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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.
In those circumstances, I will use the powers that I have under standing orders and section 26 of the Scotland Act 1998 to require witnesses to give evidence under oath.
I am chairing the meeting in his absence.I welcome the Minister for Justice, Cathy Jamieson, and her officials Brad Gilbert, Maggie Tierney, Sharon Grant and Ian Fleming.
There has not been an inquiry and it has not been said that there will be one. I have looked through the Official Report of the debate and most of the questions that were raised there were raised by members of the Public Petitions Committee.
I wish all members of the committee, our clerks and the official reporters a good new year. I hope that this will be a productive year for the committee.The first item today is consideration of whether to take item 5 in private.
From the point of view of the debt collection system, which is the other side of the coin, what effects would the debt arrangement schemes have on the levels of debt collection?