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Just before we bring in Antony Clark, do you have a timescale for that, or is it open ended?

We seem to be back to the hoary old issue of data, which, as you know, we encounter not only in this area. There are deficiencies in data pretty much across the board: data is not up-to-date, it is not produced in a common format and so on. Are data collection requirements not keeping up because events change so quickly? Five years ago, the range of data indicators might be adequate, but we have not transitioned to new and more effective data collection. As we know, because of the size of the public sector, it takes a long time to make these changes. Could you give us a little bit of information around that?

It certainly appears that, as we have discussed, if all the stakeholders are not on board and pointing in the same direction, the programme will not be as effective as it should be. One should precede the other.

Convener, is there time for a further question?

Cabinet secretary, will you update us on the measures to mitigate the Covid-19 labour market impact, particularly for young people?

How does the Scottish Government envisage that the provisions of the bill would interplay with the relevant provisions in the United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020?

The committee has recently taken evidence on the supply chain challenges. We understand that it is a complex area that comprises not just domestic but international supply chains. We have also looked at labour and skills shortages. We recognise that there are limits to what the Scottish Government can do to fix the supply chains. What policy levers does the Scottish Government have to alleviate the supply chain issues and the labour and skills shortages? How will those issues be reflected in the upcoming budget?

I think that that would be useful.

This committee considers tourism as part of its remit. I direct members to my entry in the register of members’ interests: I am vice-chair of the National Mining Museum of Scotland, which of course is a superb tourist destination.

Cabinet secretary, you said that you have been in close contact with the UK Government about supply chains in particular. How fruitful or useful have those discussions been? Is there a result that will benefit us?