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Thanks, Jeremy. I will bring in Bob Doris.

I believe that Jeremy Balfour wants to come in with a supplementary question.

Thank you. That concludes our pre-budget scrutiny evidence session. I thank all the witnesses for their contributions. It has been a really interesting evidence session. The committee will consider our draft pre-budget report at our next meeting on 26 October. That concludes our public business.

I, too, have a quick supplementary question about what Gordon MacRae has touched on. The £60 million national acquisition plan was announced at the beginning of the summer. My local authority in South Lanarkshire has been purchasing, through finance, quite a lot of private houses in the area, particularly in East Kilbride. Do you know of any best practice in relation to other local authorities doing that sort of thing? Is a pattern starting to emerge in that respect with regard to dealing with homelessness?

I invite Marie McNair to come in.

I am conscious that we are running over time, so I remind everyone to be as concise as possible.

Graham O’Neill, are you concerned about any unequal impact of Scottish Government policies and budget decisions on protected groups, particularly those from ethnic minorities? If so, how can the situation be improved?

That was very quick.

There are a few supplementaries. I will bring in Jeremy Balfour and then Bob Doris.

The final question will be from me and is on wider support. Last week, we heard suggestions about things such as income maximisation and referral to carer support services. Will those be included? If so, when?

I thank the cabinet secretary and her officials. I will briefly suspend the meeting to allow for the setting up of the next agenda item.