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Last week, in the e-commerce debate, David Mundell spoke of the Egg internet banking service. It took 50 days to progress from the idea of the bank to its being up and running.
However, it turned out that the people who had least and borrowed least were the most likely to repay their debts. As a result, western banks lost out, to the benefit of indigenous bank developments.We should not support a programme of rebuilding in the countries that have been affected.
Professor McEwen says:"The evidence that is available suggests that pain clinics reduce overall direct health care costs by about £1000 per patient per year."Because of the Health Committee's recent work and the fact that we do not know how many people are in our hospitals, it is almost imperative that we deal with chronic illnesses.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
23 September 2002
For the purpose of this parliamentary question, recruits are defined as those individuals who are new to NHSScotland, those who rejoined NHSScotland, and those who were previously working as bank staff but who have obtained substantive posts,4.
In its letter to the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee dated 26 November, the Scottish Government confirmed that a Supplementary LCM will be prepared following the tabling of amendments which will provide a detailed explanation of the rationale which underpins the final positions reached, including amendments agreed and government to government assur...
Committee reports
Date published:
27 November 2025
Parliament is considering the Legislative Consent Memorandum (“LCM”) dated 31 October 2025 for the Bill under Rule 9B.3.6 of the Standing Orders, which states that where the Bill that is the subject of the memorandum contains provisions conferring powers on Scottish Ministers to make subordinate legislation, the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee (“t...
Committee consideration
The DPM explains that the Scottish Ministers consider it appropriate to bring the substantive provisions of the Bill into force at a date that they consider suitable when the appropriate preparatory work is in place and to allow flexibility to address any issues or delays arising during the preparation for commencement.
Spaniels presented after January 2009 were 2.3 times more likely to have a tail injury than those presented before April 29, 2007 (date of the legislation that banned tail docking in Scotland).