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Okay. You can—

So, I understand that there were two reasons for delay: LNG and the anchor. However, there were four delays.

There are blank-looking faces—

Thank you very much.

That concludes the evidence session. I ask members to be back at 11 o’clock for the next evidence session. I suspend the meeting until then.

That is perfect. Thank you.

Time is always against us, and I think that we are only on question three of very many and only on the third committee member who wants to ask a question. I am looking for brevity from now on.

Before I come to the deputy convener, though, I have to say that I am slightly confused: I think that you are both suggesting that the land management plans and lotting ought to have the same threshold—unless I have got that wrong. However, I cannot work out whether you are suggesting that the threshold needs to be less than 1,000 hectares, or whether 1,000 hectares for both is right. Can you comment very briefly, Malcolm, and then Calum?

It would never work to force someone to sell their landholding just to take on the role. Would you exclude them or not?

Perfect.

That brings us to the end of the session. I apologise for the quickfire questions at the end, but the clock has been ticking all morning. Thank you for giving evidence.

We now move into private session.

Calum?

We are saying that lotting would be triggered if land was to be sold. I am worried that that would stop small-scale transactions, and I am asking whether there is a way around that.

You have no view. Calum?