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I am conscious of that. I think that you touched on the subject of Roz McCall’s next question. Would you still like to come in, Roz?

I invite Jeremy Balfour to ask our very last question.

How uncertain are the inflation forecasts?

Roz McCall has a supplementary question on that.

Thanks very much, Professor Roy.

Much of the cost of uprating is covered by the block grant adjustment, as you indicated in your opening remarks. To what extent does this year’s uprating policy put pressure on Scottish Government budget choices.

Good morning, and welcome to the 33rd meeting in 2023 of the Social Justice and Social Security Committee. We have received apologies from Katy Clark.

Our first item of business is a decision on taking business in private. Does the committee agree to take item 2 in private?

Members indicated agreement.

That concludes our public business for today.

Roz McCall has a question.

The question is, that motion S6M-11172, in the name of Shirley-Anne Somerville, be agreed to.

Motion agreed to,

That the Social Justice and Social Security Committee recommends that the Social Security Information-sharing (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2024 [draft] be approved.

Paul O’Kane is next.