Closing down underground accommodation, officially on health and safety grounds, was touted as one useful technique.

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And Team Scotland's chef de mission Jon Doig has welcomed Thursday's assurances from the Indian government that the accommodation will be fixed and that safety certificates for the village and venues are in place.

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The case studies highlighted in the report indicated the wide variety of accommodation pressed into use as a "place of safety".

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Hotels of all kinds in London and New York must pay very substantial fees and taxes in order to provide accommodation and accommodation services and they have to have specified certificates in place to meet various fire, health and safety and consumer regulations.

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