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We have all these CPGs, but not one for something as obvious as this.

Thank you for that. It is amazing that there is not such a group yet.

—clearly still gaps and there is still interest from those outside Parliament in engaging with parliamentarians to talk about issues in an environment free from the drama of the chamber.

Convener, it is wonderful to be here and serving under your convenership.

Yes, I have a number of relevant matters to declare to you and the public. Before I was elected as a member of the Scottish Parliament, I had a number of consultancies with different sectors. All the details are published in my entry in the register of members’ interests.

I would also like to notably mention that I am a director of WhistleblowersUK, which is an organisation that is dedicated to supporting whistleblowers and to changing the law in relation to how they are treated.

What is the follow up?

You acknowledged that we have some extremely talented and capable people, but they are not well paid at all.

I think that I heard Laura Meikle say how broad the definitions that we are using in Scotland are, and then I heard Fran Foreman say that the benefits of additional support are becoming more widely known. I think that I heard Laura Caven say that, at different points in the learner journey, nearly everyone will require additional support. She is nodding her head in agreement.

My question is very simple. Perhaps for the benefit of those who will read or watch these proceedings, will you say how someone becomes designated as being eligible for support? Do they pretty much self-identify? Is it done through parents, carers or teachers?

Going back to Ben Macpherson’s question about resources, I note that there has been a steady increase in the numbers pre and post pandemic to the point where between 34 and 35 per cent of pupils are designated as having additional support needs. Has the level of resource in terms of speech therapists and pupil support assistants increased in line with that upward movement in the proportion of Scottish pupils who are designated as having additional support needs?

Has it increased in line with the increase in numbers?

Scott, do you know the numbers for PSAs and speech therapists?