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On resuming— We are reaching the conclusion of our stage 1 consideration of the Nature Conservation (Scotland) Bill, for which I welcome Ross Finnie MSP, who is the Minister for Environment and Rural Development.
On resuming— The committee will now hear oral evidence on the need for the railway and associated works, funding and any other issues from Mr Nicol Stephen MSP, who is the Scottish Executive's Minister for Transport, and Mr Damian Sharp, who is from the Scottish Executive's transport division.
In any community, people will say that the local authority or, indeed, the MSP does not listen to their needs. I am not having a go at local authorities, as it is a problem from which we all suffer.I will move us on to the financial implications.
If and when any penalties or compensation might have to be paid for a failure by ministers to meet the time limits, my amendment would open up the prospect of MSPs asking relevant parliamentary questions about how many penalties had been paid.
Some time later—this summer and early autumn—we met a couple of MSPs and an MP and held a meeting of our round table, which involved about 40 people examining the later parts of the 1984 act.
Most people do not know where to go with a complaint, unless they go to an MSP or MP. We need more publicity to let ordinary people know what the score is.
Schools should do that in first and second year, as those students will not become involved unless they are praised at an early age. If MSPs want all children to be represented, they should come to our schools instead of inviting a select few to come and talk to them.
That general point forms part of the whole debate about priorities in the health budget.Next week, I think, I will meet MSPs and campaigners from south Glasgow, where there is a complicated situation and a desire for more hospitals.