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Thank you. Mr Thomson, how will your organisation have to shift in order for it to be able to contribute to policy that is being questioned from a UK-wide perspective, too?

Ms Sargeant, thank you very much that response. I hope that my next question asks for a wee bit more on that aspect. You will have heard some of the evidence from the witnesses on the earlier panel about minimum unit pricing for alcohol. Alcohol Focus Scotland’s submission commented that the 2020 act might prevent the Scottish Government from fulfilling its legal obligation

“to put health before profit.”

Could you comment more on that?

You also touched on the environment. I would be interested to know your thoughts and comments with regard to lower regulatory standards to remain competitive within the terms that are set in the act.

I am interested to hear SAWC’s views on the UK Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill and the provisions on livestock exports, the movement of domestic animals and the modernisations of zoo licensing that apply to Scotland.

It is about the movement of domestic animals.

That is a good suggestion. Thank you, Libby.

I want to go back to Dr Goddard’s point about trade-offs and incorporating local wisdom into research. I am also interested in hearing about your engagement with the Russel Griggs review of regulation, which was mentioned in response to Ariane Burgess’s questions.

Perhaps I can be slightly more specific. In research carried out by Thompson and others, there was evidence that seal blinds and false-bottomed nets might be impacting on fish health by reducing water flow. In other words, measures to protect fish from seals are not actually helping the welfare of the fish. That is what I was getting at. Does that make sense?

My question follows on from the questions from Ariane Burgess and Rachael Hamilton with regard to local authorities, health boards and other public organisations. Mr Burgess, as you mentioned, some local authorities already have plans in place, and one size does not fit all. Therefore, what flexibility does the bill give to public bodies to draft their own good food nation plans? I am very aware of consistency versus equality.

That is great. Thank you. I have read the bill and seen the terms “must”, “may” and “have regard to” every so often, so your answer is helpful.

How will the bill allow for the effectiveness of the public bodies’ plans to be overseen by the Scottish Government?

Thank you for coming to see us today. I will go back to Donald Cameron’s first question. My friend is a retired GP, and they would have loved to have been able to prescribe hugging a tree or going to a cultural event. However, there is a requirement to change people’s perception of what they will get when they go to a GP. In some respects, perhaps the pandemic has opened up different doors. I had the privilege of attending an art show in Oban that resulted from work that people had been doing throughout the pandemic. There are ideas sprouting up throughout Scotland, and I hope that we, as elected people, and the Government can expand on them.

Cabinet secretary, I will go back to something that you said in your opening statement about the vibrancy of the screen industry in Scotland. There are studios in Leith and Glasgow, the BBC is across Scotland and there is Channel 4. I am interested to know how the budget will support skills in the industry and locations across Scotland, including our wonderful scenery?