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I am aware that the petition is about people, particularly those with autism, who do not have a learning disability. The Scottish Government has already stated that it will publish a learning disability, autism and neurodiversity bill in order to create a commissioner role that will look into the range of autistic circumstances, and I think that that pretty well covers the matters that the petition relates to.

Sadly, the issue that the petition deals with is of the moment and has been for quite some time. It is important that the committee continues its work on the matter—I was going to say “continues its pursuit”, but that seemed a bit strong. We need to keep the issue in the public domain and the Scottish Government’s eyes fixed firmly on it until it can be resolved.

Yes, we did. I do not know that we can do much more, other than write to the Scottish Government to ask where we stand in relation to aid for those families who require it. I know that the issue has been talked about and is being worked out, but we need to know where we are now. That is important to find out for many families.

I think that we should close it with that action in place. We cannot do any more than that, but we should take that step.

I have known people who have gone through the whole process. I believe that the 20m rule is a degrading and inhumane approach, particularly when it is repeated on more than one occasion. That rule should not be there in the first place. I would be perfectly happy to continue the petition and look for further routes to try to achieve elements of what the petitioner is seeking.

I go back to what my colleague David Torrance said: we should ask the Scottish Government to speak directly to the petitioner to find out where the problems are in order to address them.

I remember what Paul Sweeney was talking about. In order to avoid the mild embarrassment that might take place if Alasdair Aardvark gets elected in front of the rest of us, we should look at that.

It would be perfectly reasonable to write in that manner to those bodies, and to Citizens Advice Scotland, which Paul Sweeney did not mention. We should write to CAS to get its views on the matter because it regularly deals with people who are in difficult circumstances.

No, I am trying to—[Inaudible.]—something. [Laughter.]

I do not have another proposal; I will just re-emphasise some of the points that were made by Jackie Baillie and the petitioner. I concur that, when lessons are there to be learned, we should make sure that they are included in the development of any proposals for future pandemics.