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I am drawing attention to that because a common way by which commissioners or regulators are given enforcement powers is to give them powers to levy fines, as is the case for the information commissioner.
Given that evidence, how will the minister ensure that delivery of courses through the apprenticeship levy is better tailored to the construction sector’s needs?
I encourage the committee to read the section of our submission on a workplace parking levy, which talks about how parking can be used to support work in other areas that are covered by the bill, such as low-emission zones and public transport.
Submissions to the committee that made the same point highlighted potential levies on soft drinks and the regulation of formula milk adverts, to name but two suggestions.
In quiet meetings, the SNP gives businesses warm words, be they about hospitality—with hotels struggling with the implementation of the visitor levy—or about the Scottish defence industry.
The changes to the planning system that were announced yesterday were an improvement, because they will remove the infrastructure levy, increase the capacity and expertise in planning departments, and create a best practice hub in the centre.
I would have much preferred to see the Government taking an approach similar to that employed on the tourism visitor levy. It encouraged local democratic control, in that councils could choose not only how they would implement the scheme but whether they would implement it at all.
One of our requests of the UK Government is about shifting the balance of levies from electricity to gas in order to free up the abundance of renewable energy that is flowing into electricity to make it much more affordable.