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We are seeing a practical approach to doing that, which is where there may be a slight disagreement—it is on the path to get there. The response from the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities highlights financial pressures on councils resulting from new regulations.
It is critical right now that we ensure that there is a pipeline of work at the yard. The yard is actively pursuing opportunities for future vessel contracts.
Unfortunately, it is not possible to attribute costs to individual CPP activity. We would dearly like to do that, but separate costs are not identified for that activity.
As long as targets are appropriate for an area and are realistic but challenging, monitoring them, rather than simply measuring activity, might give us a better indication of what we get for our money.