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I would like a wee bit of clarification, too, including on Jamie Greene’s points about other parties, as well as on the timescales. How long will it take to come to a conclusion? It is a wee bit vague.

First of all, an inquiry would cost more money, so are we just going to add to what has already been lost? I am struggling to know what the committee’s purpose is here. Do not get me wrong—I am not disputing what has been said about accountability and all the rest—but, given that this is a complicated issue that goes back a bit and given where we are with it, is there anything that we can usefully add? Those would be my thoughts.

It sounds as if you know where you want to go and what you want to do. Is it fair to say that your budgetary concerns are about staff? I know that that is an overview.

Is that not when HMP Glasgow is supposed to be up and running?

All of us can get a prescription online quickly or a repeat prescription with a phone call. Is there not some provision that could be made for released offenders to do that as well? As you say, the issue is critical, otherwise people might be left high and dry after five days. We do not have to suffer, as we can get a repeat prescription by going online or phoning, so why would they be excluded from doing that?

Good morning. I first have a couple of questions for Mr Logue. You gave us good news about the success of the pilots that you described and said that they have helped a lot. If I understand correctly, you said that many of the things that have happened did not require extra funding and seem to be operational matters that have been successful. I therefore struggle to understand why they would be compromised in the sense that you mentioned. I am sorry if that is naive, but I want you to clarify that.

In your earlier statement, you said that things still need to improve, and you have probably covered that in what you said to my colleague Russell Findlay. You said that one of the issues is that your practitioners would not be trauma informed. I am struggling to understand why that would be the case if your current staff have had trauma training. Were you talking about training or incoming staff? Could you please clarify that, too?

Does that cost more?

It is a long-term process.

I am a bit confused, to be honest with you. We visited the Lilias facility, which was great, and I know the Bella centre is open in Dundee. They are quite small and do not take a lot, so I am not quite following how using them could free up more accommodation.

Would that not be an operational priority decision for you to make, once you get your lump sum?