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Its first sub-group is the marine energy group.That group has had a vigorous programme to address those issues and will deliver its report in May. This is an opportunity to brief MSPs, the Parliament and officials about that process and all the issues that will have to be tackled and which will be addressed in that marine energy group report.
I think that I speak on behalf of the committee in welcoming the fact that you are expanding the right. My experience as a constituency MSP is that the two greatest areas of contention are placing requests and the level of support services that are in place.
I corresponded with you about one of my constituents who has a water charge of 61p on a council tax bill of £57.98. It would be impossible for an MSP to justify such a charge on any other form of taxation.
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.