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If a mistake is made in the process, please let me know immediately by typing R, “help” or something else appropriate in the chat box before we move to the next vote because, once we move to the next vote, we cannot go back.
If another witness would like to come in, type R in the chat room and I will do my best to bring you in, although I will not be able to do that all the time.
I remind members that if they have any supplementary questions they should type R in the chat box. Could every member please address their questions to a particular witness so that the witnesses know who should speak first and the broadcasting team know who to go to first.
We will not see the result of its modelling until the results are released, but if SAGE—the scientific advisory group for emergencies—can explain how it gets to the R number, I am pretty sure that the SQA can explain how its modelling works.
When a company suddenly needs to source funds for planning in response to the current uncertainty, the money comes from its R and D budget. That obviously has a knock-on effect on the development of medicines and on patients.
You mentioned earlier the headroom that is being created because of the reduction in R and D. That is not a comfortable position to be in, given that a key point in your submission is that low investment in R and D is one of the problems with the Scottish economy.