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David Torrance is keen to ask a supplementary question that relates to that. Some of our other witnesses might feel they can also comment on it.

We have two other parliamentary colleagues listening to the discussion today. Now that all the petitioners have spoken, they might want to comment.

Mr Sweeney, do you want to come back in on that? This is where we began with Mr Ewing. Having heard all that we have heard, is there anything that you want to ask, finally?

I thank our parliamentary colleagues for their interventions. I now want to bring the petitioners back in. Rebecca Wymer is keen to contribute again.

Mr Ewing—you posed a lot of questions at the start of the meeting. Having reflected on the evidence as it has unfolded, have any questions for the petitioners occurred to you?

It might take a day to go over a case, but we no longer have a day to discuss the matter, so I ask Mr Baird to make a final comment. I will then invite the other petitioners to make any final points that they would like to contribute to our thinking. If you could be quite concise, Mr Baird, that would be appreciated.

Thank you. Your point about distances was well made. Characterising the journey in terms of a journey from Edinburgh is possibly more familiar to members than the one about which you are talking, which means that it is well understood.

I ask for a couple of sentences each from the parliamentary colleagues who are with us.

Maybe we should be offering them an operation while they are here, having made the journey.

Emma Harper, I know that you have been listening and are keen to come in on some of the themes that have been developing.