During this session, the Member acknowledged challenges relating to the availability of data, particularly around unmet need, and the difficulty of producing accurate costs, however, he emphasised that “annual reporting to the Parliament will significantly improve that data because the Government will be duty bound to include it in a statement to the Parliament and will be held accountable for that”. The potential for increases in costs due to unknown unmet need and the potential for a higher number of people coming forward as a result of increased awareness of treatment availability were also discussed during this session, alongside issues including— Contact: Finance and Public Administration Committee, The Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh, EH99 1SP.