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Industry sources have told me that it can be done earlier than the projected revised target date of 2035, and, with a capital budget of around £5 billion a year, there is no shortage of money to do it in that time.
We have tried repeatedly to obtain a date to meet the group. I have now—on the record—committed three times to doing so, but the group has not yet replied.
With that in mind, the committee will have a quick discussion at the end of the meeting and then reflect on the evidence at a later date. I thank both witnesses very much for their time. 11:23 Meeting suspended. 11:26 On resuming—
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
25 August 2015
The Scottish Government has no role in these decisions and the Scottish Government has not been involved in any discussions regarding prosecutions of those responsible for the collapse of the Royal Bank of Scotland in 2008. S4W-26990
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
22 April 2015
I am not aware of a date having been publicised. I think that there will be a reluctance to publish dates until the withdrawal agreement is, finally, agreed and ratified.
However, I think that it would be preferable for the start of the period to begin not on the date of royal assent but on the date of the opt-out system’s introduction.