On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I apologise for not giving notice of my point of order, which arises from the air passenger duty debate.
I am very aware that matters of veracity are not for the chair, so I will not ask you, Presiding Officer, to judge the accuracy of a statement. However, we heard from the Minister for Transport and Veterans that the climate change impact of the air passenger duty policy has not yet been assessed. In topical questions on 1 April, the Minister for Environment and Climate Change gave a figure for the climate change impact of the air passenger duty policy and clearly indicated that such an assessment had been made. Given that we have heard two contradictory statements from ministers, what is the best approach, under our standing orders, for me to discover the accuracy of those statements—I will not ask you to judge that, Presiding Officer—and to find out which is true?
Patrick Harvie is right that issues of veracity are not for me, as the Presiding Officer. He has been a member for a long time, so he knows what mechanisms are open to him. He can lodge a written question, ask an oral question or send a letter to the ministers.
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