 I remind members of the Covid-related measures that are in place and that face-covering should be born, when moving around the chamber and across the Holyrood campus. The next sign for business is a statement by Mary McCallan on protecting and improving the water environment. The minister will take questions at the end of her statement, and so there should be no interventions or interruptions. I call on Minister Mary McCallan up to 10 minutes, please. Thank you very much, Presiding Officer. Presiding Officer, a plentiful supply of good fresh water is essential for life. It provides safe drinking water, sterile health facilities and food that is safe to eat. It's key to our environment supporting a rich diversity of wildlife and plants and it supports the sustainable growth of our economy. Indeed, our biggest food and drink export whisky literally takes water and turns it into the water of life. Scotland is renowned worldwide for the quality of our rivers, locks and seas and our natural environment attracts millions of visitors every year. But it would be too easy to take this invaluable national asset for granted. We must manage our water environment effectively to meet our social, economic and environmental needs. River Basin Management Planning allows us to do just that. I can announce today that we are publishing the third River Basin Management Plan that sets out objectives and actions up to 2027. Those plans are underpinned by scientific evidence with action targeted where it can have the greatest environmental benefit. I thank SEPA for its expertise in producing what is an ambitious yet achievable programme of work. Before setting out what the plans will deliver, I would like to take a moment to take note of Scotland's position today in terms of our water quality. SEPA's most recent classification indicates that 66 per cent of Scotland's overall water environment is already in good condition. In comparison, the average across Europe is around 45 per cent, with many areas significantly lower, including our nearest neighbours in England, who are at just 16 per cent. This overall classification is built on four separate themes, water quality, water quantity, fish migration and physical condition, and I will take each in turn today. On water quality, this is already at its highest ever level, with 87 per cent of our water environment meeting good standards. Now, our aim is to reach 92 per cent by 2027. Success in this regard reflects improvements such as better rural land management, reducing diffuse pollution from activities such as spreading slurry and pesticides. It has also been gained by improvements made through the Scottish Waters investment programme. Our public water supply and wastewater treatment system is one of the largest industrial processes in Scotland, and the industry has dramatically reduced its environmental footprint in the last few decades. Since 2010, Scottish Water has worked with SEPA to upgrade 104 wastewater treatment works and 279 storm overflows with investment of £686 million. However, there is more to do, and that is why today I can announce that Scottish Water is publishing its improving urban waters route map, which, backed by £0.5 billion of investment, sets out actions to continue improving Scotland's wastewater network. Over the next six years, Scottish Water will invest approximately £150 million to improve the remaining 40 wastewater treatment works and 24 priority storm overflows, which will benefit around 400 kilometres of Scotland's rivers and lochs. The route map also sets out how it will develop solutions for a further 235 storm overflows by 2031, also backed by £158 million. It will also improve monitoring and public communication on over 1,000 of the highest priority overflows by 2024, and that will have a further £50 million of funding. Those are ambitious plans backed by substantial sums. Of course, one reason we are able to protect and improve our water environment effectively is because the key public bodies involved in this work are national and public entities. Scottish Water is still in Scotland's hands, which allows broad investment and democratic leadership. We also have a public independent regulatory body in SEPA. That synergy allows for challenge and coherence, and in recent months Scottish Water and SEPA have undertaken a rigorous balanced assessment of environmental evidence, and that is against a backdrop of understandable public concern about spills and debris, which has grown in recent years as climate change increases the frequency and intensity of storms. Of course, we also need to reduce rainwater entering our sewer systems in the first place, and the next 10 years we will see a shift towards more blue-green infrastructure and a way from impermeable concrete. While urban areas, rainfall and rural areas can also cause pollution, SEPA has built a strong working relationship with the agricultural industry, visiting I believe around 6,000 farms since 2010. That work will continue alongside new government rules on slurry to help farmers contribute to air, water and bathing water quality. Speaking of bathing water quality, Scotland's 85 bathing waters are now in the best condition since 2015 when tighter standards were introduced. 99 per cent of our bathing waters are now passing environmental standards with more than ever reaching excellent status. Just two weeks ago, I was absolutely delighted to visit AirBeach as its very hard-earned step change into good classification was confirmed, what a lot of work was involved in that. Alongside water quality sits water quantity. SEPA monitors that to identify the use and availability of water for all its vital functions. The flows and levels in Scotland's lochs and rivers are generally at 90 per cent of good condition. However, climate change is affecting this. This summer we saw the fourth driest spell since 1884, which is causing scarcity in parts of Scotland. Over the next six years, SEPA will work with businesses who abstract water to help them to switch to more water-resilient systems. Fish migration is the third pillar of Scotland's overall water quality picture. Migratory species, in particular Atlantic salmon and sea trout, are iconic for Scotland but are facing significant challenges from a number of pressures, including climate change, with droughts and higher temperatures threatening their very survival. Of course, in years gone by, economic development meant dams and weirs were being constructed, but that has restricted the passage of migratory fish and prevented them accessing good quality habitat. Today's river basin management plans commit to removing or easing 244 otherwise impassable man-made barriers to fish migration. Those actions will help to ensure that 99 per cent of