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We are talking about horses for courses. The Parliament may have a policy towards Gaelic or Scots that would be specific to those languages, and it may have a quite different policy towards the other languages that are spoken in Scotland.
A representative of the department then has to visit the farm to inspect the order. There may then be another trip for the farmer for further paperwork.
I am slightly confused why SHEFC would be in a position to back those departments on the basis of an incentive that may or may not be successful. This particular issue is an acute problem and we must come up with a solution.
I thank all those members who took the time and trouble to support the motion. As members may well understand, Caledonian MacBrayne is important to my constituency.
I cannot give a precise date for the availability of that information. You may have thought that I was being evasive by saying that it will be available in the spring.