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I have had meetings with representatives from all the joint stock banks in Scotland to discuss with them both the nature of the assistance that the Executive is providing and the difficulties over timing.
The Standards Committee is to be regarded as receiving the assistance of an adviser appointed under paragraph 10.2.8 in relation to a complaint until it has confirmed that no assistance or further assistance from any such adviser will be sought.
We are proposing to put in place a general duty that would require officials to assist inquirers. If an inquirer went to the Scottish Environment Protection Agency when it would have been more appropriate to contact Scottish Natural Heritage, it would fall within the general duty to assist.
What reasons has the Government given for not including Arbroath in the assisted areas? The basic reason that has been given is the need to reduce the population coverage.
The Executive should be doing its utmost to identify the areas of Scotland that have small farms and need priority assistance. Many farming families are under severe pressure and need assistance and independent advice.
A programme of training and development was started with the colleges, industry and employers and with training providers so that when the jobs come along, there is a pool of ready-skilled labour from which people can be recruited.