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B
Thank
You
presiding
officer
overall
Scotland's
air
quality
is
good,
but
we
do
have
a
number
of
localized
hot
spots
in
some
of
our
towns
and
cities
where
additional
action
is
required,
we're
working
closely
with
local
authorities
and
other
partners
to
tackle
these
we're
very
clear
on
our
vision
for
air
quality
in
Scotland.
We
want
Scotland's
to
be
the
best
in
Europe.
Air
pollution
remains
a
significant
public
health
and
social
justice
issue.
B
Improving
air
quality
is
important
for
the
contribution
it
makes
to
everyone's
quality
of
life
for
some
groups
in
society,
they're,
very
young
and
old,
and
those
with
existing
respiratory
and
cardiovascular
conditions.
It
is
even
more
fundamental.
There
is
no
doubt
that
improving
air
quality
will
result
in
improved
health
whilst
also
delivering
more
attractive
places
for
living,
working
and
enjoying
recreation,
and
the
evidence
on
health
impacts
shows
that
poor
air
quality
reduces
average
life
expectancy
in
Scotland
by
three
to
four
months
course.
This
may
be
lower
than
elsewhere
in
the
UK.
B
It
is
still
unacceptable,
so
action
is
required.
The
cleaner
air
for
Scotland
strategy
sets
out
an
ambitious
work
program
to
deliver
further
air
quality
improvements.
Earlier
this
year.
The
first
national
clean
air
day
was
successfully
staged.
During
it,
we
published
the
first
cleaner
air
for
Scotland
progress
report,
setting
out
actions
that
have
already
been
delivered
and
the
current
status
of
other
actions
to
enhance
our
air
quality.
In
that
strategy,
we
set
out
our
ambition
for
low
emission
zones
to
be
in
place
by
2020.
B
We
have
since
stepped
up
that
ambition,
significantly
Ellie's
Ed's
minimum
emission
standards
for
vehicle
access
to
a
defined
area.
We
won't
Ellie's
aids
to
help
us
achieve
and
go
beyond
statutory
air
quality
requirements.
In
particular,
we
believe
that
Ellie's
Ed's
should
focus
on
nitrogen
dioxide
and
particulate
matter
to
pollutants
of
special
concern
for
human
health.
B
In
last
year's
program
for
government,
we
committed
to
put
in
place
the
frost
le
set
by
2018
in
this
year's
program.
We've
gone
further
and
committed
to
establishing
le
Zed's
in
each
of
our
four
biggest
cities
between
2018
and
2020,
and
by
2023.
This
will
be
extended
into
other
air
quality
management
areas
where
the
national
law
mission
framework
demonstrate
their
value.
Delivering
multiple
alleys
Ed's
across
Scotland
is
ambitious.
It
represents
the
largest
ever
programme
of
transport
based
air
quality
mitigation
in
Scotland,
we're
also
working
to
further
improve
air
quality
by
reducing
vehicle
exhaust
emissions.
B
The
programme
for
government
sets
a
bold
new
ambition
on
ultra
low
emission
vehicles,
including
electric
cars
and
vans,
with
a
target
to
phase
out
the
need
for
new
petrol
and
diesel
vehicles
by
2032
we
will
expand
the
electric
vehicle
charging
Network,
support,
innovative
approaches
and
encourage
the
public
sector
to
lead
the
way.
The
ambition
is
underpinned
by
a
recently
published
switched-on
Scotland
action
plan
and
builds
on
the
range
of
incentives
we
already
provide
to
local
authorities,
businesses
and
individuals.
B
Delivery
of
these
ambitions
requires
clear
structures
to
maximise
the
benefits
of
this
partnership.
We've
engaged
with
Glasgow
and
Edinburgh
Council's
to
establish
le
Zed
delivery
groups.
We've
also
contacted
Aberdeen
and
Dundee
city
councils
to
discuss
how
similar
groups
could
be
established
for
their
cities.
