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There was a bit of to-ing and fro-ing about interventions just before the recess. It appears to me, even from the limited amount of business last week, that this issue is beginning to settle down a wee bit.
The European Committee considered this before the recess. It might have been helpful for members of this committee to have received a little more advance notice that this was coming up for discussion today.
I ask members to bear in mind the critical date of 1 October 2003. Providers of housing support services that were required to be registered had to apply to the care commission by that date for registration.
The Borders rail petition, which is a big petition, is coming to us. Is that date okay with the petitioners? We will check with the petitioners first to ensure that the date is okay with them.
I hope that we will back on the straight and narrow after the recess. After that interesting debate, we move on to consideration of the proposals for the committee's away day and visits to EU institutions.
Her concerns relate generally to the fact that the relevant date in the regulations is the date of application in respect of a claim on a pension as opposed to the dates that are usually used in matrimonial matters—either the date of marriage or the date of separation.
It might have something to do with ensuring that people do not circumvent regulations after the date by carrying out some kind of transfer that might benefit them.