Mr. SYKES: Well, you know, I think that if there had been a more open discussion with greater participation, that maybe a comment like that would have some merits, but you know, there's a great community of people on the outside who study planets who were not even a part of the process.
It was emphasised that nothing would be done which risked breaching European regulations, or offered a positive incentive to studyoutside of, rather than in, Scotland.
