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I can imagine the court disputes that would arise over when cohabitation started in order to squeeze in extra days and weeks, so Fergus Ewing's amendments would not reduce litigation.We must keep the bill flexible, as the minister's amendment is.
If they prove to be superfluous, wonderful—we will have extra protection. However, you cannot say, "Maybe if we get a tram that's quieter—or maybe this or maybe that—we don't need to do it."
Indeed, it would create in the legislation extra layers before OSCR could take action.It is important that OSCR acts proportionately when it takes action.
I know that South Lanarkshire Council has had to hire an extra planning officer during the process that we are currently going through, which is a cost to the public purse.
What that means for home owners in Scotland, for example, is mortgage payments of more than £1,000 extra every year. We are paying the price right now of decisions taken elsewhere.
We will then be able to analyse them down the line and make judgments. The extra bit of software is being developed and will not be in place till next year.
I presume that the reward for all that extra work is knowing that you are influencing policy and achieving more than you did before the Parliament was established.