The
delivery
groups
will
be
supported
by
an
independent
senior
scientific
practitioner
who
will
offer
a
critical
challenge
function
around
the
delivery
of
Ellie's
Ed's.
B
We
will
also
create
an
le
said
leadership
group
across
the
four
cities
to
ensure
that
knowledge
sharing
happens
in
a
coordinated
and
constructive
way,
so
that
nationally
consistent
standards
are
applied
and
lessons
shared.
This
will
be
a
ministerial
elite
group
and
with
the
Minister
for
transport
in
the
islands,
I've
written
to
invite
these
councils
to
join
the
group,
the
decisional
Nelly
said
locations
and
design
will
be
led
by
local
authorities
in
partnership
with
the
Scottish
government
and
Regional
Transport
partnerships.
I
do
look
forward
to
announcing
shortly
where
the
first
le
said
will
be.
B
This
will
build
on
that
councils.
Assessment
of
the
evidence
base,
which
has
been
developed
in
partnership
with
SEPA
and
Transport
Scotland
I
know
that
councils
are
supportive
of
this
evidence,
both
in
assessing
needs
and
supporting
their
assessment
of
community
and
business
engagement
in
demonstrating
benefits.
B
That
evidence
will
be
critical
in
determining
which
types
of
vehicles
should
be
restricted
and
when
each
area
will
have
its
own
specific
requirements.
On
6
September,
we
launched
the
le
Zed
consultation.
This
is
open
until
the
28th
November.
The
consultation
gives
us
the
opportunity
to
seek
views
and
opinions
from
business.
The
general
public
and
other
interested
parties
on
issues
that
will
shape
our
Elliot
guiding
principles.
These
will
ultimately
aid
local
authorities
in
the
design,
establishment
and
operation
of
Scottish
le
Zed's
in
a
consistent
manner.
B
Initial
media
reports
suggested
the
immediate
banning
of
cars
and
buses
in
2018.
This,
of
course,
is
inaccurate
and
misleading,
and
also
missed
many
of
the
key
points
that
we
need
to
get
across
as
to
benefits
and
managing
change.
We
are
proposing
that
local
authorities
identify
specific
vehicle
types
that
would
not
be
allowed
to
enter,
and
le
said
this
would
mean
that
such
vehicles
would
be
subject
to
a
financial
penalty
if
they
illegally
entered
a
zone
we
want
to
avoid
such
breaches.
B
This
is
quite
different
to
the
approach
that
is
used
in
other
parts
of
the
UK
for
a
road
charge
that
can
be
paid
to
enter
this
road
pricing
idea
is
not
the
approach
being
suggested
in
Scotland
stakeholder
engagement
during
the
consultations.
Development
was
very
clear
around
the
need
for
robust
leaden
periods.
Leaden
times
would
allow
commercial
fleet
operators
and
private
vehicle
owners
time
to
prepare
and
manage
the
change
as
part
of
fleet
management.
B
The
proposal
is
that
a
leader
in
period,
words
start
once
a
local
authority
declared
an
L,
easy
design
and
location
with
the
leading
time
running
for
a
period
after
the
alleys
head
is
established.
European
le
Zed's
have
set
variable
timeframes
for
lead
end
times,
typically
from
1
to
4
years.
We
want
to
hear
the
views
of
a
wide
range
of
stakeholders
on
these
very
important
and
practical
issues.
A
phased
introduction
of
inclusion
of
vehicle
types
internally
said
is
expected.
Local
authorities
may
decide
to
include
private
cars,
as
is
their
right
at
some
point.
B
If
they
believe
that
such
emission
sources
are
significant
enough
to
warrant
inclusion,
the
precise
arrangements
will
be
in
city
specific
design
plans.
I
would
like
to
draw
a
particular
attention
to
our
bus
sector,
which
has
been,
and
will
continue
to
be,
an
integral
partner
in
assisting
this
government
to
improve
air
quality.
Buses
are
a
key
solution
to
our
air
quality
challenges,
offering
commuters
an
alternative
to
the
private
car.
They're,
not
villains,
clean
low
emission
buses
are
an
opportunity.
B
Encouraging
behavior
change
to
move
people
out
of
cars
and
into
efficient
and
low
emission
buses
will
help
reduce
both
congestion
and
emissions
at
the
same
time,
and
these
things
must
go
hand
in
hand,
the
frost
daily
said
will
act
as
a
case
study
and
how
the
two
issues
can
interact.
We
will
shortly
be
announcing
the
winners
of
the
seventh
round
of
the
Scottish
Green
Bus
Fund,
which
will
bring
forward
another
47
low
emission
buses.
B
Beyond
that,
the
pfg
outlined
our
ambition
in
terms
of
extending
government
support
to
accelerate
the
industry's
move
towards
buying
the
lowest
emitting
buses.
These
new
buses
mean
a
step
change
in
emissions
performance,
with
a
better
offer
for
passengers,
making
buses
an
attractive
mode
of
choice
in
the
short
term.
To
address
the
air
quality
challenge,
we
are
exploring
options
to
support
the
sector
this
financial
year.
This
would
be
targeted
at
bus
retrofitting.
We
are
engaging
with
the
sector
to
better
understand
the
technological
opportunities
and
challenges
that
retrofitting
will
bring.
B
We
believe
that
le
Zed's
should
also
interact
with
a
host
of
other
transport
policies.
These
include
actions
to
tackle
congestion,
supporting
modal
shift
to
more
active
travel
and
public
transport,
delivering
climate
change
mitigation
and
support
planners
and
making
our
town
and
city
spaces
more
pleasant
spaces
to
live,
work
and
spend
leisure
time.
Elly's
ads
will
be
designed
on
the
basis
of
clear
evidence
which
identifies
the
air
quality
issues
in
a
given
location
and
the
specific
vehicle
types
that
cause
air
pollution.
B
B
We
have
to
ensure
that
le
Zed's
are
delivered
in
an
equitable
manner
and
consider
equality
issues,
particularly
for
communities
who
rely
on
public
transport
to
move
around
our
towns
and
cities
on
funding
investment
will
be
considered
within
the
forthcoming
spending
review
costs
associated
with
le
Zed's
such
as
enforcement
and
retrofitting
grants
will
depend
on
the
type
and
scale
of
the
le
Zed's
as
decided
by
the
local
authorities.
We
need
people's
views
across
a
wide
range
of
Scotland
and
I.
B
A
C
You
presiding
officer
I'd
like
to
thank
the
cabinet
secretary
for
a
prior
sight
of
her
statement.
The
Scottish
Conservatives
broadly
welcomed
many
of
the
proposals
included
in
the
programme
for
government
in
relation
to
reducing
air
pollution.
Many,
whilst
many
of
the
SNP
government's
proposals
present
a
positive
and
constructive
step
forward.
We
believe
that
the
plans
fall
short
of
expectation
and
would
argue
that
there
is
need
for
them
to
go
further.
C
The
Scottish
Conservatives
take
an
ambitious
and
bold
approach
to
reducing
air
pollution,
such
as
expanding
the
network
of
air
quality
monitors,
in
particular,
introducing
them
to
primary
schools.
Last
year,
I
met
with
the
Transport
Minister
regarding
the
establishment
of
urban
consolidation
hubs.
These
are
an
hour
and
an
essential
component
for
low
emission
zones
by
removing
the
requirement
for
Freight
to
enter
city
centers
in
a
commercially
feasible
way.
Glasgow
Airport
would
be
an
ideal
location
for
one
of
these
and
I
urge
the
SNP
government
to
consider
this.
C
B
Well,
the
issue
of
urban
consolidation
hubs
has
been
raised,
I
think
by
the
member
previously
and,
as
he's
already
indicated,
he's
having
constructive
meetings.
I
hope
with
the
Transport
Minister
around
this.
Some
of
these
will
be
issues
for
local
authorities
themselves
to
consider
the
the.
