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What is actually the problem, then? Give me some tangible things that show what the problem is.

You are indicating that it is perhaps in the education system where the big weakness is, rather than in the community. Is that what you think?

I will bring James in too.

I will summarise. You have made a compelling case for what it could look like. However, we have also acknowledged, I think, that that could happen already and that the bill will not really make much difference in that regard—finance will be a major hurdle. If the bill is to be significant, it will probably need some degree of compulsion, requirement or standard, but I do not see that emerging from the bill.

There is quite a lot of bureaucracy, and quite a lot of processes and plans. In previous meetings, we have talked about the fact that the language is being spoken in school but that it is not being taken home and is not being spoken in the pub or the shop.

Has that activity increased or decreased in recent years?

What does that support look like? We are talking about areas of linguistic significance. What practical support do people need to ensure that Gaelic is spoken in the community?

But what does that mean?

That does not sound expensive—to have a voice. Are you not the voice?

Do you wish to add something, Joanna Peteranna?