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The committee took the view that the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill, very welcome as it is, would entrench many things to which we believed people already had rights.
Ever since Mike Watson published the bill, I have felt that it attacks many of the country sports and activities that should not have had any locus in it.
However, we recognise that there are parts of Scotland where there are not many viable transport options—we could probably identify them geographically.
In effect, the partnership that is the promoter of the Waverley line and TIE, which promotes the city's many other projects, are two separate entities that put a burden on local authorities.
I think that we should certainly take evidence from Scottish Enterprise. Many questions remain to be answered about the consultancy culture, the size of the corporate communications team and the metamorphosis of project ATLAS—where it is and where it has come from.
I welcome the fact that payments will start being made in August. I am concerned that many of the people who are eligible to receive payments are elderly.
This has been carried out every year since 1999, however, the annual sample sizes for many local authorities are very small, as are the sample sizes for larger families.