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Failure to bring them into force for the 2025 scheme year will undermine that progress and the efforts and work of many of our farmers and crofters who are already committed to making these improvements; it would also hinder our transition plans.
During the stage 1 debate, it was clear that that was one of the issues about which many MSPs felt strongly. I have listened to those views and have considered whether more can be done to balance them with the wider policy regarding the circumstances in which the appointment of a judicial factor can be sought.
I recognise all the comments that Mr Stewart quoted; I have heard them being made many times by many people. In Moray, there is a perception and a belief that that is the situation.
As Mike Flynn said, poisoned raptors are found, but were they poisoned where they were found or many, many miles away? All of those things present us with challenges.