That the Parliament considers that introducing more powerful provosts, such as mayors in England, or similar, would be a major mistake and would undermine local authorities; further considers that such provosts or mayors would be a centralising move, taking power away from local authorities when, it believes, the focus should be on trying to decentralise more powers towards them; commends the existing structures, such as the regional transport partnerships and city regions, whereby local politicians of different political persuasions and representing different geographical areas can, it believes, work together for the good of their wider region; considers that, with a population of only around 5.4 million, Scotland does not need yet another layer of government; believes that some politicians in Scotland want to copy everything that England does, despite the fact that England is much larger and faces different challenges; considers that smaller countries like Scotland can benefit from simpler structures, and should need fewer public bodies and less bureaucracy, and hopes that the idea of what it sees as centralising provosts or mayors will not be taken seriously.