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You were going to ask about financial sustainability.

When was that discussion reverted to the Scottish Government and ministers?

We move to Gillian Mackay for the next theme, on staffing, culture and governance.

At our meeting next week, we will undertake further scrutiny of NHS boards and continue our inquiry into female participation in sport and physical activity. That concludes the public part of our meeting.

Good morning, and welcome to the 19th meeting in 2023 of the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee. I have received apologies from Tess White, and Sue Webber joins us as her substitute.

Under our first agenda item, we will decide whether to take items 5 to 8 in private. Do members agree to take those items in private?

Members indicated agreement.

I move to our next theme, with questions from Carol Mochan.

I am sorry to interrupt, but you seem to be going down a different path. I am asking specifically about women and girls as opposed to the general population. How can we make sure that funding is there for women and girls’ participation in sport?

We move on, and I will bring in Ailsa Wyllie. The committee took evidence from various broadcasters and print media, and we heard about the lack of coverage of women’s sports. To what extent does media coverage impact on funding for women’s sport and on opportunities—opportunities that women’s sport perhaps does not get to access to that elite men’s sport does? Do you want to pick that up, Ailsa?

I thank you all, including Baz Moffat, who is online. You have made a very valuable contribution to the committee’s inquiry.

You can leave as we continue our meeting—you do not need to wait.

At our meeting next week, we will continue our inquiry into female participation in sport and physical activity and undertake further scrutiny of NHS boards.

That concludes the public part of the meeting.

I have one final question, because we did not quite cover this when we talked earlier about LGBTQ+ participation in sport. My question is specifically for Heidi Vistisen.

Do you think that sport and physical activity are welcoming for lesbian women and bi women? How do we ensure that they feel included in a sports and physical activity environment?