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Thanks very much.

For that flexibility to be allowed, did the project have to be totally different? Rather than just being a straight replacement of the existing ferry with maybe another diesel ferry, which some people in the local area would want, did it have to be something that could meet the obligations of the deal in terms of climate or the like?

Lastly, on that point, the budget for those pieces of transport infrastructure has not come close to being utilised yet, although that may well happen. Has there been an issue in terms of transport delivery? Have there been particular reasons why that budget has not yet been used as fully as the others have?

I am using that as an example, because I appreciate that there is not necessarily one area responsible. Was that a delay within Highland Council or within the decision making of the Scottish Government, or was it to do with the two Governments having to sign off?

That is very clear. You are suggesting that there is no economic impact, and, in cases in which there might be, you prioritise those. Is that the position of the organisations and other stakeholders that you work with, or have they raised concerns with you?

Good morning. What assessment do you make of the economic impact of the backlog on your customers and on the wider economy?

Thank you, deputy convener. I have nothing to declare other than the fact that I am a partner in a farming business and the owner of a registered croft.

With the digitisation, how do you evaluate duplication? Do you have an administrative process to avoid or reduce duplication in applications and the like? Have you already got on top of that?

The amounts of money for AI that Willie Coffey mentioned are relatively small. Do you anticipate that, if what you are trying works, they will increase significantly over the next few years?

I am sorry, but the question was about how it is being set up, not about local government utilising it. It is being set up in a way that means that the levy itself incurs VAT. Are you happy with that?

I would have thought that that would have been run past your office, if it was being considered—but okay.

I will move on, as I am conscious of time. There has been a lot of focus on winter fuel payments, the decision by the UK Labour Government to means test and the implications for Scotland in relation to what is now a devolved benefit. Has the Scottish Government made a request to defer the block grant adjustment?