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Alex Fergusson certainly makes a valid point, in that substantial changes have been made to the nature of the regulations that govern the live-meat trade.
The member suggested that nothing has happened in the interim. I will address precisely the points that she makes. We have introduced golden hellos and we are rewarding dentists for their commitment to the NHS.
I hope that they have heard that message loud and clear. On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I apologise for raising the same point of order that I have raised for the past two weeks.
If that cannot be done through the Water Services etc (Scotland) Bill, it will need to be done at some point somewhere. We need to ensure that that happens, so that communities are assured that the issue will be tackled.
However, I seek assurance that the points that the petition raises will be addressed in the course of action and monitoring that this committee has said that it will undertake.
We could then judge whether it is sufficient to protect the interests of Scotland in the European Union. I was going to raise the point that Keith Raffan raised. It is important that we have a reasonably early meeting at some point in the next few months.
In a sense, we are having a brief discussion today to gather together such points and to ask for precisely the information that Fergus Ewing and Kate Maclean seek.