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The European consolidation regulations are already published, but they contain flexibility for each member state to produce regimes that will, in a proportionate way, meet the food safety requirements.
As such negotiations proceed, we will have to be flexible and pragmatic on conditions that the European Commission might seek to put on the lifting of the ban.
Despite the fact that the letter says that comments had to be in by last Friday, Sarah Davidson, the clerk team leader, has assured me that the date has been extended and is flexible. Any comments that we make will be taken into consideration.
Can I suggest that you, Ian, have a word with the other Ian and with Fergus to try to strike a balance. I am flexible, and rather than our putting the matter to a vote and causing disgruntlement, you may be able to come to a working arrangement.
That applies to children of normal development. If we were talking about a developmentally delayed group, we would need to take each child individually.