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My understanding was that an additional oral evidence session would not hold up the drafting of the stage 1 report. The committee decided that extra evidence should not hold up the report and that any answers that we needed to seek at another oral evidence session could be slotted into the draft report.
In Aberdeenshire, the council has used its resources to provide extra train facilities. The funding will allow authorities to integrate their services.
The area will, I hope, benefit from £1 million of extra investment—what a boost that will give south Argyll, which is reeling from the effects of agricultural recession and dwindling tourism, mainly due to high fuel prices.
But its estimate of the cost of dealing with contentious marches is still £927,500. Your view is that the extra cost for contentious marches would be £200,000.
For example, no decision is required now on whether an extra runway at Edinburgh airport is needed and no decision will be required for at least 10 years, by which time the Edinburgh airport rail connection should be in place.
We have a provisional allocation from the Treasury, which would allow us to match fund, and the £20 million or so extra for the rural stewardship scheme in 2005-06 represents that provision.