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I will go around the witnesses in the order that I can see them. Paul Hunter, do you have any comments?

I am conscious of time, so I will put my final question to Katy Heidenreich, given that she is in the sector to which I refer, although I appreciate that there is a wider issue here.

Parliament recently held a debate on the need for an offshore training passport, which highlighted that there were barriers to the recognition of training and qualifications across employers in the offshore oil and gas industry. Are there any other such barriers that might limit workers’ ability to access upskilling and reskilling opportunities?

Yes. There has been a great deal of discussion about a just transition as part of the journey to net zero, so what key skills does Scotland need to equip people with in order to deliver a genuinely just transition? How does the pipeline for these skills look?

Good morning. It is probably fair to say that the businesses that are represented here today are very much engaged in the journey to net zero. However, as Gordon MacDonald highlighted, that might not be the case for every business, particularly over the past two years, in which surviving has, obviously, been a real challenge.

I want to pick up on support. Michael Cusack raised ideas about extra support in relation to VAT and a carbon tax. My question is for the other panellists. Is there enough support—finance in particular—out there to support you on the journey to net zero? If there was one other thing that you could get from the Government or elsewhere to support you, what would it be?

That is very helpful. Better broadband in Thornhill might also be a good thing.

I want to follow up on your previous point. Was it easy for you to know where to go to get support? Was that a struggle in itself? There are many different organisations out there, and there are many different funding mechanisms. Was it easy to find out what was available? Is the barrier what is available or knowing where to go to get support?

I now come to Paul O’Keeffe from Thomas Tosh. Is there sufficient support? What additional support would benefit your company?

Finally, can I just—

We have already touched on how we stand in Scotland when it comes to access to finance. Are there any countries that Scotland could learn from? Simon Crichton mentioned the pioneer fund in the Netherlands. Are there other examples?

I am sure that you could mention many more examples. Thank you. Do David Ovens or Fraser Sime have anything to suggest?