What
we
are
trying
to
do
here
is
to
empower
local
authorities
to
move
ahead
with
what
they
consider
to
be
the
most
appropriate
thing
for
their
area,
and
we
are
providing
support.
B
D
Thank
You,
presiding
officer
and
I
also
thank
the
cabinet's
achieve
a
violent
fight
of
her
statement.
The
key
issue
across
the
chamber
is:
how
do
we
improve
air
quality?
Scotland
has
failed
to
meet
European
air
quality
directives
in
Glasgow
and
across
our
cities
and
towns,
their
hot
spots
of
air
pollution,
which
adversely
affect
the
health
of
our
children,
the
elderly
and
the
ill
candycam.
It's
actually
confirmed
that
the
initial
2018
low
emission
zone
target
is
on
track
and
the
comments
actually
also
reassure
Parliament
that
the
2020
target
just
announced
will
be
met
as
well.
D
B
So
we
would
be
expecting
a
variety
of
different
plans
to
be
brought
forward.
They,
the
discussions
about
the
first
one,
are
active
and
ongoing.
We're
in
active
conversation
with
both
Edinburgh
and
Glasgow
Dundee
and
Aberdeen,
and
those
you
know
would
be
the
four
cities
that
we
would
be
looking
at
by
2020.
Beyond
that.
It
will
be
a
matter
for
a
decision
to
be
made
about
the
air
quality
management
areas
and
whether
or
not
lawyer
low
emission
zone
should
be
rolled
out
there.
B
E
Thank
you
I
wonder
what
all
the
East
Coast
government
sees
for
green
infrastructure
and
tackling
purely
a
quality
of
ingredientes
the
amount
of
atmospheric
pollutants
that
people
are
exposed
to,
but
also
contribute
to
biodiversity.
I
recognise
pushing
an
increased
emphasis
in
this
would
require
a
shift
in
planning
policy
did
extend
it.
It's
become
moss
but
I
wonder.
If
the
government
there
sees
a
police
force
and
supplementing
the
measures
noted
in
the
cabinet,
Secretary's
statement,
canvassing
scene.
A
B
Reducing
the
level
of
pollutants,
ensuring
urban
cities
are
greener
and
more
pleasant
places
to
live
include
you
know.
Reducing
the
risk
of
flooding,
for
example,
was
part
and
parcel
of
all
of
that.
These
are
planning
issues.
These
are
all
perfectly
valid
things
that
planners
can
take
on
board
and
I
would
commend
members
if
they're
not
aware
of
the
Central
Scotland
Green
Network,
to
make
themselves
aware
of
it,
because
that's
our
a
very
big
example
of
how
important
green
infrastructure
can
be
in
tackling
not
just
air
quality
but
a
whole
range
of
things.
Donald.
F
You
research
from
the
British
Lung
Foundation
noted
that
children
growing
up
in
areas
of
severe
air
pollution
had
been
shown
to
be
five
times
more
likely
to
have
poor
lung
development.
Will
the
cabinet
secretary
commit
to
work
in
collaboration
with
the
cabinet
secretary
for
health
and
sport
on
this
area
and
what
specific
action
will
she
take
to
ensure
that
the
impact
of
air
pollution
on
the
health
of
Scotland's
children
is
reduced?
Cameron
secretary.
A
B
Indeed,
and
I've
said
that
health
is
one
of
the
key
drivers
for
the
things
that
we
when
we're
looking
at
air
quality,
although
there
are
other
there
are
other
benefits.
I'm
I'm
grateful
for
the
British
Heart
Foundation
endorsement
of
what
we
were
doing.
I
think
there
is
a
recognition
that
we
are
trying
very
hard
to
ensure
that
what
we
produce
will
be
to
the
best
health
benefit
of
all
our
population.
Regardless
of
what
age
the
member
is
right
to
talk
about
young
people's,
not
just
young
people.
B
Of
course,
it's
very
elderly
that
can
be
badly
hit
by
poor
air
quality
and
those
who've
got
pre-existing
conditions.
