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Thank you, Stephanie. We are pushed for time, but Mike Burns and Andy Miller want to come in. Please be brief, if possible.

Thank you for that, minister. I have no further questions, convener.

Thank you, convener, and good afternoon to the panel. Thank you very much for your time.

I am going to follow the same line of questions that I put to the previous panel. Obviously, we want to know about the impacts of integration joint boards. I want to tease out whether the model has had enough time to bed in and make a difference. What are the implications of replacing them with care boards? I know that there has been a bit of discussion about that already, but could you expand on that a wee bit?

Thank you for that reassurance. Some planning stakeholders are concerned that delivery continues to be the weakest area across the NPF4 documents. Can you assure us that the policy priorities that are set out in NPF4 will be delivered?

Some planning stakeholders are concerned that delivery continues to be the weakest area across the NPF4 documents. How can you assure us that the planning priorities that are set out in NPF4 will be delivered?

I thank the witnesses for giving us their time this morning.

I have a few questions. What have been the impacts of the integration joint boards, and has there been enough time for that model to bed in and make a difference? What are the implications of replacing IJBs with care boards? You have spoken about that already but perhaps you would like to comment further.

I will put that to Mike Burns first.

Thank you, Sophie. Does anyone else want to come in quickly?

Thank you, Mike. Does anyone else want to comment further? I know that a lot of that has been referred to already.

Okay. Do you recognise the situation that the minister described last week? You have said that people feel as though they are being pushed from pillar to post if they have a complaint or concern. A lot of that has been discussed already, but I just throw the matter out there in case anyone wants to expand on what has been mentioned.

Sophie Lawson, I am sorry to put you on the spot, but do you want to comment?

Good morning, minister, and good morning to your officials. In the evidence that we received last week from stakeholders, there were some calls for improvements that could assist the general public. Would you consider publishing a non-technical summary of NPF4 to aid community groups and others in understanding what can be a fairly technical document that will be integral to future planning decisions?