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Some of you might have noticed in the press today that Asda is the latest company to join others in the food sector in taking up the cudgels for Gaelic.
I was not aware of that, but it is good news. We will produce a report based on the evidence that we have taken, some of which has come from Ireland and New York.
I do not think that the Executive's 26 planning officers are enough to deal with the sort of complaints that will arise as people understand that the planning system has changed.
The issue of resilience is important. We face a new threat. In Scotland, we do not simply view the new threat in terms of the aftermath of the terrorist attacks but in relation to climatic changes and so on.
That was brought home to me last Friday when I visited a school in Aberdeen. Groups of children had to give a presentation on an issue and one little boy—he was in primary 6—talked about midwifery services.