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Although that is not really down to us—I think that at the time we were awaiting some explanatory memorandum—it follows on from what I said before. By the time we get the document back from the Rural Affairs Committee, the process will have taken a long time.
Although that is not really down to us—I think that at the time we were awaiting some explanatory memorandum—it follows on from what I said before. By the time we get the document back from the Rural Affairs Committee, the process will have taken a long time.
The committee recommended that no further action be taken on the following document: SP 452 (EC Ref No COM (99) 349 final) For document 453 (EC Ref No 10844/1/99, REV.1), a cover note has been requested.
The committee recommended that no further action be taken on the following document: SP 452 (EC Ref No COM (99) 349 final) For document 453 (EC Ref No 10844/1/99, REV.1), a cover note has been requested.
Indeed, I understand that the UK Government was looking at the possibility of following the example of Scotland—that is interesting, given the previous debate—by setting up a similar project south of the border.
It could be argued from the point of view of good subordinate legislation that, following the normal way of drafting, if there is not a clear maximum, the affirmative procedure is used.
The starting point was a uniform business rate throughout the United Kingdom, which the previous Conservative Government established following abolition of the power that local authorities had to set business rates.
I was saying that, in our pre-planning for the elections, we must make a number of assumptions, one of which is that the boundaries for the new wards will follow the provisional proposals of the Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland.