As Mr Greene said, the South of Scotland Enterprise Bill has been framed very widely. For example, section 5(2) amplifies what is meant by
“furthering ... economic and social development”,
which includes
“(a) supporting inclusive economic growth,
“(b) providing, maintaining and safeguarding employment,
“(c) enhancing skills and capacities,
“(d) encouraging business start-ups and entrepreneurship,
“(e) promoting commercial and industrial—
(i) efficiency
(ii) innovativeness, and
(iii) international competitiveness,”
and
“(f) supporting community organisations”.
Those are the aims of the body. Of course, it will work alongside Transport Scotland, which has national responsibility for trunk roads, railways and other modes of transport, and alongside the work that the Scottish Government is doing in partnership with local authorities on the reaching 100 per cent programme, which has the aim of providing access to superfast broadband to all in Scotland, and especially to remote areas.
It is a case of horses for courses. We already have bodies that have expertise in those other areas and we expect that they will continue to carry out their work there. They also have the budgets for transport and connectivity. The south of Scotland agency will not have the budget to do that work. It will not have the executive responsibility, and the budget follows that responsibility.
As you know, convener, I never wish to go on for too long, but—