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In that situation, I do not see there being an impact or any difference from what would have happened anyway. The EU zone may go into recession—that is entirely possible—but that would have happened anyway.
There will be tricky trade-offs, but as long as we look at what will grow the economy at a time when the UK has been in recession, I would have thought that saner heads will bear fruit in coming up with a solution that accepts those trade-offs but produces a trade agreement that is better news for the British economy.
As I went around my constituency during the recess, I visited a number of businesses, including Wool for Ewe in Rosemount, thanks to the Federation of Small Businesses.
The retail sector has been quite resilient during the recession. It did not go “down the stank”, to use the technical expression that Mr Gibson brought to the proceedings; rather, it managed to overcome very well the buffeting of the recession.
The methodology has not changed, but the data changes, and we are using the most up-to-date data that we have from the fish counter network and the catch returns that are submitted by angling clubs and individual anglers.
As the external auditor, it is quite difficult to comment on the engagement and the discussions that management had with internal audit but, to date, the ICT project has not been included in the internal audit plan.
I am pleased that the work that has been done in the committee, since we first raised the matter during the summer recess, has led to the actions that have now been taken—better late than never, as we have discussed previously.