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Michael Russell also made a good point about contacting the banks. I often meet the banks to discuss issues that our rural industries face and I would be happy to arrange such a meeting in the near future to follow up the points that he has made.
One of the bigger issues, which I am sure that members will be aware of from the news, is the manner by which Europe’s banks are to be recapitalised. A big victory in the summer council meeting was the decision that the new bail-out funds would be able to assist banks directly rather than the money having to be fed t...
Figures from the National Records of Scotland show that 1,276 people died from alcohol-specific causes in 2022. That amounts to three people in Scotland dying every day because of alcohol harm.
Jeremy Purvis gave the most interesting explanation that what we need in the Highlands is a bank. Yes—of course we need banks, but there are already banks.
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4O-04363 by John Swinney on 21 May 2015, whether it will provide an update on the Scottish business development bank before the beginning of the summer recess.
Did you say "significant banking operations"? Yes. Is what happens in Scotland's banking industry immaterial to your members' wealth, success or talent pool?