our water environment will reach migration by 2027. We look again to our urban waterways. The river basin management plans published today set out how we will work collaboratively to restore urban rivers and improve the management of surface water during storms. Through the Water Environment Fund, we have already helped to restore a number of urban river areas, creating blue-green corridors and spaces for active travel. The plans provide for SEPA, working with local authorities on a number of new restoration projects to improve the ecological condition of rivers in Scotland's towns and cities. That includes 17, which is already in development. In conclusion, when it comes to Scotland's water, we have so much to be proud of. Around two thirds of our water environment is in good condition, higher than the European average and significantly higher than UK neighbours. Scotland's bathing waters are at their best ever with 99 per cent passing standards and more than ever at excellent level. Since 2010, our public water company has invested nearly £700 million upgrading wastewater treatment works and storm overflows while keeping customers' bills the lowest in the UK. However, we are determined and we are poised to do more. We will now invest more than half a billion in Scotland's wastewater network. We will continue to promote best farming practice in 57 priority catchments and we are introducing new slurry regulations. 244 impassable man-made barriers to fish migration will be eased in the next five years and around £5 million per year will be spent through the Water Environment Fund to remove redundant structures on rivers and create urban green space. Presiding Officer, the plans published today will together seek to address all remaining major sources of pollution over the next six years. All of that is in addition to our multi-annual quarter of a billion pound investment in peatland restoration £42 million a year and an additional £150 million over the next five years for flood risk management and a new budget of £11.7 million for coastal change adaptation. All of that while we continue to tackle plastic pollution through DRS by banning harmful single-use plastics and by developing a marine litter strategy with a focus on microplastics with a decade and more co-ordinated and concerted action backed by hundreds of millions of pounds of investment Scotland has a water quality a water environment the quality of which outperforms our neighbours but we are not complacent our plans identify and will solve persistent historic issues while rising to new challenges like climate change Presiding Officer, I hope that these are ambitions which we can all get behind and I very much look forward to working with Parliament to achieve them. Thank you. The minister will now take questions on the issues raised in her statement. I intend to allow around 20 minutes for questions after which we will move on to the next item of business. It would be helpful if those members who wish to ask a question were to press the request to speak button now and I call on Brian Whittle. Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer and I thank the minister for the advanced sight of her statement. Scotland's waterways, be it our seas or canals or our lost rivers are important to our wellbeing are important to our environment as well as having a significant impact on our economy. Tourism, fishing and agriculture are all major contributors to the Scottish economy and as such support many livelihoods and communities especially in our rural areas. It is a little wonder therefore that Scottish salmon farmers were warning recently that the Greens in coalition with the SNP were to stop their industry especially after the Greens pledged to shut down open pen salmon farming and stop further growth in that sector. Further concerns have been raised at the development plans around the national park of Loch Lomond some of which we understand have been given the green light without an environment impact assessment which seems at odds with protecting such an important ecosystem. Local residents are saying that their voices are not being heard. I will push back from this year I have again to raise the issue of Tobol landfill and the continuing saga of significant quantities of leachate seeping out and into the surrounding waterways and this has been happening for several years now without a resolution. For my questions to the minister how is the Scottish Government constructively working with our aquaculture sector to ensure continued and sustainable growth of our salmon farming in Scotland? Secondly, what safeguards to the Scottish Government have in place to ensure that any development at Loch Lomond and similar sites are rigorously scrutinised to protect such important natural beauty spots? Finally, what is the Scottish Government doing to ensure that waterway pollution such as is happening at Tobol landfill will not happen at any other sites as those are shut down? Minister. I thank the member for the questions. First, on aquaculture. Aquaculture is a vitally important part to our economy and the Scottish Government is absolutely agreed in supporting it. We would all agree, the industry would agree, that it must be done, it must be pursued in a way that is as environmentally friendly as possible. The member will know that SEPA is responsible for regulating organic waste and chemical discharges from fish farms under the Water Environment Controlled Activities Regulations 2011 and in June 2019 SEPA introduced its new framework for aquaculture. The new framework tightens the seabed protection of fish farms, uses more accurate computer modelling to assess development proposals and requires increased monitoring by operators of their effects on the environment. In 2020 we transferred responsibility for the authorisation of discharges of medicine from wellboats from Marine Scotland to SEPA and that means that SEPA can now regulate such medicine discharges holistically. I have responsibility in government for overseeing these matters and I work closely with my colleague Mary Gougeon on the other aspects of aquaculture that are important to our rural economy. Just on the question of Turbolton, I absolutely agree that there are concerns with regard to Durbolton and risks to surface water quality. That is why I am pleased to say that with funding from the Scottish Government SEPA has procured work to reduce the impact of Turbolton landfill site near by water courses. Environmental specialists are undertaking detailed design work and are expected to begin construction of measures to prevent wastewater from leaving the site in spring 2022. As I have done before, I would like to commit again today to continuing working with the member who I know