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You are correct that the Parliament is built on the principles of transparency and accountability. I know that MSPs walk past the meeting rooms, so your point about having the door open, so that they can walk in and listen directly, is a powerful one, and thank you for making it.
We are in a global competition for labour and materials, and it is really important that all those factors are taken into account when it comes to investing in future renewables technology.
The income that people receive is compartmentalised into different payments, but it does not stay compartmentalised when it comes into their accounts. Therefore, when meeting their energy costs, they are drawing on all the resources that are at their disposal.
That is important, because ministers who engage in intergovernmental relations would expect to be held to account by committees and would know that sharing information was important.
Those types of issues need to be taken into account. There will still be a proportion of disabled people and those with long-term health issues who will only be able to participate remotely.
I do not wish to be in a position in which we close a school on account of a spread of the virus that has arisen through something that did not need to happen.