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We should also ask the witnesses about their shopping or wish lists—how much more would they need for X, Y and Z? We will have to get down to specifics.
Mathematically, that is not correct: it should be X + Y + Z all over 3A. I know what you are trying to do, but it is not mathematically correct and it is a bit naughty.
We are not dictating to companies that they must resolve their future situation by X, Y or Z. However, the companies need to have some ideas to allow us to distribute the money, and the deadline for those decisions is September.
We should not just say, "We will meet X, Y and Z", however. We must consider the bigger picture and invite consuls or representatives of all the accession countries at some point, even if that happens only informally.
Witnesses who have been to a committee and said that aspects A, B and C worked quite well but that X, Y and Z were bad are more useful to us than people who have worthy theoretical ideas, but no experience.
We cannot say that the business exchange will do X, Y and Z, because that is not our role. The reports that will be issued to us—and the timing and content of those reports—will be decided by the business exchange.
We also need a defined time scale within which to respond to the petitioner, even if the response is that the committee cannot pursue the petition for X, Y and Z reasons or because it feels it has other priorities.
I live not that far from Faslane and am aware that the MOD regularly monitored the background radiation levels on Bute and similar areas. There is still a Z-berth at Rothesay bay, so there will be a 2km pre-planned counter-measure zone around that berth.
It is not stated formally that a plan must contain X, Y and Z, must involve the appointment of a Gaelic development officer, and must do X, must do Y and must do Z.