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Like Maureen Macmillan, I am a Highlands and Islands MSP. I bring to the committee's attention the strength of feeling and concern among ordinary people in the Highlands and Islands.
We are dealing with shifting sands and we cannot fix these provisions. As MSPs, we will receive various representations from people on the regulations.
Does any member wish to comment on their own experience? At the moment, any MSP representing a sheep farming community will have been made aware of the severity of the situation in the industry.
However, a review should not become a defensive professional and trade union exercise. For example, if a group of MSPs were to examine MSP-related issues, they might not always come up with the right answers.
I want that reassurance to emanate not only to MSPs in this Parliament, but to people in Scotland, especially those who depend on farming for their livelihoods.