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Thank you, Sarah. You raise another issue that has been identified to us, around linking the framework to existing policies.

Thank you for that specific reply; it is good to have those examples.

I will direct the next question initially to Steven Heddle. It is about the consultation timescale. There has been quite a bit of concern about the fact that the committee is consulting at the same time as the Government and gathering feedback from stakeholders. Will you expand on those concerns and feed back on how you would like consultation to take place as a final plan is developed?

Thank you very much for that—it is good to get the Glasgow and west coast perspective.

I call Willie Coffey, who joins us virtually.

It is great to get it down to numbers—that is very helpful.

That was great, because you have answered some questions that I had been wondering about. That level of detail is helpful. I know how much effort is needed, because I have been involved in a local planning initiative in my community, although not a local place plan.

Craig Iles wants to come in, but I wonder whether Miles Briggs wants to develop his line of questioning a bit more.

Does Craig Iles want to pick up on that question? I think that renewables is relevant to your part of the world in South Ayrshire, and peatland restoration probably is, too.

Would Iain McDiarmid like to come in on Miles Briggs’s question about renewables?

I see that Jane Tennant wants to respond.

Thank you for mentioning the UNESCO biosphere. It is important to note that.

Before I bring in David Dunne, I note that we are running over time. I will let the meeting run until 11:15 and try to stop us at that point. It is clear that we have a lot to discuss here.