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I have committed myself to getting the report to the Justice and Home Affairs Committee and I will make sure that it is done by 26 January, come hell or high water.
The client pays the insurance company a premium, which is not recoverable from the defender, although perhaps it should be included in the judicial expenses.
Surely it would not be too difficult to put in place a requirement under which, if they have visited a country where there is GS, they have to make a declaration to that effect.
The paper was submitted on an information-only basis. It sets out the visits that the committee agreed, the correspondence that was involved and the members who wish to attend each of them.
I point that out to the committee because £200 million happens to be precisely the sum that has been announced to Parliament as being needed to reduce business rates.
Also on best practice, the statement proposes closer links with the Commission, through visits, presentations to the directorate-general for justice and home affairs on Scots law and the facilitation of a visit to Scotland.
Is part of it up and running already? On visits to fiscals' offices, I have been aware that something has been going on and that new systems are being tested.
SEPA's target is to inspect all companies that are registered with it at least once every three years, or more frequently if a visit, a company's returns or other information suggest that increased vigilance is warranted.