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Amendment 38 would add the advisory council to the list of bodies subject to the commissioner for public appointments in Scotland. Amendment 26 would clarify the tenure of office for members of the new body.
I am remembering the Environmental Assessment (Scotland) Bill and getting a sense of déjà vu. I reinforce what Maureen Macmillan said: the definition of "significant" will obviously be significant.
I bet that every member has seen the most appalling delays and bureaucracy causing people to lose out. If someone appeals, what do they get? They get put before a decision maker.
We need to ensure that there are guarantees that BSE will not get into the system. If we can get guarantees beforehand on some of Fiona McLeod's recommendations, it would not matter what the incinerator was burning as far as BSE was concerned.
The capital cost, at 1995 prices, included £146 million for infrastructure, £36.4 million for 26new trams and £1.3 million for land purchase, coming to a total of £183 million.
In addition, in organic week in September, we will attempt to get key producers to attend a meeting in Edinburgh at which we can discuss the challenges that producers face in getting their produce to market.
The rule does not apply automatically; the button has to be pressed by someone who wants to get rid of the burden.The provisions of the bill as they stand are well thought out and address the point that an easier method is required to get rid of obsolete burdens than is the case for burdens that are relatively new.
All that I can do is refer members back to the financial memorandum and to the policy intent about what we mean by a CSP and who should get one. Youngsters in the latest document from COSLA, for example, are certainly not covered.