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Again, there might be other justifications for doing that, but the Scottish Government and the Scottish Parliament must be held to account for those sorts of decisions.
We have agreed to have this session to assist us in making an informed recommendation, taking into account the recommendations set out in the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016.
As I have said, there is definitely variation in Wales to meet local need and to take into account the different areas, both urban and rural, that we have and the organisation of pre-existing services.
There are references to ministers taking account of technological or scientific developments in a particular context, which clearly anticipates that substantive change of some kind will take place.