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Many small businesses, such as hotels, bed and breakfasts, and caravan and camping sites, rely on private water supplies and now face bills of up to £435 from local authorities for analysing their drinking water to see whether it is fit for use.
Planning (Ayr) I am sorry to say that I have not sent Mr Galbraith any pictures at all.To ask the Scottish Executive why planning consent was refused for the retail development at Heathfield in Ayr while consent was granted for the associated construction of a football ground at the same site. (S1O-2536) The reasons for those decisions are given in the Sco...
Will the minister confirm that this policy will be strictly adhered to in dealing with any major retail developments proposed for sites outwith town centres and shown to have a detrimental effect on existing town centres?
We propose to introduce measures to give planning authorities greater influence over the siting and design of telecommunications developments generally, and masts in particular, as soon as possible; and will consider the need to amend the guidance at that time.
The evaluation of the Climate Change (Scotland) Act and drug harm and deaths panels also looked at panel composition. When asked, participants expressed a “moderate” to “very” strong (for the climate change panel) or “very” to “extremely” strong (for the drug harm and deaths panel) feeling that the Panel represented the broader population of Scotland.
SB 18-09
Common UK Frameworks after Brexit
The briefing discusses the creation of common frameworks between the UK and devolved governments that will come into effect after Brexit.This briefing has been written for SPICe by Akash Paun, a Senior Fellow of the Institute for Government, with research assistance from Jack Kellam.The views expressed by the aut...
Official Report, 21 February 2017, Col 62.
Concerns were expressed about the size of the backlog within the SFA “in the middle” of 2016. viiiHealth and Sport Committee.
The most recent figures on poverty were published on 30 March 2004 but they do not take full account of the new tax credit system and further benefit rises.
I will explain that from personal experience.In the run-up to achieving the Rosyth to Zeebrugge ferry service, considerable controversy blew up over whether the Department of Trade and Industry would support the project in principle and through funding. I give all credit to Henry McLeish, who at that time pushed hard behind the scenes.