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We know that people want certainty when they travel. ScotRail has looked at how best to provide as much certainty as it can during what has been, as we know, a very challenging period for passengers.
I recognise that, notwithstanding our best efforts, the NHS continues to face significant demand pressures, so I welcome conversations on safe staffing.
It seems that the ferry deal was the best deal for the SNP, not the best deal for Scotland, and that ScotRail is going the same way for commuters as the ferry deal has gone for islanders.
Our performance is not where I want it to be; however, it is the case—this will be cold comfort to people who are waiting in A and E departments—that our A and E departments are the best performing A and E departments in the United Kingdom.
In the first paragraph on page 7 of the budget proposal, you talk about best-value audits. If I recall correctly, at the previous meeting we talked about the reduction in the number of best-value audits.
There is an annual event where all the hubs get together, and we are sharing best practice. It is incumbent on the Government to ensure that best practice is passed on to the other hubs.