And b) nor has she indicated whether the Scottish Civil service and its legal/constitutional experts agree (from a technical perspective, putting aside political considerations) that the Scottish Government actually has the power to make such provisions under its devolved powers (as per the original petition) and its Section 36 powers that it admitted it had to the Committee back in 2022. Given the massive increase in on-shore wind farm generation needed to meet the Scottish Government's targets it is imperative that these questions are answered urgently and if feasible, implemented without delay in order that the huge number of impacted communities might gain such offers and, if they chose to accept, benefit from the windfarm developments.