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Members probably noticed from their briefing papers that the whole thing has been on the go for about 20 years and that the amendment may fall. Those involved in the whisky industry are interested in getting notification of our support.
Members probably noticed from their briefing papers that the whole thing has been on the go for about 20 years and that the amendment may fall. Those involved in the whisky industry are interested in getting notification of our support.
If any member of the committee objects to the question being put in this way, they may say so. Amendments 278 and 297 to 300 moved—Iain Gray—and agreed to.
In such cases, the authority has a duty to visit at least once every three months, and may call for reports and request information from the guardians.
That is a project of which I, for one, was unaware. The money may already have been allocated, but we should welcome the fact that that research is being conducted.
The mechanism will enable us to judge the cases in which there would be an environmental gain from removing woodland. For example, we may be removing previously established plantations from what are now regarded as more sensitive areas.We have one or two examples up in the flow country, where some deforestation proposals might be coming forward.
We laid a marker that we wanted the matter properly dealt with and were establishing a better standard than had existed. That may settle down. I am impressed by the fact that my business manager notified me that there were five SSIs to deal with.
If amendment 5 were agreed to, the courts would have to find a definition for "equal validity and respect".Alex Neil may not like the following definitions, but it is critical that Parliament should hear them.