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The bill would not introduce such burdens. New situations and scenarios and perhaps the identification of new threats would certainly result in added burdens, but that would happen with existing legislation.
That point has already been made by other members, but I make it again. It is all very well to bring in new legislation, new regulations and new guidelines, but land managers cannot be expected to foot the entire bill for implementation.
He has tried to ensure that the issue does not slip away when the news coverage moves on but remains for all time as part of the political agenda that we all buy into.
Alasdair Morrison talked about the tangible evidence of investment in his constituency and mentioned the new buildings that the First Minister had opened on his visit.
Fresh legislation was required that fitted in with the existing statutory framework; not just the Erskine Bridge Tolls Act 1968, but the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991, which stipulates a six-week statutory period to make an entirely new toll order.
What plans does the First Minister have to counter the fact that all the new European Union accession states will have far more power to compete than the Scottish Executive and Scottish Enterprise currently have?
Do you intend to examine in particular the issues of independent museums, which are important parts of some communities, and industrial museums? I know that the committee has visitedNew Lanark, one of the industrial museums.
We therefore take this matter very seriously.In addition to urging local authorities to consider their schemes and prepare new defences against flooding, we want to improve flood warnings.