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You mentioned barriers, which Ash Regan asked about earlier. What are the barriers to the applications coming forward and what work have you done to assess that?

We can go wider than that.

I have questions on electric vehicle charging. First, I am trying to work out how both the Scottish Government and the private sector can play their parts so that we have a comprehensive charging network now and into the future.

But there does not seem to be a commitment just now to do the work by 2030.

I understand that, minister, and that is why I am saying that the 2030 commitment is now completely unrealistic because of the delays that this Government has caused.

Has the Government done detailed work to see what the barriers are around community ownership? You mentioned the cost of living crisis, but what are the other reasons why people are not coming forward? There must be reasons, whether they involve a lack of help from local authorities or a perception that there is maybe too much risk. I am trying to understand what the barriers are.

When will we see that review coming back with the criteria changed for some of the schemes?

Okay.

Minister, you mentioned the A9 in your introduction but you never mentioned the A96, which has been omitted from the programme for government. The Press and Journal called that a betrayal of the north-east. That is right, is it not?

Thank you.