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Yes, but do particular sectors stand out at the moment in relation to compliance?

I want to ask about the conversations that you have been having with Environmental Standards Scotland with regard to the regulations. To go back to the point that the deputy convener made about call-in procedures, it appears that you do not really have a view on their efficacy. Does ESS have a view on that, and has it communicated that to you?

Are there any other views?

Therefore, more clarity would be useful.

Would you say that that is a gap?

Okay, and do you feel that there are other approaches—

To avoid my submitting an FOI request, it would be useful if you could summarise what that engagement has looked like and whether it has covered any of the issues that we have talked about this morning, including the matter of call-in procedures, which the deputy convener raised. We are trying to understand where the advice sits and how Government responds, both to ESS and to any views that you might have.

I understand that, over the past 30 years, ammonia emissions have barely dropped. In fact, there is some evidence that suggests that they have increased. As we know, ammonia causes public health issues and environmental problems. Do you see that situation as a failure of regulation?

So it is not covered by permit, by registration, by notification and by general binding rules. Is that correct?

Do you think that there is a link back into land management plans and spelling out what the benefits will be, what the restoration and regeneration look like and whether they are monitorable?

I will move on. I am interested in your views on the diversification proposals. Are they clear enough? Will they make it easier for tenants to make environmental improvements and supplement their incomes through diversification?