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I call Colin Smyth to wind up and to press or withdraw his amendment. I press amendment 26. Amendment 26 agreed to. After section 8 Amendment 9 moved—Humza Yousaf.
A range of views has been expressed about the matter in evidence, and I would be grateful if you could give the Government’s perspective on whether such short-stay sites are a useful tool and are something that local authorities should be pursuing.
All Ramsar sites in Scotland are also Natura 2000 sites and / or Sites of Special Scientific Interest and are protected under the associated statutory regimes for which guidance and advice is provided by Scottish Natural Heritage.
That is the legitimate aim in this case. Paragraphs 23 to 26 of the Government’s written response to the legal adviser’s questions set out the “objective basis” for choosing an age limit of 60.
It states explicitly that parliamentary liaison officers are required to exercise care in the use of any official information to which they have access in the course of their duties as a PLO.