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I might have missed something there. The £50 per plot per annum is a charge to the plot holder. Does that money go back into the provision of new allotments? One issue that we are beginning to understand is that there are long waiting lists and not enough plots. What is the cost of providing allotments?

That is very helpful.

Thank you. It would be good to start measuring and properly understanding how important allotments and community growing spaces are.

Let us move on to another theme, which is on the impact of the 2015 act on allotment demand and provision. We might have covered some of that. I will bring in Miles Briggs.

Paul O’Brien wants to come in. I am mindful of time, so we will move on after that.

Thank you for that. We will move on to local food growing strategies and put questions mainly to Ian Woolard and Peter Duncan. I am curious to know to what extent you have been involved in development of local food strategies in Edinburgh and Fife.

That is a good point. What you are conveying is the importance of that support.

I believe that Paul O’Brien wants to come in. I am mindful of the time, and I think Marie McNair has a couple more questions, so please keep your responses succinct.

That is a good point. Last week, Lou Evans talked about having starter plots for people, so that they are not overwhelmed. I think that 250m2 is equivalent to a singles tennis court or something, and that can be quite a lot if you do not have horticultural skills.

That is a great idea for repurposing. Bowling greens already have fences or hedges around them, so you do not need to worry about that, and they probably have other facilities.

Exactly.

My next question is for Paul O’Brien or Wayne Priestley from APSE. Do you know whether councils measure the benefits of allotments or other community growing provisions and track the impact in other policy areas?

Sinclair, what is your experience in Aberdeen?