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The cabinet secretary is misrepresenting the position.

Rather than duplicating anything, it just restates the current legislation. That is not unusual in legislation.

I will address amendment 153, which was lodged by Emma Harper, and set out why a guidance-only approach cannot deliver the practical change

I am not suggesting that guidance is bad, but it certainly does not go as far as the processors that I have had conversations with would lik

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of access to justice services in rural areas. (S6O-05428)

Even before Covid, Rape Crisis Scotland warned that survivors in Wigtownshire were waiting more than two years for justice.

Will the minister take an intervention?

I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate on behalf of the Rural Affairs and Islands Committee.

The 13 per cent cut includes a reduction in capital funding for both carbon-neutral islands and islands plan budgets.

How can the minister expect farmers to invest in new biodiversity or emission-reducing measures without clear, long-term, fully funded commi