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Despite what the agriculture commissioner, Dr Fischler, said about allowing subsidiarity in a Scottish context when he visited our office in October, it does not seem to be as easy to tell that to his officials, as David Dickson explained earlier.There is in-fighting among the environment directorate-general, the legal services DG and the agriculture DG in ...
Furthermore, page 8 of my submission highlights the fact that, for every person whose benefit issue is dealt with by a solicitor, 100 people visit a CAB. You said that about 19 per cent of calls went unanswered.
I urge him to act and to act now—it is obvious that the fisheries minister will not.Tomorrow, my colleague Mike Russell and I will visit the wonderful Scottish Fisheries Museum in Anstruther, which is dedicated to an industry that is the life-blood of so many of our coastal communities.
Our rateable value was around £130,000 on each of 10 properties, so with a work force of 470 people that amounted to a head tax of £1,382 per person.A manufacturing plant I visited recently in Mid Scotland and Fife pays £1,500,000 in business rates.
I understand that it will report later this year. When HM inspectorate of schools visits a school, it considers and comments on the range of drug measures that are in place.
I have already spoken to the biotechnology firm that is supplying the modified seed and the scientific institution that is doing the independent monitoring of the field trial. I will be visiting the neighbouring farmers and the people who live in Daviot, the village nearest to the field that is proposed for the trial, to speak to them about their concerns a...
John McAllion, Alex Neil and I will be visiting West Dunbartonshire Council to view the recovery unit that it has established as an alternative to poinding and warrant sale.
Yes, assuming that there was an alternative to poinding and warrant sale, which presumably there would be. Perhaps I could clarify that our visit here is to address the general principles of the bill, which we urge you to reject.
The idea is worth exploring, but we must take such action in a way that does not compromise public safety. In section 26(2) of the bill, proposed new section 160(1A)(b) of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 mentions"trees, groups of trees or woodlands … of cultural or historical significance."