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That is the view of those who have contributed, and I am happy to suggest that it is the committee's view, which will be recorded in the Official Report. We have expressed our opinion. What happens next with the SPCB figures?
I wanted to take this opportunity to express my concern that my constituents are being disfranchised and might not be able to respond within the consultation period.
That consideration, however long it takes, may go some way towards meeting the concerns expressed by Maclay Murray & Spens.One of our difficulties—we keep coming back to this—is the pressure of time.
I think that it should have done, and I hope that the committee will share the views that I have expressed about the importance of drawing the regulations to the attention of Parliament.
Yesterday, I had a call from skipper Bill Watt of Macduff. He wanted to express his bafflement at yet another example of the Executive's forelock tugging at the Commission's nonsensical regulations.
I am thinking in particular of places such as Argyll and Clyde. They have 26 inhabited islands, but there is no additional allocation to match that need.