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It is especially pertinent that we are debating the issue between international workers memorial day yesterday and May day at the weekend—a holiday that was given to workers by the late Michael Foot.
Many people are familiar with the Association of British Travel Agents scheme, which is used in package holiday disputes, or the National House Building Council scheme for disputes involving new houses.
I have just had an e-mail from a constituent who has returned from holiday in the Isle of Man. He says that the signs on the ferries and the roads make it clear that anyone who drives while using a mobile phone there faces an automatic £1,000 fine.
Ian Wood complains that DECC has failed to provide a proper regulatory regime that is up to date with current practice; that fiscal policy has been inconsistent and has strangled the industry, creating uncertainty and deterring investment; that DECC has failed to talk to Treasury colleagues; and that regulation and taxation have often worked at cross purpos...
There is a very small amount of information that is not even in the register of sasines, because the properties concerned date back prior to 1617. For example, the University of St Andrews does not have a recorded title.
He suggests that all previous literature, text books, records, legislation, poetry, plays, songs and so on will have to be dated and have footnotes to explain the change of Scottish terminology.
The Scottish Government states that consultation took place with stakeholders on the proposals for the SAT between 26 September and 5 December 2022, followed by a programme of stakeholder engagement meetings and site visits.