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Through the UK review of marine nature conservation we are addressing what more must be done to protect our marine and natural heritage.I will respond to some of the specific points that have been made. I have addressed Maureen Macmillan's point about the Moray Firth Partnership.
That picks up on the point that Alex Johnstone made about whether we are going too far and on Mark Ruskell's point about whether we are going far enough—I am sorry for broadly paraphrasing everybody's views.
I understand that the word "local" applies to a small stretch of road, but we are talking about a life-link to an island—one that affects all of the island's businesses and communities.
If there is not a unanimous industry view on how best to achieve that—which was John Swinney's point—it is our objective to secure it.Like Jamie McGrigor, I support fully the concept of working to promote and support the tartan industry in Scotland.
We will certainly consider with those bodies—we will also consider any of the committee's recommendations—how we can best deal with such a fair and important point.
Evidence from midwife-led units around Great Britain suggests that, where there is a geographical imperative, community maternity units may be considered for low-risk women with a normal pregnancy.