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I have recently been involved in discussions between the Royal Bank of Scotland, Age Scotland and others about the impact of branch closures in South Scotland.
Not overly to criticise the UK Parliament, I want to ascertain that our Parliament has its own house absolutely in order and that every website is up to date. Perhaps Mr Stevenson could inform us about that.
There is no reason why that action cannot be progressed at an early date, and we continue to get daily updates from ARL to ensure that it is taking action to progress the matter.
The drinking water quality regulator for Scotland has been delivering training to local government environmental health officers to ensure that they are up to date on the rules and regulations. The key point is that all local authorities are up to date with their training and know what they are doing.
The Scottish Government loan scheme asks for confirmation that the bank will not lend, and if the bank will not provide that confirmation, people have no access to the scheme.
The paper is fairly detailed, and I know that the chief executive of the Parliament has been doing some work on what it means for us all. Some overzealous banks might be getting a bit ahead of themselves on some aspects of the matter.