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Thank you, Liz. If they do not, please make sure that we hear what you want to say.

That was about the bigger picture. From talking to the minister, I know that he is very firm that the priority in the national planning framework is the climate and biodiversity or nature crises and how we can tackle them. In practical terms, what does the requirement for decision makers to give significant weight to the global climate and nature crises mean for development management and development planning across Scotland? I open that to anyone who wants to pick that up.

Thank you for that comprehensive response. I think that the committee will look at the subject later, in 2023.

Clare Symonds would like to come in. Could I ask everyone to keep their answers a bit more succinct? That would be helpful, because we still have quite a few questions to get through.

Clare Symonds was going to come in next on Paul McLennan’s questions on the development programme and monitoring.

Some interesting points have been made and some big questions raised on infrastructure-led development. That was an interesting perspective.

I call Annie Wells, who joins us online.

Thank you for those responses. I will move to Willie Coffey, who has been patiently waiting.

Thank you for that. So that we know where we are going, I note that we have perhaps four more questions. I will pass over to Miles Briggs.

We go to the panel online now.

Thank you for raising that issue. We welcome the written evidence that you plan to send to us.

Robbie Calvert pointed out the focus on the climate and nature crises and their role in the revised NPF4. In practical terms, what does the requirement for decision makers to give “significant weight” to the global climate and nature crises mean for development management and development planning across Scotland?

Right. Does the plan also need to sit in the context of the LDP to some extent or totally?