Part of the debate – in the Scottish Parliament at 3:56 pm on 13 September 2007.
I welcome the substantial—in fact, more or less complete—continuity in carrying forward the previous Administration's policies on the national planning framework and planning more generally. A fundamental principle of planning reform was early participation. Will the cabinet secretary say a little more about the forthcoming participation statement—the timing and possibly the substance?
I also welcome in particular the climate change criterion, but will the cabinet secretary explain whether it refers to specific developments or