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Who would regulate that? Would it be NatureScot?

So, that is one to watch.

Could that be done through the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill?

Josh Doble, do you see a mismatch between the capacity of common grazing committees and the abilities of communities to organise, compared to larger landowners, which might include environmental non-governmental organisations in some cases?

Lydia Cole, do you want to come in?

Thanks. Naomi Beingessner?

This is an obvious question, but why does the framework need teeth right now? Is it because people are not sticking to it?

Are you saying that that is absent from the interim principles, or do things just need to be tightened up?

Are there any more reflections on that point or on freedom of movement?

We have discussed the restrictions on freedom of movement with previous witnesses. I was interested in what Paddy Jack said about taking on a Ukrainian staff member. Obviously they are in the UK in what are very challenging circumstances, but I just wonder to what extent freedom of movement has been an issue for your businesses.

I also want to pick up on what Gary Stephenson said about sharing the pain a bit and the fact that it is only when the pain gets shared on the UK and the EU sides that there will a meaningful discussion about how we remove some of the more bureaucratic barriers to trade and friction. What contact have you had with colleagues and trade associations in Brussels and the EU, and what role do they play? I presume that, at one point, you would have been making all the points that you have made today about testing and regulatory standards in Brussels, because you would have been part of the system where rules were being made and stakeholders were able to have an input to that. However, you are not part of that any more, but is there still solidarity between businesses in certain sectors between the UK and the EU? Are you now very much seen as being “over there”, which means that your ability to lobby for the interests of industry across Europe has been reduced? I hope that that was clear.