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I also welcome amendment 49, in the name of Stewart Stevenson, which raises an important issue about the need to establish a recognised date of death when the actual date is difficult or impossible to determine.
I particularly thank Richard Parry for agreeing to come along today, as I understand that he has taken a break from a holiday down south to do so. We have written evidence from both witnesses.
That may well be because of the difficulty in obtaining quotations during a busy period for a particular type of contractor or because people are on holiday. We know through practice that it can sometimes take many months to obtain the funds to deal with the repair.
We also hope that we will have an action plan in place to move in quickly and reassure companies and their banks and creditors.There is a disparity in the bill with regard to compensation or payment for Gyrodactlyus salaris incidents.
The United States Department of Agriculture's Rural Development agency implements rural business and co-operative programmes. There is a farm credit banking system that raises money in the stock markets, specifically to help to finance agriculture and farmers co-operatives.
At the weekend, I was up by Loch Tay and saw a mobile Royal Bank of Scotland van. There is much less service provision in rural areas than in urban areas, and retaining private limited companies with businesses in small properties in those areas will retain jobs and services.