Mr. Brian McHugh:

As I said, we have not seen issues raised before in the veterinary sector, for example, through complaints, that were of such significance as to suggest we needed to intervene in the market or that there was some big problem, so we have not advised government about any significant problem that needed to be addressed. However, seeing this legislation and recognising that there may be issues in the market, this is our proposal which we think is proportionate, can address the issues that may be in the market and is the right route to dealing with them, rather than the significant and draconian legislation we have here.