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That is particularly evident if we consider the youth and comparative immaturity of many of the victims.On behalf of the Scottish Conservatives, I say that this is a welcome piece of legislation.
Do the witnesses—Dr Thompson in particular—think that it is possible to make a judgment about how humane snaring is compared with other methods of predator control?
Colleagues from across the chamber will take their own positions on this, but I mention the former monarch of England only because section 20 seeks to redefine the status in law of the present monarch of the United Kingdom in a way that will be different for laws made in this Parliament compared with laws made at Westminster.
However, we must remember that not every country in Europe uses 999. I think that the comparable number in Spain and Germany is 112, and it is 997 in Poland, so a person coming into this country will not instinctively dial 999.
In Scotland, the private rented sector represents about 8 per cent of total households, compared with more than 16 per cent of total households in England.
I understand and accept the logic, but I am not sure that Mr Carnochan is comparing apples with apples. I take your point; it can be argued that both are preventative spend.
The report is a vastly superior piece of work compared with what a parliamentary committee, the National Trust itself or the Government could have produced.