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I will stop now in case I go back to my earlier issue with Gavin Brown. We are beginning to run out of time, so I will mop up with a couple of questions on important areas that we have not yet touched on.
I hope that we get stuff from those visits that we can put into the pot. I agree with Gavin Brown that the right thing to do at this stage in an investigation is consider its terms of reference—I did the same thing.
I am happy to take the intervention. I thank Gavin Brown. I do not have a dedicated speaking slot, but I am here to answer questions such as those he has asked.
I welcome, with Keith Brown, Jonathan Dennis, who is economic adviser to Transport Scotland, and Dr Katherine Falconer, who is head of the sustainable transport team at Transport Scotland.
I have just realised why Derek Brownlee is asking such clever questions—he is an accountant. Robert Brown is interrogating effectively because he is a lawyer.
Following the ONS decision of 25 September 2013 to retain its approach to classification, Mr Brown made a commitment to take forward legislation to remove the power—and here I am today.