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I mentioned the new transport agency. The Transport (Scotland) Bill, which proposes a new and important regional transport structure, is progressing through the Parliament.
I welcome everybody to the first meeting in 2001 of the Transport and the Environment Committee and wish you all a happy new year—the new year seems some time ago now but, none the less, this is our first meeting of the year.The committee has a number of new members.
Will we get more resources into the system through the new legislation, or is the new legislation likely to lead to a much greater demand for resources?
We have had clear confirmation, from various technical assessments, of the need for a new crossing.Unlike the SNP, we will not cancel other much-needed transport projects to fund the new crossing.
Similar challenges were faced in relation to the proposed new £100 million campus for Queen Margaret University College and the fact that that institution's new premises will incorporate a biomass fuel project is excellent news for Scotland.