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I make no apology for that. On how we get funding to smaller producers, we are actively looking at how we can support smaller producers through other legislation.
She highlighted that the instrument adjusts for periods of reduced activity during the Covid-19 pandemic so that businesses are not adversely affected by inactivity during those years.
Indeed, it has long been the case that East Ayrshire and North Ayrshire perform less well across various key indicators, for example output per head, unemployment and economic inactivity.
The Committee further observes that in the Scottish Government’s analysis of consultation responses, it was noted that some respondents questioned the geographical bounda...
That was a factor that ran through all our decisions on the funicular activity. To what extent did you get help and support from the Scottish Government’s central legal services?
Given the importance of helping businesses to get online so that they can supplement their bricks-and-mortar incomes with online activity, why has that happened?
As I mentioned at the outset, we have also had a significant increase in economic inactivity. Nearly 823,000 people are classed as being economically inactive and not available for work.
It would be a win-win if people could park their car, get it recharged and get on a convenient and frequent bus service that gets them right into the centre of town.
There are also likely to be resource implications for the Parliament if such activities develop further.
However, although the use of such ‘informal’ mechanisms is clearly valued by MSPs, at the same time they may be less likely to get on the formal record of committees.