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We should approach this with an open mind—if there is a better model, so be it. We need to put in place the best mechanism, which, as the consultative steering group stressed, must be independent.
It reminded me of when I used to appear before the second division of the Court of Session; Lord Wheatley would lean over and say, "And is that your best authority, Mr Wallace?" It appears that Mr Neil's best authority is the Sunday Herald.
The people of the Borders and Midlothian seem, for the most part, to want the project to go ahead, and we are all trying to do our best to come up with an answer, but we seem to be battling continually against the promoter's incompetence.
It is open to members to suggest agenda items. That might be the best way forward. I was going to express concern about the Netherlands' track record on environmentally friendly fisheries, but I suppose that doing so would be uncommunautaire.
I also thank Jackie Baillie for her nomination and regard my being convener of the Justice 2 Committee as a privilege. I shall do my best to discharge my obligations in a non-provocative and unexceptionable manner.Deputy Convener Deputy Convener We come to the choice of deputy convener.
The committee has previously said that a large number of commencement orders is perhaps not the best way of doing things. We will mention that, but not make a big deal of it.I thank members of the committee for attending the meeting.