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May I ask again about the timetable? I raised the issue at COSLA a couple of years ago, but it has not progressed. When might the framework be approved by the Scottish Government and COSLA?

Do you see commitments such as the dualling of the A96, for example, having to give way to meet the new commitments?

In paragraph 23 of your submission, you say that

“The Scottish Government has committed to produce a consolidated account to cover the whole public sector in Scotland, including ... assets, investments and liabilities”,

and that you have

“recently highlighted that there is a need, more than ever, for”

that work to be done. When was that commitment made and do we have any idea when it will be met? Why is it so important?

Why is the information so important?

Auditor General, when Liz Smith asked about transparency in external organisations, you said that, in terms of audit, some are under the Scottish Government umbrella and some are not. As a new member, I would like you to explain that a bit further.

It is all about urgency and priorities. Thank you.

When will the “Following the pandemic pound” reports start to come to us?

I guess that that includes bodies that were given money to allocate in Covid funding. As an example, I am thinking of Creative Scotland, which had a cultural organisations and venues recovery fund from which it could allocate between £10,000 and £250,000 in each case. There is a list of the organisations that received money from that fund, but I cannot see a basis for how it was allocated. Is Creative Scotland an organisation on which the public could be given more transparency?

That is good. You answered the question that I was going to ask next, which was on following the pandemic pound. Will organisations such as Creative Scotland be part of that work?

In paragraph 5 of your submission, you mention “disruption to education” and say that it is “most likely” that

“those who are already economically and educationally disadvantaged”

will be affected more by the pandemic, and in paragraph 7 you refer to “increasing inequality”. I believe that someone mentioned £300 million that has not been committed yet. We all think that such matters are important. Am I right in saying that there is money available that the Government can spend quickly if it chooses to do so?