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Kevin Stewart, this is your chance.

Well, that is a good question—it will not be at my table. Anyway, we will leave it there.

Thank you very much for coming down to Edinburgh and giving your time to the committee.

We now move into private session.

It is Environmental Standards Scotland.

Oh, well, there you go. I must correct the record. Thank you, Deputy First Minister, and thank you to your officials. In the interest of time, I ask you to leave quietly while we move to our next item.

I now invite the committee to agree that it does not wish to make any recommendation in relation to Parking Attendants (Wearing of Uniforms) (West Dunbartonshire Council) Regulations 2024 (SSI 2024/271). Are we agreed?

Members indicated agreement.

That concludes the item. I briefly suspend the meeting.

Usually, I say that if people do not look away fast enough, I will nominate them. Calum, you can start off, and I think that Lucy will get a chance after that.

Thank you. That was very simple.

Our second item of business is a decision on taking items 7 and 8 in private. Item 7 is consideration of the evidence that we will hear on the appointment of the Scottish land commissioners and the tenant farming commissioner, and item 8 is consideration of the committee’s work programme. Do we agree to take those items in private?

Members indicated agreement.

“Clear as mud,” is the expression, I am sure, Douglas. Monica Lennon wants to come in.