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Office of the Deputy Prime Minister “Assessing the impact of Spatial interventions, regeneration, renewal and regional development- the 3Rs Guidance”, May 2004. S2W-21828
Operators will not be bound to these facilities since they may be able to deliver improvements and efficiencies.Safety of passengers and crew is paramount.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
23 November 2005
In cases where civil legal aid is available, if any dispute or question arises between the Scottish Legal Aid Board and a solicitor or counsel about the amount of fees or outlays allowable to a solicitor or counsel from the fund, the regulations provide that such matters may be referred to the registrar of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.The fee...
I am in no doubt that I did not pursue the line of questioning because the reply was that the Parliament had asked for the measures. It may have been Mr Gordon, whom I was sitting next to that day, who said to me that that was a bit of a show-stopper of an answer.
It will extend the use of production orders to cash seizures, and put it beyond doubt that reasonable force may be used when executing a search warrant under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002.It is a sensible package of measures that will ensure that Scotland does not become a bolthole for those trying to circumvent the provisions of their SCPO.
All patients in it will be covered by the restrictions that are set out in the 2005 regulations, which allow for restricting the items that patients may have, and for searches to be carried out, when necessary, of patients and their belongings.
I hope that we can get away from posturing on the issue and look 10 years ahead, and that the political parties in Scotland and throughout the UK will adopt a position that encourages genuine debate and leads us to a conclusion that may be sustainable beyond one party being in power.
I shall speak against the business motions as I wish to challenge what has become the automatic timetabling practice of this Parliament for stage 2 proceedings.Standing orders make it clear that the Parliament may timetable any bill, but they do not say that it must timetable a bill.