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Those issues are crucial to Scotland having a sustainable economic future, and they must be pinned down. The series of documents that we are debating today is where we must get things right.
That seems to me to be absurd and runs contrary to the practice whereby, when the producer organisation Angus Growers was de-recognised, the legal action was taken against the Scottish Government.
They are all substantial and I suspect that none of them has quite pinned it down yet. Has Scottish Enterprise been involved in any discussions with the Scottish Government about the opportunities for businesses in that area to ensure that they have the skills that they need to do the work that will come about and whether that work will be funded through th...
I thank the witnesses for the efforts that they have made and the clarity that has been brought to the matters, which will enable us to pin down the minister on one or two points with the general recognition that, for once, “simplification” and “crofting” are two words that can be spoken in the same sentence.
I realise that that is asking you to pin a tail on a donkey, as we do not know exactly what the legislation will say, but are you confident that there is flexibility in those systems?
The Scottish Parliament has addressed that issue over a number of years, and it is quite difficult to pin down what it actually means. It is also something that is evidenced in the long term—you do not see the benefits of preventative spending for quite a long period of time.