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I may not use it all and so I wonder whether I might prevail on you, Sir David, to bank any unused time for me to use in any back-bench speeches that I make in the near future.
In response to Tavish Scott's assertion that, according to some Royal Bank of Scotland league tables, we are improving, I say that Scotland comes 11th out of 12 UK regions in the Royal Bank of Scotland's purchasing managers report.
Monday 4 December seems to be the only viable date for that. The Scottish Executive was to have held a day conference on the same issue, but the clerks have been informed that it is unlikely to go ahead.
We aim to conclude the review by the summer, although I have not put a specific date on that. I share Mr Ruskell's concern that we should arrive at our conclusions sooner rather than later.The Scottish community and householder renewables initiative originally aimed to support small-scale renewable energy projects by non-profit-making organisations.
Unfortunately, it is almost impossible to find a date that would suit everybody and still allow us to have the briefing session before 1 March, which is when we start taking evidence.
To amplify what Stewart has said I—and I suspect many others in their constituency work—have come across instances where it is impossible to contact landowners because an up-to-date list of addresses is not available.