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When Perth and Kinross Council recently sought views about a new park, it received just 352 responses out of a population of approximately 68,000, and less than 200 were supportive, many of them living outside the area.
Fish population declines resulting from overfishing inshore nursery grounds have had untold impacts on many families that left the fishing. This historical injustice must be righted.
The Committee is also sympathetic to the view expressed in many responses to the call for evidence that there is a need for reinforced independent oversight of the duties conferred by the Bill beyond its existing provisions on review and reporting.
However, not all businesses will be impacted, as I will go on to explain. You have said how many businesses there are. How many individuals will lose their jobs because of the legislation?
I am pleased to welcome Richard Lochhead, Minister for Business and Employment, and Dr Pieter van de Graaf, who is head of international trade flows and regulations at the Scottish Government.