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No—we have not submitted a bid yet. All that we have done is pre-qualify. To pre-qualify, a bidder must demonstrate that they are financially sound and that they have the necessary competence and capability.
Furthermore, the figures show that spending from overseas visitors in Scotland has recovered to pre-pandemic levels, with spend of £3.2 billion in 2022 in the tourism sector.
Before we start, I have some brief technical information for you. There is a pre-arranged questioning order and I will call each member in turn to ask their questions for up to nine minutes.