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The costs involved in that would be passed on to consumers, so there is a balance to be struck. I was being pressed by the Conservative party this morning to reduce electricity prices.
One marked feature of this country is our poor health record. Our citizens die earlier than do citizens in other parts of the United Kingdom and of the world and our health is generally poorer.
The minister is aware of the proposals that I mentioned—my colleagues will talk about specific proposals. Could he tell me the time scale for the reductions that he is talking about, where they will apply and what they will cost?
The issue should have been spotted in advance and we should never have reached the current point. I do not believe that anyone who is involved in the tripartite talks wanted to reach this point.
I contend that the BGS is talking about point-source pollution at those sites and not diffuse pollution, which is what the nitrates directive is concerned with.
Option 2 is the briefer option, which has the advantage, from the Carbeth hutters' point of view, of pointing the Executive and Parliament in the direction of the land reform bill as a means of dealing with this situation.