The minister will no doubt be aware of the Executive's involvement in an application for a supermarket in Crieff, where ministers—before Des McNulty took up his post—overturned a decision that had been made by the local council, and which followed extensive and long-standing consultation of the community about a preferred site for a retail development in the town. How does the minister justify the Executive's action in overruling the democratically determined wishes of the community, with the result that a cherished town-centre green space, which also has an economic use, will be replaced by an unwanted development?