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Christine Grahame: To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government's position is on suggestions by the RBS Chief Executive that post offices are the "best solution" to replace local banks that have closed.
We received a finalised draft SI on 7 September 2022 and the notification reflects this latest version. We will, in accordance with the protocol, advise you when the final SI is laid and advise you as to whether the final SI is in keeping with the terms of this notification.
Plus, Scotland’s officers are the best paid in the UK, with a new constable in Scotland having a starting salary of £26,737, compared with— Will the member take an intervention?
The regulations, if approved, will set the retention period at 26 months. That period is based on the outcome of the Scottish Government’s public consultation and on evidence and best practice from across the UK and internationally.
David Stewart and I are probably at one in feeling that we should not talk about doing LEZs on the cheap. When it comes to designating and enforcing zones, we should be striving to have the latest and best technology and to do something that Scotland can lead on, while, of cou...
When that happens in our democracy, the best way forward is to go back to the people who sent us to this place and ask them for new instructions in the form of a Scottish parliamentary election.
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