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Housing (Scotland) Act 2001 (Assistance to Registered Social Landlords and Other Persons) (Grants) Regulations 2004 (SSI 2004/117) The way in which paragraphs (m) and (o) of regulation 6 are drafted leads us to question whether they fall within the insolvency reservation that is set out in part II of schedule 5 to the Scotland Act 1998.
I think that I am the only person in this room who has previously been a member of the Finance Committee, and I hope that I can assist members over the coming months in highlighting the pattern of work that we might take up.
I mention to members that, at a later stage, we will have assistance from Douglas Baird, who is responsible for budgets and finance in the Scottish Executive enterprise and lifelong learning department.
We need to find appropriate lawyers to offer that advice and we need to ensure the availability of appropriate advice and assistance, including alternatives such as mediation.
I welcome George Lyon, who is accompanied by Rob Wishart, who is the chief statistician at the Scottish Executive, and Marina Hughes, who is an assistant statistician in the office of the chief statistician.