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The fact is that the Scottish housing associations are, basically, a product of the right-to-buy policy. They were established after the right-to-buy legislation commenced.
Item 5 is consideration of a briefing paper from Arthur Midwinter on the 2002 spending review and the Executive's "Building a Better Scotland: Spending Proposals 2003-06: What the money buys" document, which was launched last week.
Crofting Community Right to Buy (Compensation) (Scotland) Order 2004(SSI 2004/226) Again, the recommendation is to draw to the attention of the lead committee and the Parliament that there is:"(a) defective drafting or possibly unexpectedly limited use of the power (or both) on point 1;(b) defective drafting on point 2;(c) that its meaning could be clearer...
Could we track legislation at its earlier stages, such as at the white—or even green—paper stage? Would it be possible to get a sheet of paper that maps out when legislation will come and shows which white and green papers will become legislation in the fullness of time?
Will demand for the bill's provisions eventually fade out? I realise that the SPICe briefing sets out some statistics on the matter, but I would like to get your response to the question on the record.
If the Executive cannot do that—the witnesses have admitted that they cannot—a clear balance sheet should be produced that shows ranges of estimates and of costs, as the convener said.