Those
are
the
three
groups
which
are
most
vulnerable
and
it's
those
groups
that
I
think
that
we
would
be
expecting
the
local
authorities
when
they're,
considering
le
Zed's
to
be
looking
at
when
they're
thinking
about
taking
them
forward,
because
that's
obviously
got
to
be
a
key
part
of
it
and
they.
B
The
reference
to
children,
of
course,
can
take
me
on
to
a
discussion
about
air
quality
monitoring
around
schools
and
I'm,
not
sure
whether
that's
where
the
member
wish
to
go
in
in
respect
of
this.
But
the
current
monitoring
programme
we
do
believe,
is
sufficiently
robust
to
pick
up
any
particular
occasion,
issues
in
locations
around
schools,
and
we
would
expect
the
schools
issue
to
be
part
of
any
consideration
that
a
local
authority
might
make
in
respect
of
an
early
said.
Emma.
G
You
presiding
officer,
my
question
is
a
bit
similar
actually
to
Donald
cameras.
But
could
the
cabinet
secretary
expand
on
whether
concerns
such
as
the
emissions
of
particulates
and
nitrogen
dioxide,
which
do
cause
at
a
taste
of
the
respiratory
system
and
exacerbation
of
existing
conditions
in
vulnerable
individuals?
So
as
well
as
kids,
but
was?
Was
that
part
of
the
reasoning
behind
the
plans
to
establish
more
low
emission
zones
in
Scotland
camera.
B
Can
I
thank
the
member
for
the
question
I
think
it's
perfectly
legitimate
for
people
to
want
to
emphasise
the
public
health
aspects
of
this
and
I.
Think
I
missed
out
in
my
last
response
that,
yes,
indeed,
I
am
working
with
the
health
portfolio
on
this.
It
has
been
flagged
up
to
them
as
a
very
serious
issue.
I've
had
conversations
with
consultants
in
this
particular
area
and
commended
them
to
my
colleagues
and
health
as
well
to
ensure
that
they
are
well
aware
of
some
of
the
same
things
that
we
are
conscious
of.
B
The
member
is
the
member
who's
just
asked
a
question
in
respect
of
particularly
those
who
are
suffering
from
cardiovascular
problems.
Already
I
ought
to
say
that
one
of
the
slight
difficulties
we
have
is
that,
although
there
is
information
about
health,
the
the
Committee
on
the
medical
effects
of
air
pollutants,
which
is
the
one
that
came
up
with
that
original
estimation
of
three
to
four
months,
life,
shortening
in
Scotland
has
warned
that
they're
concerned
that
the
statistics
have
some
uncertainties
about
them
and
they're
concerned
that
they
shouldn't
be
used
as
the
basis
for
public
policy
interventions.
B
But
of
course,
it's
very
difficult
to
ignore
the
information
that
we
have
from
them,
so
I
think
we
can
conclude
that
any
measures
that
improved
air
quality
at
a
population
level
would
have
a
positive
impact
on
public
health.
I
think
it
feels
instinctively
the
right
place
to
be,
and
what
we're
not
able
to
do
is
break
down
to
a
regional
or
local
level
and
capture
the
impacts
of
individual
measures
such
as
their
lizards
in
respect
of
public
health.
That
is
not
something
which
is
available
to
us
yet
he'll.
H
I'm
pleased
that
the
cabinet
secretary
recognizes
that,
if
we
want
to
improve
air
quality,
then
we
need
to
see
model
chef
towards
buses,
but
the
cabinet
secretary
be
aware,
since
the
SNP
came
to
power
in
2007
that
the
number
of
bus
passenger
journeys
has
fallen
by
78
million
and
that
almost
70
million
vehicle
kilometers
have
been
strapped
to
the
Boston
air,
what
we're
not
going
to
get
people
to
go
and
buses
if
there's
no
buses
to
get
on
and
we're
also
not
going
to
get
people
to
go
on
buses.
It
fails
continue
to
nice.
