I point out to Mr Eagle that, if he does not want to be charged as performative, he should not be performative, because that is exactly what his contribution was. He knows the processes that have been gone through. He knows the debates that have happened. He knows that the matter has been voted on. He also knows that this is the right thing to do.

Presiding Officer, thank you very much for giving me the opportunity to make a statement on the regulations. We have committed to providing a replacement Scottish rural development programme scheme, as is set out in the vision for agriculture, the agricultural reform route map and the Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Act 2024.

Greening changes are part of a phased transition to the new support framework and will allow the greening payments to support the commitment to tier 2 support that is set out in that route map. The regulations improve the provisions for ecological focus areas by requiring more businesses to undertake EFA activities as a condition of their greening payment, which will increase the area of land that is managed for EFA and widen the options and choices that are available for those who undertake such activities. The changes have been designed to ensure that they will deliver environmental improvements while supporting sustainable, productive agricultural businesses.