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I hope that Bill Aitken will accept my reassurances that we are committed to introducing regulations in this area. Apparently, "may" is better wording in legislation; we may take a power— Or you may not.
The Executive seems to be operating a system without the agreement of the committee.That is my caveat. The Executive may or may not wish to respond to that point, because that is a point for the committee.
Although the view expressed in the letter may not gain wide plaudit, it will be widely read among the farming community and may well be believed by many.