A
B
As
one
of
the
members
of
this
chamber
that
does
actually
use
use
buses,
I
am
understandably
of
the
view
that
I
would
want
always
to
have
the
widest
possible
availability
of
both
bus
routes
and
indeed,
as
along
with
everybody
else,
not
to
be
charged
too
much.
But,
of
course,
we're
currently
in
a
situation
where
a
lot
of
the
decisions
that
are
being
made
are
being
made
by
bus
companies,
and
it
is
a
very
active
local
conversation
going
on.
B
But
I
think
you
know
there
are
a
lot
of
there's
a
lot
of
progress
being
made
and
while
that
may
not
answer
the
the
bigger
more
ideological
question
that
the
member
has
asked,
I'm
sure
he
would
expect
us
to
be
aware
of
the
potential
dangers
in
all
of
this
and
to
have
them
at
the
forefront
of
the
discussions.
When
we're
having
those
discussions
at
local
authority
level.
Marc.
I
You
can
I
welcome
the
statement
today
on
behalf
of
the
greens,
but
given
that,
as
a
statements
just
acknowledged,
it
can
take
up
to
four
years
to
roll
out
in
Le
said.
It
perhaps
suggests
that
the
state
was
three
years
too
late.
But
if
I
can
ask
the
cabinet
secretary
specifically
about
funding
for
the
alleys
they'd
work,
the
UK
government
announced
in
the
summer
that
there
would
be
an
additional
200
million
pounds
to
be
spent
on
tackling
nitrous
oxide
at
the
roadside,
the
Scottish
government,
when
you're
putting
two
million
pounds
into
Council
work
on
air.
I
B
I
I
think
the
government
does
have
a
good
record.
I
mean
I'm.
You
know
appreciate
that
mark
Rosco
may
have
wished
this
to
a
vole
happened,
maybe
not
just
three
years
ago,
Gore
but
ten
years
ago,
fifteen
years
ago.
The
fact
is,
we
are
doing
it
now.
The
fact
is,
we
do
have
better
air
quality
than
the
rest
of
the
United
Kingdom
that
we
are
actually
making
big
achievements,
that
there
has
been
considerable
funding,
gone
into
issues
and
areas
that
will
affect
air
quality,
and
that
will
continue
to
be
the
case.
B
I
think
in
I
indicated
that
there
there
will
now
be
budget
discussions
in
respect
of
low
emission
zones,
I'm
not
going
to
comment
on
Barnett
consequentials.
That
would
be
a
matter
more
relevantly
put
to
my
colleague,
the
finance
secretary,
as
I'm
sure
mark
Russell
knows,
and
what
we're
doing
at
the
moment
is
considering
Ellie's
ed
funding.
Within
the
forthcoming
spending
review.
We
recognize
it's
an
additional
cost
pressure,
but
it's
one
that
we
will
be
absolutely
up
to
considering.
J
You,
the
officer,
can
I
also
thank
the
cabinet
secretary
for
early
State,
the
for
statement
and
indeed
much
of
the
content
within
it,
as
well
as
reiterating
my
call
not
just
for
the
expansion
of
the
evie
Network,
but
efforts
to
improve
the
reliability,
not
least
to
do
better
and
more
timely
maintenance.
Can
I
ask
the
cabinet's
actually
what
assurances
she
can
provide
that
progress
on
early
Zed's
in
Scotland's,
four
largest
cities
will
not
undermine
investment,
support
and
focus
on
initiatives
in
other
parts
of
the
country,
not
just
our
urban,
but
also
our
rural
areas.
J
B
Is
a
separate
area
of
funding
and
a
separate
area
of
conversation,
I'm
conscious
that
there
were
other
announcements
and
I
referred
to
some
of
them
in
the
statement
in
respect
of
electric
vehicles,
which
is
something
which
will
apply
it
right
across
Scotland
and
won't
simply
be
confined
to
those
parts
of
the
country
with
Ellie
said,
and
obviously
there
is.
