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This has been one of those areas where it helps to have co-ordination on simple things like public holidays or admin staff grades, where there are some inconsistencies.
Since we started looking at the bill, my view has been that we must give the agency full powers. When I worked for the Royal Bank of Scotland, I was in Dumfries and Galloway and in the Scottish Borders.
In the midst of it all is the church, which is maybe small in numbers but not small in efforts, tirelessly working in hospitality with community groups, food banks and charities in and outside Scotland, making God’s love felt one life at a time.
We need a planning bill that allows that development to continue—but in a way that is properly regulated. I spent the bankholiday weekend looking at the bill, the committee’s report and the minister’s response to it.
We have 4,100 major structures and 140 miles of canal banks, embankments and towpaths. Through the asset management strategy, we look at what is required to maintain those structures in good condition.
I also confirm that, during the next two weeks, we will use the experience of the levels system to date to consider whether the specific restrictions in each level remain adequate or require amendment in any way.