I am totally confused. You have CMAL signing off the designs—the designs are a problem, and you say that they are not signed off. CMAL also signs off the payments—it signed off £82 million of a £97 million contract when only half a boat was constructed. What is going on? I do not understand where the buck stops. You say that the issue is the designs; CMAL has signed off the designs. I am confused about who is carrying the can between the two of you.

I do not want to cover old ground, but I know for a fact that, if I was representing a client and I signed off £82 million-worth of work and only got £30 million-worth, I would probably be for the high jump. I am an ex-surveyor, and maybe being a surveyor is different from building boats, but somehow I doubt it.

Really? The committee will, I would suggest, have to consider that further, because you are saying that there is a discrepancy in somebody else’s offices, whereas the MCA is quite clearly saying that it is down to you.

David Tydeman, before we move on to some other questions from other members, could you just clarify? You said that these additional fire escape routes and the known requirements to be met will reduce the passenger carrying capacity from 1,000 to the 800s, I think. What effect does that have on lorries and cars? Is there a reduction?

Graham Simpson, welcome to the committee.

I speak as convener of the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee to highlight part 6 of the bill, on which the committee focused its scrutiny. This important part of the bill relates to the environmental outcome reports, which are a new approach to the environmental assessment. The bill sets out a framework for environmental outcome reports, but much of the detail is left to subordinate legislation, which means that in the bill as introduced, broad powers are given to the UK Government to make regulations in devolved areas without the consent of the Scottish ministers. That prevented the Scottish Government from recommending consent to those provisions.

The committee’s report encouraged both Governments to agree an acceptable outcome to the matter, and the bill has now been amended so that the consent of the Scottish ministers is required before those powers are used in devolved areas. That ensures that the Scottish ministers can decide whether to agree to adopting the proposed environmental outcome report approach or to maintain the current approach.

It is welcome that the Governments could reach that agreement. However, the committee has also highlighted the lack of clarity about the role of the Scottish Parliament in scrutinising proposed regulations in the area. Now that agreement between the Governments has been reached, I would welcome any thoughts from the Deputy First Minister on how parliamentary scrutiny can be assured. I am sure that we can all agree that that is hugely important in the Parliament.

Martin Whitfield must have read my speech; I hope that I did not leak it. I will come to that, if I may.

The point is that things have moved on from the days when I left the Army. I was given £500 for a resettlement course and four days to get out of my house. However, the situation is deeply unsettling and we need to do more. The Army and the services could do more. There should be a better focus on resettlement, and we could do more in Scotland to help people to settle in.

Graeme Dey rose—

I am running short of time. How much time do I have, Deputy Presiding Officer?

I think that that is right. The Ministry of Defence has a role to play in housing and helping people into it. I have badgered my colleagues down south about getting the MOD to make houses available, to allow people to move to the area that they want to settle in. Those MOD houses should be made available for a period of time while people get the opportunity to find alternative housing. I know that work is done on that, but we could do more. I find it deeply disappointing that there is empty service accommodation across Scotland. However, there are problems with leases and sorting those out, which I am sure members are aware of. We all need to work together on that.

It is not just about homelessness; it is also about not providing substandard accommodation. This year, the minister helped me to rehouse somebody who was in totally unsuitable housing. Frankly, that was a disgrace. When pushed, the council reacted quite hard.

There is a lot more that we could do in relation to the medical support that we give to our soldiers. We need to be aware that some of their medical records might not be as complete as other people’s medical records, for very good reason. I believe that there is the ability to claim back from the UK Government for medication that is required as a result of their service. I am not sure that that is done in Scotland. Should that be done? There is a fund to allow people to do that—so I am told.

How much more time do I have, Deputy Presiding Officer?

Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer.

Where are we now? The minister made the point that our soldiers do integrate. It was not that long ago that I was in Kingussie, delivering leaflets—bizarrely enough—and I did not notice the ambulance that had come up behind me and almost nudged me before its sirens were put on. I have never jumped so quickly in all my life. I found that that was done by an ex-trooper whom I had served with in the Army. Bizarrely, not long after that, I was stopped by a traffic policeman with all the lights going—of course, that made my heart rush—and I found that he was an ex-sergeant who had served with me. He was paying me back for something that I said to him many years ago. Those things happen. He did not charge me—I had my MOT and insurance.

I have also met soldiers whom I served with driving lorries for big stores. We do reintegrate, and we do so very well. The fact that there are two veterans in the Parliament proves that.

In summary, soldiers, sailors and all servicemen and servicewomen do fit in, but we need help when we are moving. We bring huge skills to Scotland when we come to live here or return home here. Those skills include leadership, the ability to solve problems, diligence in the workplace, hard work on nearly all occasions, and loyalty. Veterans make a huge contribution to the communities that they join, and that is why, as a country, Scotland should welcome them with open arms.