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Do you not think that it would show a basic level of respect for fans to ensure that they can make it to a game by public transport, or that it is not played at an inconvenient time, or that the time is not suddenly changed because of a broadcaster demand to a time that would negatively impact them? Fans are not going to return to games if they do not feel that they are also respected by the SFA. When we talk about funding and given that the take is so high from ticket sales, should it be a basic principle that fans are respected in such decisions?

Are there specific data gaps in the information that is available in relation to rural health services? If so, what are they, how do we make things better and what impact do those gaps have on service planning?

Thank you, convener.

What work is being done to support smaller teams to ensure that they can nurture local talent and give young people a positive place to play? I raise that because, in the past few years, some smaller clubs—Livingston Football Club and Greenock Morton Football Club were just two of them—decided to scrap their youth systems altogether because of some of the criteria behind Project Brave. What is being done to ensure that those clubs get the support that they need?

Just to piggyback off one of Ruth Maguire’s questions, given the SFA’s large take from tickets, do you believe that greater consideration should be given to the voice of fans over broadcaster demands, particularly on issues such as fixture scheduling, which is something that we have seen issues with in recent years?

Is that a no?

Why should the broadcasters be prioritised if people are consuming it in different ways? Why should we not prioritise the fans who are going to the games rather than the ones who are watching online, if people can watch on catch-up and in various other ways?

Okay. Thanks, convener.

Laura Wilson is nodding, so I will come to her next.

Good morning to the panel. To what extent is the right data available to ensure that the right services and staff are in the right places and that we are adapting staff to reflect the change in demographics, particularly with the ageing population and the increased number of people who are retiring to remote and rural locations? Dawn MacDonald is nodding, so I will pick on her.