Chamber and committees

Salmon Scotland has been able to quantify that devaluation in the export market. You mention missing out on markets in Portugal, Italy and other places. Do you have a figure for the devaluation of that export market over the same period?

I have no relevant interests, convener.

Mr Scott, do you have anything to add? You have presented substantial figures on the loss.

Perhaps an air hub that promoted the use of sustainable aviation fuel would be the way forward.

Ms Burnett, I recognise that things are a little bit different for you in such regards. However, Scottish seed potatoes were quite a thing. The inability to export must have had a huge impact on companies. Can you give us an indication of what they have had to bear because of the changes?

So that has gone for the moment.

We need to get that back.

I, too, would like to have parliamentary scrutiny over all aspects, but, for me, the key thing is to have flexibility in the system, ensuring that those with lived experience, as well as those on the front line, can have their say in making changes if it is found that the system is not flexible enough.

I am pleased that the minister has said that he will give us advance sight of the regulations before stage 3, but what does the minister intend to do about continuing to take stock of how the regulations are working? When does he think would be a good time to review the system to see whether they are working? If the powers are in primary legislation, the minister will not have the ability to do that to the same degree as he can if they are in regulations and secondary legislation. Is there a commitment to review the system quickly after the regulations are in place?

I do not think that is right, convener.

We have talked about the ambition that there is in Scotland, but something that frustrates me a lot is that we do not export best practice. We do not pick up the good practice that works for people and export it across the board. You talked about the framework standards being high for care and all the rest, but why are the lessons learned from the Granite Care Consortium and the good practice there not being built into your frameworks and tendering documents?

Convener, I refer members to my entry in the register of members’ interests, which states that I am a member of Unison Scotland.