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The committee also agreed to seek comments from Dumfries and Galloway Council and the three Ayrshire councils about the possibility of declaring a local holiday on that date, given the local associations with Robert Burns.Responses have now been received.
I have always made it clear that we will use the most up-to-date statistics in future negotiations, at which we will argue hard for the Highlands and Islands and for Scotland.
It is a disgrace that the national health service has to make do with out-of-date equipment. I understand that there is no rolling programme to replace equipment in the NHS.
We shall put the matter on the agenda for a later date. As Kay Ullrich says, it would be beneficial to take evidence because we know that many reputable organisations in the health service and elsewhere have different opinions on the subject.
Since the end of the calf-processing date scheme, the problem has also encroached into the dairy industry; it might be unfair to restrict the discussion to the sheep industry.
That committee commented only on the Salmonella in Laying Flocks (Sampling Powers) (Scotland) Regulations 2004.Members will recall that we considered the Water Environment (Register of Protected Areas) (Scotland) Regulations 2004 before the recess and decided to seek clarification from the minister on a number of issues.
Members will recall that we issued requests for evidence just before the summer recess. Our adviser, Peter Wood, has been analysing the submissions that we have received thus far.