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Members will remember that we had a briefing organised for the day on which the Scottish National party motion on rural affairs was debated, which caused us to reconsider our plans. The Sea Fish Industry Authority has indicated a desire to provide a briefing to members on current fisheries issues leading up to the Fisheries Council meeting in December. Do members think that such a briefing would be useful?
We come to the difficult part—we have to agree a date. It has been suggested that it would be better for us to go to Pentland House for the briefing, rather than for the Sea Fish Industry Authority to come here, as facilities there are better for the presentation that the authority wishes to make. The morning of Wednesday 8 December has been suggested. Does that suit everyone?
We will go ahead on the basis of holding the briefing on the morning of Wednesday 8 December. [Interruption.]
Simon, do you want to say anything else about the letter?
No. I covered the points that are in the letter.
The letter sets out the points that Simon mentioned when he spoke to us a few moments ago and includes his suggestions on how to proceed.
I am happy with the approach that is outlined in the letter, as long as we flag up the point that I made earlier. Tourism is so important to rural Scotland that we should not simply consider figures in the way that we always have.
We all accept the point that Mike raised. Would it be appropriate for us to proceed on the basis that is set out in the letter?
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