The increase includes other things. What would be the impact if you did not get it?

We heard from the previous panel of witnesses about the reform of their systems. One of the biggest costs in Kilmarnock is the increase in staff costs. Did you take into the SPS any learnings or best practice from the operation of Kilmarnock, so that you could save money in the rest of the estate?

Your submission makes it sound really good. You also say that it

“has been achieved to date without additional funding or the need for legislation”,

which is also good, because it shows that we can have reform without legislation and at no extra cost.

You talked about reallocating resources. Is there anything that you need extra resources for? I was thinking about victim notification, and Ben Macpherson touched on the subject of IT systems. Some of my colleagues heard last night from PCS that the systems are antiquated and unfit for purpose and that there are issues with contacting people to cite them to come to court. Will the pilot have any unintended consequences or do you already know where any extra resources will have to be allocated?

Do you have enough money in the current budget to upgrade your IT systems to allow, for example, the roll-out of body-worn video cameras for the police? We heard last night that that could be an issue, too, but we are very keen for that to be rolled out as quickly as possible. Is there enough money in your current budget for the IT updates that would allow the police to roll out body-worn video?

Good morning. I will continue my colleague Ben Macpherson’s line of questioning. You might have already answered some of these questions, but, given that you have just referred to the criticality and importance of the summary case management pilot, I will ask the question again in case you can provide extra information.

The recent evaluation noted that the pilot led to an increase in the early resolution of cases, along with a range of associated benefits. Can you tell me more about the main benefits of the approach that was taken in the pilot, not only for your organisation but for others?

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what steps it is taking to eliminate long waits in A and E departments across Scotland. (S6O-03892)

A and E waiting times have risen and remain critically high across Scotland. In the week ending 27 October, more than 9,000 patients were not seen within the Scottish National Party’s four-hour target. In Ayrshire and Arran, only 63.9 per cent of patients were seen within four hours at emergency departments. What immediate actions will the cabinet secretary take to protect staff from burnout and improve the patient experience as we prepare for increased winter pressures?

I thank the member for the intervention. At the end of his speech, Fulton MacGregor listed a lot of things that we can do. We need to discuss what other things that we can do to raise awareness among, and provide training for, teachers. Teachers get a lot of training on identifying a lot of issues that might arise among children in their class, so that they are aware of such issues. We definitely need to look at and progress the idea that the member raised.

To return to the complicated issues, I note that the abusive sibling will have power over the child, which might be hard for most of us to understand. In addition, when a child brings up the issue with the most obvious source of confidence—their parents—they are often met with denial and disbelief. The shock of the situation will be completely overwhelming for the family, as parents are receiving devastating news about not just one child but two.

Experts have also pointed to the long-term impacts. Families can be wrecked and never recover from such instances, and victims, even when they have broken away from their family, can live in fear for the rest of their lives that they will come back into contact with their abuser at gatherings such as weddings and funerals. That is on top of the increased likelihood of suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, depression and substance misuse.

We all agree that sibling sexual abuse is a difficult and complex phenomenon. It is hard to talk about and hard to understand, but I hope that, through MSPs discussing it today, we can make a start on tackling it and supporting families who have endured it. We must do so on a productive and cross-party basis.

I thank Fulton MacGregor for bringing this important topic to the chamber for debate, and I look forward to working with him and with all MSPs who are in the chamber tonight to make a positive impact.

Sibling sexual abuse is probably one of the most complex and sensitive issues to have been debated in the chamber. In many ways, it is the ultimate taboo—a topic that people simply do not want to talk about. Nonetheless, we must talk about it, otherwise we are badly failing the victims of such abuse and their families, who are often left in ruins as a result.

We have heard some of the devastating statistics in relation to the matter. Mr MacGregor is right to point out in his motion that, in Scotland, we have no robust mechanism for gathering data on the subject. As with every problem, without statistical evidence, we cannot properly establish the extent of it or where it is most likely to occur. Various global studies are helpful in educating us about patterns and vulnerabilities, and many of those naturally relate to well-known problem indicators such as deprivation, instability at home and wider sexual and domestic abuse. However, without raw data of our own, we cannot know for sure all the detail that we need.

I think that we can all agree that setting up a mechanism for gathering and recording that data for Scotland is an essential opening step. Of course, that in itself will not tackle the problem, which is clearly extremely challenging, for a number of reasons.

Even though sibling sexual abuse is the type of abuse that is most likely to happen in a family, it appears to be the one that people least want to talk about. Those with lived experience have spoken about the fact that, when such abuse is reported, people just do not want to know. They either do not want to think that it is happening or simply cannot believe it. Worryingly, that is the reaction not just among the general public but from support services.

We must take into account the difficulty that victims have in raising the issue. As with so many kinds of sexual abuse, it is more complicated than simply picking up the phone to the police; wider implications, sensitivities and confused feelings are involved. It is likely that a child who is being abused by a sibling will be scared of them and worried that no one will believe them. That abusive sibling will have power over them.

The A77 is a key trunk road both for people who live close to it and for those who live further afield. Thousands stand to benefit from further improvements, both in quality of life and in boosted economic activity. With that in mind, what major improvements does the Scottish Government have planned for the A77 in the next decade?