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Ian Duncan might remind us of the details of the Scottish Government's conservation credit scheme. I know that it has been trialled for a year, and I believe that it has been given a further year.
That is good news for local government and for the communities and people of Scotland.One very public consequence of the credit crunch has been the difficulties that a number of Icelandic banks have experienced.
I accept the point that Mr Stevenson makes.We have heard the Conservatives express the same concerns that have been expressed at Westminster, but I truly believe that they should think again.
As a first step, we will change the law on ship-to-ship oil transfers near environmentally protected sites. Tomorrow, I will provide a briefing for MSPs to outline our progress on that important issue.
I recognise that concern has been expressed on the issue. The Electoral Commission regards it as a matter for Governments to regulate and ensure that the 28-day period is respected.
I will come to that later in my speech.I am grateful for Stuart McMillan’s having expressed his willingness to look at how a review mechanism could be incorporated in the bill.
If the planning authority firmly believes that it has the best site, it should try to secure that for implementation; but if it thought that there were alternatives sites, it may well promote them.
We seem to be moving sensibly and effectively in the right direction, which we welcome.The second SRC concern has also been expressed by the Law Society of Scotland.