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There was a delay in bringing the matter to the committee. A good new year to everybody.I wanted to draw the committee's attention to the fact that although there has been a breach of the 21-day rule, the rural affairs department has apologised for that.
(S1O-308) The Deputy Minister for Highlands and Islands and Gaelic (Mr Alasdair Morrison): An important objective of the new strategy will be to make the remoter parts of Scotland more attractive to tourists.
I wonder whether the goalposts have moved somewhat, because the new crossing, if and when it is built, will open a new context in terms of the finances involved and whether tolls will be necessary.
I am happy to deal with the questions in that context.The new services that we are putting in place throughout Scotland for mothers with post-natal depression include new dedicated services in the west and the east of Scotland.
Will the minister assure me that there are no plans to levy a premium on the new track? Will the new line be used by freight traffic, as the Parliament envisaged when it passed the act?