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These proceedings are available to everyone in Scotland—including all solicitors in Scotland who are active in the field—to ensure that any client who wants to make a claim can make that claim before the cut-off date.
The stumbling block has always been getting anything done legislatively. If we get the relevant ministers together, particularly in light of the fact that we have a new Government at Westminster, we may hear something different—I do not know.
We do not think so, but we will check that out and get back to you. I presume that special constables are involved in a fair number of searches, but the point is legitimate.
Can we write to the Scottish Government to ask whether the European Commission is considering infraction proceedings? From time to time I get the impression that the Government does not take its devolved responsibilities in respect of European issues as seriously as it might do and that ministerial involvement at European level is poor.
Today is not the time to rerun the arguments against it, but even if he can get agreement to introduce a local income tax, its implementation is years away.
That view is shared by the young people of Knightswood who go along to take part in the theatre group's activities, but it is worth noting that Glasgow City Council remains the only local authority in Scotland to take such a step.