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I take Alasdair Morgan's point, but the danger is that, if this gets knocked back today, a new order will take a further two years, because the process has to be gone through again.
We have a window in which we can do this work, but it will involve delaying the inquiry into the new economy. The public expect us to get this issue resolved quickly.
The Scottish Executive has no plans to arrange a ministerial visit to the Ballinluig junction. However, officials have visited the site on many occasions to meet with local community representatives, Tayside Police and BEAR Scotland Ltd.
What benefit do you think the people of Scotland, who must live next to those experimental fields, will get in the long term? What financial benefits will Bayer get, as a company, in the future?
That was why I launched the nationwide consultation even before Parliament approved the new procedure. I am not trying to by-pass the new procedure; in a sense, I anticipated it.