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Thanks. Those changes make the process much more accessible. Comparisons are made between processing times for PIP and ADP. Given that the decision-making processes are very different, do you think that those comparisons are of much value?

Good morning, panel. You have touched on my first question. If you have workers whose jobs require them to be physically present at a specific workplace, how do you support them to balance work and family life?

The number of redeterminations is low. What more can be done to promote the claimant’s right to a redetermination?

This is my last question. The number of appeals is also low, so what can be done to promote the right to appeal?

Thank you for those helpful comments.

Andy, do you want to come in before I hand back to the convener?

Thank you. Anyone else?

Thanks, Andrea—your points are helpful. Does anybody else want to comment before I hand back to the convener? Karen Hedge?

Good morning, and thanks for your time this morning. Most of my questions have been covered, just not on this theme. In evidence that we have taken, people have cited social security rules as barriers. In fact, the briefing today repeats that. It has been said that the conditionality regime that is in UC hinders options for flexibility. Jack Evans, do you have any observations on that?

Okay. No problem. Thanks.

Lynn Houmdi, you touched on the pilot of the four-day working week. Do you have any further views on the merits of or issues with such a pilot?

That would be really helpful. Thanks for the answers. Obviously, encouragement can go only so far. The elephant in the room, which Andrea Bradley mentioned, is the fact that employment law is not devolved. Andrea, as you know, the STUC believes that employment law should be devolved. If it were to be devolved, what could the Scottish Government do to secure a fairer and more flexible employment landscape?