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I do not know whether Jonathan Senker wants to add anything to that. Again, it was quite an extensive answer, so thank you for that.

I want to ask a couple of questions about the monitoring, reporting and evaluation of the service. You have kind of touched on the first question. What formal reporting and monitoring arrangements are in place between you, Social Security Scotland and the Scottish Government?

Emily, I will put that to you first, and I see that Jonathan Senker also wants to come in.

Are formal minutes kept?

In committee discussions, we were keen to ensure that there was on-going monitoring throughout the 10 years.

You mentioned resources. Is that an issue from the point of view of HOPS? A key thing that my local authority has mentioned has been additional training. For example, local authorities will need to try to pick up carbon measurement. There will be additional training but no additional resource for that. That issue has been raised. I take it that you and Robbie Calvert would like to see resources measured over a number of years. Are there any other specific things that HOPS would like this committee to look at from your perspective as heads of planning, including broader measurements?

I appreciate that.

Robbie Calvert, you and I have had previous discussions about recruitment, resources and so on. Do you want to add anything about the delivery programme, the advisory group and the key measurements that you want to see?

I have one question. Policy 27 and out-of-town developments have been raised a few times. I seek clarity from both developers. What is your interpretation? Is there enough clarity in relation to out-of-town developments and where the balance lies? We have had representations from quite a number of bodies in that regard. What are your thoughts on that? I will start with Jim Miller.

The key thing is that it is an iterative process, as has been mentioned. We need to ensure that NPF4 is a living document throughout the next 10 years—even in the next six months to a year. Those answers have been helpful.

Will you comment on broader issues with the delivery programme and the indicators that you would like to see?

Are there any other indicators that you would like to see? Quite a few have been mentioned already.

Issues have been raised with the committee around whether there is enough flexibility with regard to local situations. Out-of-town development might depend on what the local situation is.

Jim Miller, from a planner’s point of view, is there enough flexibility in the policy? It is not the case that one size fits all for out-of-town developments. Is there enough flexibility in the system to take account of individual concerns?