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There are some fairly big initiatives that involve the development of brownfield sites. There will be issues around the use of such sites—whether they are for housing, business or industry—and the transport infrastructure that will be needed to support them.
In comparison, the Scottish Government’s consultation documents on proposed public records legislation run to 26 pages— Will the member give way? I ask the minister to let me finish my point.The Scottish ferries review runs to 76 pages and the consultation on the proposed tobacco display and sale regulations runs to 64 pages.
However, concerns have yet to be expressed to us in those terms. No reservations have been expressed to me; I am just concerned that we should not take anyone by surprise.
I know that there has been some disquiet in the Glasgow Bar Association and the Edinburgh Bar Association. I believe that John Scott expressed some concern about bail orders being issued by policemen.
Shortening the route would open up one of the golf capitals of the north. Another idea is running express trains from Inverness to Dornoch that would then stop on the way north.The economics are that the benefit would be seen as marginal and it would be hard for the cost benefit ratio to reach 1 in some circumstances.
Referring to your starting point, convener, and to the concerns that have been expressed about the projected tax revenues, we need some way of assessing the likely system-wide economic impact of Scotland-specific taxes on revenues.