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It would have been my pleasure to welcome you rather earlier, but circumstances have conspired against us. Never mind; we shall press on and get the job done.My first duty tonight is to welcome Des McNulty to the committee.
There are complexities in relation to who has authority over various aspects of marine policy, therefore, I do not rule anything out or in. I am much more concerned to get agreement about policy before I start getting into the constitutional niceties of who and where and what acts might be required.
As Kenny MacAskill pointed out, the members of the Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce have been getting round the table—and getting others round the table—to ensure that we build on the success that has been achieved.
Reading through the papers is like wading through cold porridge, but if one does wade through them, one will eventually probably get something out of them.One tends to despair.