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It is therefore with regret that I must say that it has proved impossible for the SNP to agree to the latest proposals. The SNP group will vote against them.
In her late paper, Rosemary Byrne raises a new point about the support that members who wish to introduce a bill receive from the non-Executive bills unit and so on.
To an extent, it also applies in all EU member states. Any new instruments on conflict of law rules and on jurisdiction would have to take that into account.
We are getting just one side of the story. This is not a new situation, as I remember that 15 or 20 years ago there was a problem with getting replacements for wardens—it is not always easy to fill the posts.
The new rules will impinge particularly on dairy farmers in the Dumfriesshire area, many of whom will find that the extra capital cost that they will have to incur to meet the requirements of the proposed new regulations will probably put them out of business.