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The Scottish Government has consulted on increasing the earnings threshold. Why is that not one of the priority policies for change after safe and secure transfer?

The Verity house agreement, which was signed by COSLA and the Scottish Government, includes a commitment to agree a new fiscal framework governing how local authority funding is allocated. What implications will that have for voluntary organisations working with local authorities?

Do you envisage any benefits from the agreement, Paul Bradley?

Last week, Paul Traynor suggested that addressing underlying entitlement was quite low down the priority list. What is the Scottish Government’s approach to the issue of underlying entitlement?

You have explained the context fully, but is the comment that addressing underlying entitlement is quite low down the priority list fair? Is that accurate?

Are you saying that you believe that changing the majority in isolation would reduce conviction rates, but that other aspects of the changes would increase conviction rates, therefore making the two things balance each other out?

The figure of a minimum of £1.4 million was mentioned in relation to the pilot. How many cases is that based—

My understanding is that the sexual offences court will not deal with all sexual offences in Scotland in the first instance. Is that correct? Is £1.4 million the additional cost of the court or the total cost of it? How many cases or places is that figure based on? I would like to have more understanding of what is being proposed. I have another question, but the cabinet secretary might want to answer those questions first.

To be clear, I think that you are saying that you have not looked at the number of convictions that are currently passed by simple majority, rather than the new two-thirds majority. Have you not looked at data from real cases or at the numbers that are required for convictions in real cases or mock cases?

Would it be acceptable if I asked a question about part 6 of the bill, convener?