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We foresee another potential problem in relation to extra cost. If a solicitor presented a request for a power of arrest and an exclusion order in one submission, there might not be any extra cost.
Our dialogue worked well and we reached agreement on all the relevant points to ensure that the necessary consultation and parliamentary scrutiny were carried out. I welcome the extension of extra powers to the Bus User Complaints Tribunal.
Along with rising prescribing costs, the new contracts are swallowing up the vast bulk of the £2 billion of extra funding that will be spent on health services in Scotland through to 2006.The problem is particular to Scotland.
If we were dealing with legislation, that would have been flagged up to us and we would have discussed the matter. We might suggest that an extra week should be allowed, but the extra time needed might run to two or even three weeks.
Circumstances such as those that Shiona Baird described mean that it is inappropriate for parents to go to work, which is why there is extra support for people with disabilities—disability triggers extra benefits and different kinds of support.
It is an undisputed fact that there has been extra activity in the past three months; if Nicola Sturgeon had spoken to hospital workers, she would know that.