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I do not want to flog this too much, but what do you think the £80 million will be spent on? Are we talking about a transmission network for carbon, or is it to help businesses? What is your initial thought on what the £80 million would be used for?

I have a final question. The programme for government sets out that the Scottish Government will work with industry

“to create energy transition opportunities at major industrial sites”

in Scotland. How will the Government support small and medium-sized enterprises in reducing their environmental impact?

For clarity, cabinet secretary, you mentioned that discussions with the MCA had been on-going for some time, so what did you mean? Did you mean six months or six weeks? What sort of timescale are we looking at?

You were therefore not aware of an issue before you gave that update to Parliament.

You say that it is there, but it was actually removed from the budget, was it not? It was included in a budget and then removed. Is that not correct?

By the end of the year, our farmers should have some sort of guidance about the direction of travel and what they need to be working on. Is that fair?

Has any timetable been set, or is that work on-going?

You mentioned the £80 million that the Scottish Government had in its budget and then removed. You seemed to suggest that that money was going to go back in. Is that a commitment of the Scottish Government?

Would you say—

Do you know whether the discussions were taking place before the most recent update to Parliament—which I think you gave—or did they take place after that update?