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This was despite the fact that it had been found to lead to a reduction in competition in various banking markets.
EU rules on state aid
A further power held by the EU is the control of state aid.
Therefore, we would be happy to accept Karen Whitefield's amendment 313, which links the deadline date to the date of royal assent and which catches those who are either in the process of obtaining charitable status or who have recently concluded that process.
The document begins with the question of what is a reasonable offer of an appointment, and states that"the patient should be offered a minimum of three dates all of which should be at least three weeks in advance", so that they have time to digest the information and have a range of dates to consider.
If we want to attract young people to the area, we must make services such as maternity units available locally, as well as having schools, shops, banks and other community facilities.
We have attracted such companies as One 2 One, as well as the Royal Bank of Scotland mortgage centre, to complement the more established major employers such as IBM and National Semiconductors.
Some families have difficult equity situations and high bank overdrafts, and they need to look clearly at the way forward and the alternatives that are available to them.