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The minister says that legislation is already in place. Whose responsibility is it to enforce that?
The Scottish National Party-Green Government has already shackled Scotland’s farmers to European Union law—for example, on the issue of gene editing—and it is not interested in building a farming policy that is aligned to Scotland’s need. The UK Government offered to extend powers in the UK Agriculture Act 2020 to help the devolved Administrations to create their own farming support...
6. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the provision of maternity services. (S6O-01425)
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Entered the Scottish Parliament on 7 May 2016 — Election
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