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I do not mean bodies whose operations we are responsible for scrutinising but which are still accountable to ministers—or to local government, for example, and therefore accountable to other elected representatives.
Will the minister encourage the site’s owners to engage with local community activists, and will he ask SEPA to take that into account when it assesses whether to grant a permit?
I do not have a timeframe to give the committee for when we intend to respond to the laying of the commission’s report. However, we are moving forward with and looking seriously at the development of the child disability payment.
Current figures that are provided by the Accountant in Bankruptcy show that 90 per cent of protected trust deeds in Scotland are administered by only four firms, with two firms accounting for a 70 per cent share of the market.
If so, what will the Scottish Government do to ensure accountability for this failure and ensure that the appropriate primary and secondary provision is urgently put in place?
The voting age for Scottish elections is 16 yet, when it comes to criminal responsibility in sentencing, we can take account of a lack of development up to the age of 25.
A number of things have been taken into account with regard to that balancing exercise, many of which were raised in the case on the Northern Ireland legislation.