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Highland Council, for example, is looking at that as a possibility. There may be other mechanisms for doing that, potentially through the Scottish rural development plan, although the take-up is quite low.
You said that that was because of the way in which we monitor and enforce regulations—or do not do so, as the case may be, which I think is what you were arguing.
My amendment 5 is about trying to give some respite to my constituents in Newton from the increased traffic that they will experience both during the construction of the crossing and afterwards.The minister may well tell me that the bill already provides mitigation measures.
All too often we talk about resources as being just money; I recognise that there is always a bottom line, but resources go beyond money. We may have to adjust service delivery—perhaps we can no longer provide day centres that may suit people with learning disabilities but not those with autism.
In particular, we should look at how the CCS levy may touch on devolved powers, to ensure that Scotland-based projects benefit and are not merely contributors.
If competition within a terminal area is impractical, there needs to be far greater regulation of what the company that owns the airport may and may not do. Perhaps the public should be represented on the boards of such companies, with directors being responsible for ensuring that the public interest is protected.
As the oil seeps inland into the marshes of the southern United States, it throws off the balance of that delicate ecosystem, which may never be the same.Such man-made disasters should highlight the importance of world oceans day.
On the same wall, there is also a Rangers calendar. That may surprise colleagues from some other parts of Scotland, but happy religious co-existence of that kind is not, or should not be, such a big deal—and not just in the Western Isles.
At first sight, and even perhaps at second sight, it may seem a little presumptuous for me to take part, because the Jubilee hall is not in my constituency.