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Given the players' freelance status, there is a constant need to find work to protect players' earnings and to attract the best players from Scotland and beyond.
He was particularly helpful and co-operative and I very much appreciated the assistance that he gave me as convener in his role as deputy convener. He has asked me to pass on his best wishes to the committee and wishes the committee all the best for the future.
However, when we get together informally we avoid talking shop. We think it best for the independence of both our operations to avoid talking about the specifics of issues that we are dealing with.
The basic plea that I have made from the beginning of the process is this: do not box us in. The people who are best able to assess the licensing situation in the locale are the people on the local licensing board.
What emerged from that was a loop that served the key locations. The background to that is best explained in the recent response to key question 1, which was issued on the Friday before last.