure environments.
Does the First Minister share his confidence? Ruth Davidson, to her credit, is raising a significantly important issue that is of concern to the public across Scotland.