You
know
a
number
of
issues
which
which
there
are
around
the
move
towards
greater
use
of
electric
cars
and
vans.
B
I
did
see
and
I'm
looking
for
it
here
that
oourtney
got
a
special
mention
in
terms
I,
think
of
electric
buses.
Is
that
correct,
I'm
glad
the
member
is
endorsing
my
recollection?
So
that's
a
very
good
example
of
how
this
is
an
issue
which
really
is
one
for
the
whole
of
the
country
and
electric
vehicles
are
something
which
we
will
see
in
rural
areas
as
well
as
urban
areas,
despite
people
assuming
that
they're
really
a
matter
for
cities
rather
than
country,
we're.
K
Thank
you
following
on
from
that
last
question.
The
cabinet's
actually
mentioned
that
there
are
localized
emissions
hotspots
in
some
of
our
towns
and
cities,
some
of
which
are
in
forked
district,
and
we
know
that
the
majority
of
such
emissions,
which
contribute
to
health,
come
from
cars
and
late
vans
in
order
standing
refer
to
the
mechanic
in
the
cabinet
safety
said
head
of
the
government's
encouraging
the
uptake
of
electric
vehicles,
therefore
reducing
vehicle
exhaust
emissions
and
the
she
agree.
B
B
It
was
actually
eight
in
terms
of
nitrogen
dioxide
and
six
in
terms
of
particulate
matter,
including
some
surprising
ones.
For
those
who
assume
that
this
is
an
urban
or
a
big-city
problem.
It's
not
some
of
the
ones
on
the
list,
particularly
for
particulates
were
not
big
city
as
I
know,
because
one
of
them
was
in
my
constituency
and
that
would
probably
come
as
a
surprise
to
many
people.
B
Localized
emission
hotspots
come
from
a
variety
of
vehicle
sources,
though,
and
it's
not
always
the
case
that
the
majority
of
those
emissions
come
from
cars
and
light
vans,
which
is
often
the
first
assumption
and
that's
why
I
make
mention
of
some
of
the
more
surprising
admissions
to
the
list.
There's
no
doubt
that
the
uptake
of
electric
vehicles
and
clean
modern
petrol
and
diesel
will
make
our
cities
more
attractive,
places
to
live.
Work
and
visit.
B
I've
talked
about
the
pfg
and
the
bold
new
ambition,
an
ultra
low
emission
vehicles,
including
electric
cars
and
vans,
and
we
are
going
to
be
supporting
this
approach
with
the
expansion
of
the
charge,
play
Scotland
charging
network
and
encouraging
the
public
sector
to
lead
the
way
on
electric
vehicles,
because
that's
an
important
point
to
make.
We
can
be
leaders
in
this
in
the
public
sector
and
it
in
a
sense
it.
It
really
is
about.
We
have
to
be
in
a
place
that
says:
do
as
we
do
not
do
as
we
see
Jimmy.
A
L
Cabinet
secretary
says,
the
local
authorities
will
ultimately
be
responsible
for
designing
their
own
al-aziz.
This
could
potentially
lead
to
a
situation
where
we
have
four
very
separate
rules
and
regulations.
I.
Think,
given
that
it's
business
to
operate
many
of
the
vehicles
that
might
be
affected
by
the
restrictions
these
businesses
operate
in
multiple
zones.
Does
the
cabinet's
actually
recognize
the
potential
confusion
that
might
arise
from
a
multiple
regular
environment?
And
how
is
she
gonna
find
that
balance
between
the
positive
change
in
air
quality
that
you
all
want
without
any
substantial
detrimental
effect
or
our
city's
economies?.
B
I
think
the
key
to
the
concern
that
the
member
has-
and
you
know
it
is
a
legitimate
concern
when
we're
talking
about
different
design,
different
parts
of
the
country.
The
key
to
that
is
the
current
consultation,
which
is
ongoing
and
the
development
of
the
national
lawyer
mission
framework,
which
will
be
the
framework
within
which
we
operate.