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The Government must take steps to ensure that there is consistent provision across the country, and the proposed legislation would be the best way to achieve that. Mark will now speak to the environmental and health benefits of vegan food.
It is no accident that the entire shortlist of the United Kingdom’s best nurseries in last year’s Nursery World awards was made up of outdoor operators.
I do not see how maintenance of the CFS would be a tremendous burden. I do not know who would be best placed to pick that up—it might be the Accountant in Bankruptcy or some other public body.
I think that that is probably the best way to do it. In the few local authorities that I have managed to visit in this portfolio thus far, there are some excellent examples of good practice.
We have afforded them before, and we should not be apologetic about the fact that learning to play a musical instrument is a difficult challenge that is best achieved in small or even one-to-one groups.
In a number of the major conservation projects in Scotland, the lead partner will be one of the NGOs because they are often best placed to play that role. We certainly do not think that the public sector or SNH needs to be in the lead, and we are happy to be a partner.
Getting that plan right is vital as we seek to extend best practice across all health board areas and to roll out successful initiatives to other parts of the country.