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The figures that the minister mentioned are based on updated estimates from HMRC. The £25 million figure is out of date, so the figures are now £42 million and— The block grant adjustment will be even higher.
Whilst these cases have not been upheld, the” Court “has not stated that assisted dying is either compatible or incompatible with the ECHR. The approach of the” Court “to date has been to recognise that countries/jurisdictions are better placed than the Court to decide on nationally sensitive issues (this is known as the ‘margin of appreciation’).”
Lord Duthie also highlighted that there have been no applications from Gaelic speakers in the past 10 years and that the requirement to have a Gaelic-speaking member could potentially restrict the pool of candidates for an appointment. Is that policy out of date now? Does it need to be updated to ensure that there is no restriction on the pool of potential ...
The new clause in the bill will establish primary powers to enable the secretary of state to make regulations at a later date that will bring forward a new policy approach to safeguarding the functioning of the array, which will allow the potential for further onshore wind development in that area while protecting a site of national security importance.
There is something in the minutes from the initial meeting about the work programme submission date being 20 May 2024. How will the Parliament and the committee be able to see what the work programme is and will we have any opportunity to make any suggestions on what it might be?
Mark Ruskell will appreciate that I am unable to answer that question because the UK Government has not passed its regulations. It gives a date of 2025, but we have not seen any sort of critical pathway to making that decision.
It is important that that be based on relevant and up-to-date data, so I am happy to respond on the question of where we are now with the collection of such data and to give an indication of where we intend to go with it.
To ask the Scottish Executive what research has been undertaken to ascertain the number of properties in Edinburgh operating as holiday lets. There is no recent research to ascertain the number of properties operating in Edinburgh as holiday lets.