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There will be at least two different dates. The latest time at which members and the Scottish Government can lodge amendments is 12 o'clock on the Friday preceding our meeting on Wednesday 7 October.
The Immigration Bill has three clear aims: to tackle illegal working and labour market abuses; to ensure that only migrants who are lawfully present in the UK can access services such as those that allow people to drive on our roads and use UK bank accounts; and to make it easier to remove illegal migrants from the UK.
Rather than us saying that the food should go to a food bank, it would be a matter for the courts to determine that, depending on the nature of the case.
We work with Social Security Scotland to ensure that we get as much up-to-date information as possible about expenditure, so that our forecasts can be revised.
It certainly allows the potential to have those discussions. To date, they have not taken that route, because it has largely been a resource efficiency issue to do with energy, water and other materials.
As I have outlined in the transitional arrangements, any cases that are currently going through the system should fall at the date of royal assent. Have you had any contact with the Lord Advocate about that?
It is also considered necessary to amend section 18 by changing the date by which an occasional return is due from seven days to 30 days after the date of the taxable activity.