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We have apologies from Margo MacDonald, Dennis Canavan, Sylvia Jackson, Ben Wallace, Cathy Jamieson and also from Richard Lochhead, one of our new members, who has double-booked and is at the Rural Affairs Committee meeting.
I do not think that an inordinate additional burden will be created, given that the police train constantly for new initiatives and legislation. The police have a structured training programme into which the new provision can be built.
Subsequently, we will have to review an awful lot of existing legislation and replace it with new legislation. Some of the new legislation will be similar to existing legislation, but some will require changes.
To my mind, that is a reason for us to adopt a new, open and welcoming procedure as we enter both a new phase of Scottish democracy and the new millennium.
We acknowledge that it is for the Parliamentary Bureau to allocate time for debates on motions that will be lodged under the proposed new rule. The allocation system has worked adequately in the past, so the new approach should not present a problem.Consolidation bill procedure is important, if technical.
Target 1 is:"Improve public water supplies".Target 2 is:"Reduce the number of sewage treatment works not in compliance".There seems to be no budget line for the provision of new infrastructure for new developments.