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As a consequence, the public are unable to get a clear picture of performance in that key area; they see the statistics that are published only on one area of activity.
It is a matter for my discretion whether to get independent expert advice. We tend to lean more towards getting that independent advice than not getting it in most health cases, for obvious reasons.
The substance of the complaint was that the fishing activities that were being undertaken in the area, particularly the scallop dredging activities, were not consonant with requirements under the habitats directive.
What the First Minister should do is what I did on Monday: he should get off his backside and get over to Europe right away and argue on behalf of the fishing industry.
Dumfries, Douglas, Annan, Langholm and Stranraer all need to be redeveloped; they all desperately need an injection of money to get them bustling and to get the local economy going again.