During the debate on Wednesday 25 January 2012 Finance Secretary John Swinney told the chamber the Scottish government's budget was "focused on growth".
Counsel General and Leader of the Legislative Programme John Griffiths updated the chamber on his recent discussions with the UK government about the proposed election dates in 2015.
In the second part of the debate, John Swinney told the chamber the budget settlement had been a "major challenge" so far due to a "tight financial settlement" from Westminster.
John Leamon, from the Cheltenham Chamber of Commerce, said there was very little office, retail and warehouse accommodation available and the chamber was campaigning for more land to be developed.
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Chief executive of the Bristol Chamber of Commerce, Dr John Savage has announced he will stand for the party.
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On Thursday, House Speaker John Boehner stopped short of promising his chamber would vote on gun legislation, saying he first has to see what gets sent over from the Senate.
John Plenty at Radstock and Midsomer Norton's Chamber of Commerce said it would put traders out of business.
In the House, Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, has said the chamber would look at anything the Senate approved.
Last week, when John Rowe, Exelon's CEO, slammed the Chamber's "stridency against carbon legislation, " he was clearly casting his company as a green knight.
In the House, Speaker John Boehner referred to two GOP-authored bills the chamber passed last Congress on partisan lines to replace the now-imminent spending cuts.
Harvey Schmitt, president of the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce, said several large companies, including John Deere and Garmin, have announced expansion or relocation plans in the area.
Hollywood composer John Williams will be honoured with a lifetime achievement award, while The London Chamber Orchestra will perform a montage of his film scores including Star Wars, Harry Potter, Jaws, Indiana Jones, Superman and ET.
"If we really want to open foreign markets for U.S. goods, it should come through the pending trade agreements" with Panama, Colombia and South Korea, says John Murphy, vice president for international policy at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
Environment Minister John Griffiths AM said it was "heartening" to see consensus on the matter accross the chamber.
House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, has stopped short of promising a vote, saying only that the chamber would look at whatever the Senate sends over.
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