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There is much to be said for the islands bill, but there is a real concern among islanders that if it becomes an act of Parliament, it may not lead to real change and may just be warm words.
If that motion is agreed to, debate on the groups above the line must be concluded by the times indicated, although the amendments in those groups may still be moved formally and disposed of later in the proceedings.
If that motion is agreed to, debate on the groups above the line must be concluded by the times indicated, although the amendments in those groups may still be moved formally and disposed of later in the proceedings.
While there are no direct costs of this Bill, taking a broader view on the potential full costs which may result from the asking of the questions enabled by this Bill, these are estimated to be of the order of £386,000 as shown in the table below.
I think that it is in good order to allow our committees to have the maximum amount of notice in considering amendments that may at a future point head their way.
Therefore, the count of participants in employment at each time period is likely an underestimate of the true figures.4.The full time to achieve a relevant follow-up check may not have passed for all participants therefore the current statistics may be an undercount.5.We have revised our methodology to provide a clea...
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Date answered:
12 December 2022