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You said, “fairly soon”. Do you mean by the end of the year?

The table in appendix 1 of the Auditor General’s report, which contains the operating position and cash balances for 2022-23—I realise that that is not right now—shows that 11 colleges had got worse and only three had got better. If that table were to be produced now, what would the position be?

Yes.

So, are they in a better position or a worse position?

Tightening?

They are holding steady. Does that mean that they are the same or better? What are you trying to say here?

What do you mean by “exposure to funding recovery”?

I am glad that you mentioned that, because I was going to ask about it later. I may as well do it now.

Based on the current position, if a college disposes of assets—for example, buildings—how much of the money is it allowed to keep?

If a college were to sell off something and got £3 million for it today, it would have to—

I want to follow up on that. Does the Scottish Government have a budget for that commitment? Is there a bottom line?