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We do not accept the view that showmen's applications should be dealt with under paragraph 26 of the Scottish Executive's planning policy SPP 3, which deals with the accommodation needs of Gypsy Travellers.
Order 1999, which was laid before the Parliament on 26 May, be approved. The next question is, that motion S1M-29, in the name of Henry McLeish, be agreed to.
I have given a commitment that the new orders will not come into force until the new rules and the scale of fees that flows from them come into force.Those were the two key concerns when the orders were previously laid.
I know that people such as Jamie Williamson in my constituency do their utmost to promote diversification and new opportunities. I know that because I have visited his farm—I hope that I understand what he is doing.