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One point that we should remember is that we should get this right. We should take the time to get it right rather than make a rule change now and find that people are not happy about it.
The SLC bill process is doing the important job of getting good law reform into statute, and it is clearly a process that we can have confidence in for the future.
Scottish Water forecasts that the funding needed to deliver sustainable services over the next 25 years could be approximately double what it is today (to around £50 billion).
Over 90% of Scotland's population get their water and wastewater services from Scottish Water, a publicly owned provider.
Those learners might not be benefiting from our ambition and commitment to widen access, and it feels appropriate to ensure that all people for whom our policy on widening access might potentially apply get the opportunity to go to university if that is right for them.
In its Stage 1 report, the Justice Committee stated (paragraph 127):
The Committee believes that the Derbyshire principle was designed to ensure that directly-elected members, bodies and their agencies cannot sue for defamation in relation to their public activities. The Committee supports this principle.
The Scottish Government estimates that Scottish GDP could be up to 1.1% lower by 2022 compared to continued EU membership, this implies that the cost could amount to a cumulative loss of economic activity of up to £3 billion over these two years with much bigger long‑term costs.