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In fact, we have had a silence that Gordon Brown would be proud of.Gordon Brown's Government may well be in its death-throes, but Labour's debt—and the harsh impact that paying it back will have on devolved spending—will be with us for years.
However, this initiative has from beginning to end been cross-party, consensual and co-operative among the participating parties. I agree with Robert Brown’s recollection of the long home-rule tradition that many of us are proud to stand in.
Amendment 24 would mean that the close season for mountain—or blue—hare will run from 1 April to 31 July, and for brown hare from 1 March to 30 September.
The pelagic industry is all right, notwithstanding dire threats from international negotiations. The brown crab and lobster industry is all right, if the market recovers and there is no overcatching.
We agreed that we would consider that letter to determine whether it addresses the points from our report that we wish to take up or whether we may still wish to lodge amendments to the bill on some matters.I will pass on immediately to our expert, Gavin Brown, to find out what he has to say.