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The board recommended the idea—with which I have a lot of sympathy—of the language having equal validity, which would overcome many of the problems in the other options.
In fact, those people's transport disadvantage has increased. In many areas, if people require door-to-door transport, they must use taxis or stay at home.
There would be as much money available and as many jobs produced through that industry as there would be if Denmark produced some turbines for us, or if someone in Lewis produced stanchions for windmills.
A conference is taking place in the Shetlands today, which many members will know about. It is a one-day seminar, to which we all received an invitation last week.
As might be expected, I would like to place on record my thanks to many people. First and foremost, I thank Doug McLeod of the Association of Scottish Shellfish Growers, who worked long and hard to achieve what I hope we will achieve today.
I suppose that it is up to the Rural Affairs Committee to investigate the nature of those increased resources and to identify whether they satisfy the demands that have been voiced by many people, including the NFUS in its petition.