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Mr Conway’s point was a general one, and we have covered that issue in response to Mr Brown’s questions. We think that the current level of sheriffs is enough to handle the level of business.
Claudia Beamish should not be concerned by the omission of certain elements. When Mr Brown and I appeared before the Infrastructure and Capital Investment Committee, we were able to talk about rail connectivity a bit more and explain that the NPF is almost a consenting process.
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.
In a minute, I will ask my colleague Charles Brown to go through how we got there, but I completely appreciate the point about not being able to include a figure.
As previously agreed, the committee will hear from the Minister for Transport and Veterans, Mr Keith Brown, and Graham Thomson, who is one of his officials.
Now that I have said that, Mark McDonald and Gavin Brown want immediately to leap in. I was about to move on to another issue but they have both indicated that they would like to contribute.
I announce that the Minister for Victims and Community Safety, SiobhianBrown, and I will hold a responsible dog ownership and control summit on 26 June this year.