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We are not competent to give evidence on those. I can discuss the issues to the best of my ability, but I will not add to the sum of knowledge in the area.
Jim Mather said in the debate about a Scottish service tax—which the SNP's proposal is essentially a version of—that it would cause a flight of the best brains out of Scotland. That is what the SNP's proposal will do.
The Government set up a feasibility study group to advise how to best support a domestic abuse court for the whole of Glasgow that would be cost effective and sustainable.
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The Secretary of State agreed that sharing best practice is important:
we should be taking best practice from all across the country and implementing it in whatever happens next.
Committee reports
Date published:
10 December 2019
This approach might address concerns at Stage 1 that councils are not best placed to be gatekeepers of the Valuation Roll, even in the relatively narrow circumstances envisaged under section 5.
I am not aware of any substantial academic evidence in support of the proposition. To the best of my recollection, the subject never came up in discussions among the independent expert group, nor was it mentioned in the reports.
We live in a market economy in which competition is vital to ensuring that the customer gets the best deal. How can the customer and Scotland get the best deal when more than 70 per cent of banking goes through two institutions: RBS and Lloyds Banking Group?
That bid and alternative approaches to providing support are being considered, to ensure that support is provided in accordance with best practice and that accommodation is appropriate and best meets victims' needs.
I appreciate that such matters are difficult and that, for the best of reasons, doctors sometimes have different clinical opinions based on different observations.