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To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with Her Majesty’s Government regarding its recapitalisation of the banking sector and any impact that this might have on Scottish Government spending.
What are the investment barriers to district heating schemes, particularly in view of the fact that local authorities’ capital budgets are limited at the moment? Could the Green Investment Bank be used to improve the funding situation for such schemes?
Recent SE activity and planned events includes: 13 Digital Tourism Scotland (DTS) workshops have been delivered to date since November attracting 76 businesses across the destination.
Also, the town centre first principle certainly does not seem to extend to many banks, which seem to favour online ventures over town centre ventures in making investment decisions.
We could take into account the year average rather than the figure on a fixed date or use another method that took into account, as Ian Robertson suggested, the fact that on census day we might be 45 short but three weeks later we could be plus two.
It should not just be a matter of having an early hearing; it should be a matter of setting another date if it has not been possible to establish the reason for a delay.
As I said, we must ensure that our courts are up to date. Some of our courts are very old and are not the easiest places to deal with when improving technology—I know that the committee wants to bring in modern technology.