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Does she also agree that it is important that the Deputy First Minister comes before the committee again at the earliest possible date? I am sure that the Deputy First Minister is already looking forward to that date with the Devolution (Further Powers) Committee.
Marine wildlife tourism presents a fantastic opportunity for Scotland, not just economically but with regard to education about marine environments.I will plug an event that I was at on the bankholiday Monday: the really wild festival at the Scottish dolphin centre at Spey Bay, in my constituency.
Liberty Steel Dalzell Ltd is the recipient of a Scottish National Investment Bank loan of £7 million. The Dalzell plant recommenced steel production in late 2016, having been mothballed by its previous owner, and the loan facility was agreed in March 2017.
Do you have any thoughts about the possible role that the new Scottish national investment bank might play? My understanding is that ministers have given the investment bank a clear remit to work in the climate crisis sphere.
Did the review consider whether there is a role for the Scottish national investment bank? More broadly, how is the money going to be driven towards such projects and this very important issue?
The requirement to tell banks that have previously been notified that the bankrupt person has been discharged is sensible and should reduce any danger of banks continuing to monitor accounts unnecessarily.I am also content with amendment 73, which makes it crystal clear that nothing in law is preventing banks from giving these people bank accounts.
More can be done on that, but I welcome the action that has been taken to date to improve access to, and to boost the use of, publicly funded residential rehabilitation.
We were discussing the fact that we want to see an end to the need for food banks in this country, and the point about the impact of food and work insecurity, as well as poverty in general, on people’s mental wellbeing was made over and over again.
I assume—the regulations seem to be silent on this—that the qualification relates to the date on which the vacancy occurs, rather than to the date on which the person qualified originally.