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The area had to have a distinctive character and a coherent identity and the designation of the area as a national park had to meet the area's special needs and be the best means of ensuring that the national park aims were achieved in a co-ordinated way.
I am not sure of the value of a quasi-legal document as opposed to a more informal statement of best practice, which might have been a better way to proceed.
We have done much good work in the past year and a half. Some of our best work has been done on the back of petitions that have come through this route.
I have received apologies from Tavish Scott, who has an exceptionally good excuse for not being here today—the birth of his second son, Cameron James John Scott. We all send our best wishes to father, mother and child.
I have received apologies from Tavish Scott, who has an exceptionally good excuse for not being here today—the birth of his second son, Cameron James John Scott. We all send our best wishes to father, mother and child.
It may help members to know that tomorrow a business motion will be moved that will cover the next fortnight. We will do our best within the limits of the standing orders that we have.
We have received a deluge of information on the matter, but any future committee will want to take an interest in outstanding issues such as compensation and the building of new prisons. I am sure that we will come back to those issues in the future.