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Those who do not want a display ban will produce certain evidence to prove their case, while those who want a ban will produce a different set of evidence.
I believe that all party leaders will endorse that document on an all-party basis when it is produced next week. The reason for producing the document quickly is that we believe that the decision on the case will be made in the next few weeks.
The more we can communicate that message to the consumer—as the member indicated, not just in this country but elsewhere in these islands and overseas—the better it will be for our primary producers, processors and everyone in the food and drink sector in Scotland.
I am aware of some schools that encourage children to grow their own produce, which not only educates them about how healthy food is grown but encourages them to adopt a healthy diet.
I know that she agrees with me about that because when she was in opposition, she called for the publication of statistics and said:"regular statistics should be produced so that there can be accountability."
The government funds the Envirowise programme, which provides advice to business on how to reduce the amount of waste they produce http://www.envirowise.gov.uk/scotland.
To ask the Scottish Executive how the review from the Farmed Animal Welfare Council into whether pig produce from abroad meets the same welfare standards as Scottish pig produce will contribute to the National Food Policy.