Specifically, it is stated in paragraph 41 that in the Strathclyde Passenger Transport Area “public transport functions are already delivered at regional level and it is intended that this should continue to the be the case in a new RTP in the region.”Section 10(7) of the Transport (Scotland) Bill 2004 would, as drafted, give powers to the Scottish ministers to transfer by order, subject to Parliamentary approval via the affirmative resolution procedure, all SPT’s existing powers including those concerning bus services to the new transport partnership.