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Those increases are especially galling because they seem to have affected Scotland's small businesses particularly badly. I have been contacted by businesses in my constituency that have this year received bills demanding increases of between 100 and 200 per cent.
My office has spent months trying to assist him. We have contacted the local authority, charities and other agencies to try to find assistance for that young man.
In the majority of courts, that distance is not less than the distance between the convener and me. It is easier to make eye contact at that distance than it is if the accused sits quietly beside the solicitor.
As a result of a Cranfield University initiative a couple of years ago, we have started to make very strong contacts with other authorities in Europe—particularly in peripheral regions.
We know that each of those things gives people the confidence to stay or to come back, to invest, or to buy a house. They also encourage young people to return to the area.
Two weeks ago, I accompanied some friends of mine, who are buying a small flat, to a project off Leith Walk, built by one of the big firms—I will not cause embarrassment by mentioning its name.