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That is helpful.

You mentioned the small vessel replacement programme earlier. When would we expect to see vessels delivered and deployed under that programme?

I guess that that might tie into what happens or does not happen at Ferguson Marine—maybe you cannot say. Is there a wait, almost? Do those two things fit together or not?

Yes—it is still on ferries. I will pick up on something that was said earlier: I am looking for a bit of clarity. Cabinet secretary, you said that any mass restructuring or organisational change could not really happen until 2026, when the new ferries have arrived and are in service. Does that mean that things will stay as they are until 2026?

I will leave it there.

I am just trying to work out why the decarbonisation and the journey time reduction would go hand in hand. I thought that the £200 million to reduce the journey times would probably involve things such as loops and the straightening of the line at certain points. I am not quite sure why that is linked to the decarbonisation project.

But if we are saying that that cannot really happen until 2026, does that not mean—following on from what the convener said—that, instead of having a one-year extension, it will probably be two years until that new—

Will it be a choice between decarbonisation and reducing the rail journey time?

If it is tied to decarbonisation, does that mean that the 20-minute journey improvement times may not happen until 2035?

I am just trying to find out when the 20-minute reduction in the journey time will happen, given that ScotRail has told me that it will not happen by 2026.

At that time, we would be going into the five-year carbon budget—that would all be part of the same process. Is that correct?