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We are lagging behind our regional competitors in other devolved nations. As I mentioned, the Royal Bank of Scotland’s purchasing managers’ index report makes it very clear that business confidence in Scotland is lower than that in any other nation or region in the UK; future business activity is near the bottom of the table; and, on job creation, we are ni...
For example, if I want to go for a haircut, go to the bank or take my car to the garage, I have to leave the island, but those ordinary, everyday, mundane things are not on the list of criteria.
Banking Sector Recapitalisation 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.
We will be carrying out some dredging works on the southern mud banks. That is fully described in the environmental statement, and its impacts have been studied and considered.
We should remember that we are talking about an Administration that has an overall majority that allows it to do anything that it wants with the powers at its disposal.What happened to the grandiose promises to help to create new retail banks and to support social banking? Nothing.
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Date answered:
20 March 2013
Four MPA search locations, Southern Trench, Eye Peninsula to Butt of Lewis, Shiant East Bank and Skye to Mull are undergoing further research and analysis before SNH provides its formal advice to Scottish Ministers.
We are looking at the use of the medical workforce bank. The nurse bank has operated successfully in other parts of the country and the medical bank has worked well in Lothian, and I know that NHS Grampian is looking at that as well.