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The UK Government had weeks and weeks to plan its changes, whereas we in Scotland had to make decisions and then implement the required actions in a very short time.
For the past year, we have data from more than 80,000 voyages, which feeds into the data set that we use to inform our operational activity. In that time, one in six UK vessels was boarded at sea and one in three non-UK vessels was boarded.
Our skilled Oil & Gas workforce and supply chain already has the expertise required to safely deliver complex projects such as CCS on time and on budget. The North East of Scotland, through a world-class oil and gas industry, has made an invaluable contribution to the UK’s energy requirements over the last 50 years.
The previously notified draft SI did not include the provisions which now preserve certain existing rights and immunities of European University Institute staff. Given the passage of time and the change to the draft notified, the SI is now being notified a second time.
There are increased labour and drug costs, and capital costs, but there is also an immediate need to reduce waiting times and improve treatment times. How do you balance those immediate needs and outcomes with the longer-term outcomes?
Journalists around the world are defending themselves against lawsuits filed in the UK and face not only daunting legal costs and lengthy process times, but must also attempt to gain an understanding of UK and Scottish law.
However, there are a few issues and a few gaps. The first issue is about timing. There tends to be a bit of a time lag between the Scottish data and the UK data.