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The report on the sector that the Bank of Scotland published in August said that food and drink producers forecast average turnover growth of 19 per cent and—this is an important point—that 63 per cent of producers said that provenance was “an important factor for export markets”.
The paper is fairly detailed, and I know that the chief executive of the Parliament has been doing some work on what it means for us all. Some overzealous banks might be getting a bit ahead of themselves on some aspects of the matter.
Perhaps we should be keeping a close eye on where Mr Juncker is going with his repackaged money and on the fact that the European Investment Bank will take a much bigger interest in the plan.
We know from a few moments ago that the First Minister is happy to rely on the Bank of England to be the lender of last resort, but is he content to have what would be the special forces of another country as Scotland’s defence of last resort, too?
However, as noted by the Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee on the 28th November, the illustrative allocation is not expected to reach £42 million until 2022/23, during its third year of operation.
I am cautious in asking this question—are our banks involved in China? There is a relationship between the Bank of China and Barclays—that is China and the UK.
Will you clarify what matters will not be done until April 2017? April 2017 is the date by which we expect to have changes to the NHS complaints and social work complaints processes fully in force.