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I do not want to say very much by way of introduction. In the latest Scottish budget document we have attempted to take on board some of the comments that the committee has made in previous years.
Some of us campaigned on that issue, and the Scottish people expect the committees to visit them where reasonable. The case for that is strong, and there is consensus across the parties on it.
To do so might well involve the creation of 14 or so new non-departmental public bodies, whose existence would be superseded by whatever new management structure emerged in due course.
The COAST people, whom we met on our visit, feel that the proposed management arrangement could be an exemplar because the site is well used and there is an existing small fish farm and a mussel farm, so the bay is not pristine.
A few weeks ago, after the First Minister's visit to Malawi, I asked him how people in Scotland could be assured that the money that they donate will actually help people in Malawi and not line the pockets of corrupt politicians and officials.
Tom McCabe's covering note states:"we are currently re-visiting the … document with a view to becoming more strategic and forward-looking".As well as more strategic and forward looking, I suggest that the document needs to be delivered more promptly.