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How confident are you that the canvass will be as robust and accurate as it can be, compared with those of previous years? Are the canvass process and the EROs on target to achieve what they need to achieve by the deadlines that have been set?
We should celebrate the unique geography of the Highlands and Islands, and that means that comparing productivity or the number of flights that are overseen by an operator at Gatwick or Edinburgh and in Benbecula makes no sense whatsoever.
As far as return on investment is concerned, yes—but one would expect that in a capital-intensive sector such as generation, compared with the retail sector. Again, whether a 5 per cent margin on retail activities is tight is an interesting question.
Have you looked at how rigid they are about making sure that companies that say that they are spending the money in Georgia, British Columbia or wherever are doing so? How does that compare with how we test the data here?
The trade secretary knows from those figures that the advantages that will be produced by those free trade agreements are nothing compared to the disadvantages of leaving the customs union.