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Nature Conservation Orders to control shellfish collecting are currently in place on a number of SSSIs around Scotland where this activity would cause damage to the features of interest of the sites.
I am working with the Crown Office and another establishment in Scotland to get that information, which will be held by DEFRA on a central UK database.
Let us perhaps have that agreement and we will see how far we get. I am sure that we both agree that the performance of Scotland's schools needs to improve constantly year on year.
From the problems that we are seeing, it is clear that we have to change the system; we have to get a more co-operative approach. I am determined to deliver on that, as are my fellow ministers.