We can go through all the issues that have been raised and, if members feel that something has been missed, we will put that into the letter and ask the cabinet secretary to respond.As for the processes that are in place for dealing with European legislation, I will ask the clerks to look at the timescales and provide us with more information, rather than try to deal with it on the spot. Mary Scanlon is right to say what the current position is, but the directive proposes that, in order to get health treatment abroad, a patient will not need prior authorisation for primary care services, although they will require prior authorisation for acute hospital services.