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Has there been any analysis of the service provision need, given that the waiting list is long? What would happen if a 16-year-old required your services? How do you know what the future holds for waiting lists? The whole objective of reform is to ensure that trans people can access services and have a more dignified experience.

How would one go about getting a GRC and all the paperwork without seeking the services of the GIC? What are the normal routes in that regard?

You do not need to answer this question. Do you believe that the service provision should have been put in place before the reform?

You are using the gender representation example.

It was slightly unfair, because it was a wide question and invited quite a subjective response.

I will move on to another tricky and challenging area. Some witnesses who oppose the bill have expressed concern that, given that there is medical oversight in the GRC process, there is a chance that mental health issues, for example, could be overlooked. In a submission to the committee, the RCGP talked about the vulnerabilities of young people and the heightened risk of self-harm and suicide. Do you have concerns about those challenges?

Might fewer trans people seek medical treatment if they are able to obtain a GRC through self-declaration? Could that have unintended consequences, in view of what we just talked about?

Is there any way that I can get those figures, if data is not collected?

I asked for clarification but it ended up growing arms and legs. I could go on.

The national health service in Scotland is not the real route to getting a certificate, then.

Thank you.