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I would like a bit more detail on that. For example, can you say a bit more about builders merchants?

Do we need to do a bit of work on improving that definition so that it really reflects the situation?

Okay—I was clarifying that. You say that you have a sense that you need a designated person from the Scottish Government to discuss the benefits that rural housing burdens could bring.

I will stick with the existing order—I will bring in Ronnie MacRae and then Stuart Black. Do not worry if you do not want to comment on the idea that Mark Griffin suggested in his supplementary to Willie Coffey’s original question, because Ailsa Raeburn has already said that, rather than innovation, we simply need to scale up what we are doing.

I ask that you all indicate clearly when you want to come in. I was going to bring you in anyway, Ailsa. You can say something on the additional dwelling supplement if you want to, because I think you indicated earlier that you wanted to come in on that and I did not catch it. Then you can also address the land question.

Before I bring in Ronnie MacRae I want to ask Ailsa Raeburn about the idea that the planning system could put a cap on second homes. Would you imagine that that sits in local development plans or in local place plans?

So, if a community wanted to do a self-build, it could ask the planning authority where the available land is and the planning authority would have to show it that?

I might need to follow up on that.

I just want to clarify that you meant that your question was for Mike and Ronnie rather than Mike and Russel.

But, as we have been saying, if we are going to increase the target, we will need to iron out all the other wrinkles very quickly. Otherwise, we can increase the target and say that it will be met by a certain date, but we will still not meet it.