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The energy profits levy was always supposed to be a temporary measure, and we must see an end date for it, as it is now affecting investment and jobs in the north-east.
The delay from the original planned date of 12 March was in part due to the need to have more work carried out on the Glen Sannox at the Port Glasgow site.
I am absolutely aware of the criticality to industry of a firm delivery date, and I will return to the chamber to give a firm delivery date as quickly as possible, because I agree with what the member says.
The Minister for Climate Action said that it would not start before the summer recess, which suggests that, even if we assume a September start date, we are unlikely to see it concluded, or action taken, before the end of this year.
The arrival of payday loan shops on our high streets is a phenomenon that matches the recession—they were not here in the same numbers before the recession.