has a very close interest in these matters as I do and I will be sure to keep him updated on that. As regards Loch Lomond I will allow my colleagues in planning ministerial portfolio to address that matter with the member but I can assure him that the environmental impact of all applications in Scotland are of concern to me and I keep them closely in my sites. Colin Smyth. Thank you to the minister for advance sight of her statement. Despite the positive picture painted by the minister, we know that sewage spills into Scotland's rivers have increased by 40 per cent in the past five years, albeit that Scottish water is only required to monitor less than 3 per cent of overflow. Sewage overflow has become the norm rather than an emergency release valve during a storm. Any investment and improving overflows is welcome, but improving 6 per cent of the nearly 4,000 in the next decade just a third of those classes unsatisfactory by Scottish water does not go far enough and as well as inadequate funding of infrastructure we also are seeing the defunding of the regulator that the recent green SNP budget cuts its own budget again this time by £2.1 million. If the Government claim to be taking that the nature emergency seriously can the minister tell us how you can justify cutting the budget for the very agency responsible for enforcement? Isn't it time for tough legally binding targets to end sewage pollution backed by properly funded enforcement and infrastructure? Minister. Thanks, Presiding Officer, and again I thank the member for what is a really important question. I would just start off by pointing out that combined sewage overflow is a fundamentally important part of a water system. The purpose of it is to prevent backup into homes and businesses during periods of heavy rainfall. Heavy rainfall, which we know is increasingly occurring as the effects of climate change continue to bite. I would also point out that they are heavily licensed and when that is the case an overflow in and of itself it does not necessarily cause environmental damage. Can I just be clear about what we are announcing today? We are dealing with a situation where over the last decade nearly £600 million of investment by Scotland's public water company an independent regulation of SIPA in 104 wastewater treatment works improved and 279 storm overflows improved. That has taken us to a situation where we have 66 per cent of good water quality in Scotland compared to 16 per cent with our nearest neighbours and 45 per cent as the European average. Now, not complacent, keen to rise to the challenges that climate change poses we are investing a further half a billion pounds over the next five, six years to continue and to improve all those remaining wastewater treatment works and, crucially, to tackle in stages the highest priority storm overflows. I understand the public's concern about what enters their water environment. I take it very seriously. I think that we have a lot to be proud of and what we have achieved thus far. What we are setting out today is about identifying and tackling all remaining sources of pollution already very ecologically sound situation in Scotland. Before I call the next MSP posing a question, I would point out that, although I have given a bit of latitude to the front benchers and the minister in terms of questions and answers, if we could have more succinct questions and answers we could get every MSP who is seeking to ask a question in. I call Siwon Brown who is joining us remotely to be followed by Liam Kerr. I would like to refer to my register of interest as I am still a sitting councillor at South East Council. I would like to thank the minister for the very positive update and also the welcome news about works from CEPA for improvement for the Tobolton landsite which is neighbouring to my constituency. It has been extremely concerning for Air South Beach to be classified poor for four consecutive years and I would like to put my thanks on the record for all the collaborative hard work which has gone in since 2018 to improve the water quality and which has been classified this year good, which is very, very welcome. I would also like to pay thanks to the local groups, Air Rotary, Allaway Rotary and Don't Trash Air. Minister, what steps the Scottish Government can take in order to assist in continuing to build on this work and to ensure that protections are strengthened for our beaches, our beach users and our marine life? Minister. Thank you Presiding Officer. Like the member, I was absolutely delighted and it now joins the 99 per cent of Scotland's bathing waters which are passing our rigorous environmental standards. I visited there, I spoke to Scottish Government officials, Scottish Water, CEPA, the NFUS, South Ayrshire Council and I'd just like to thank them all again for their really hard efforts and indeed I'd like to thank the member for her efforts in her elected roles. In addition to the intensive work already carried out, CEPA and Scottish Water will continue in partnership with the council to improve the systems serving homes in the area or indeed connect them to the public sewer system where that's possible and that's backed by £3 million of funding. More widely we need to encourage the public to properly dispose of litter and not to flush inappropriate items including wet wipes cotton buds, these can all block the sewers and cods spills. We are working with to support and promote the development of the fine to flush standard which will very much help in that regard. The first administration in the UK to ban beads and buds we're moving on to more problematic single use plastics now including cutlery and straws. We're developing DRS which will combat beach litter and we're shackling microplastic pollution so in all of these ways the huge achievement at Ayr should be sustained by the actions that us and partner agencies are taking. I call Liam Kerr as we follow by Neil Gray. With the minister outline on landowners, land managers and groups to tackle invasive nomnative species on our riverbanks and how will our plans ensure that in the drive to plant trees we won't see the inappropriate and damaging plantations close to rivers that we saw in the 50s and 60s? The beauty of a statement on water quality is the breadth of questions that it can attract. I would like to come back to the member if he doesn't mind on what specific funding is available because I don't have that information but I can tell him that the Scottish Government's forestry grants scheme has a section which is dedicated to the appropriate riparian planting along riverbanks which is essential for keeping water clean and cool, important for species and very much aligned with the biodiversity and climate targets that we are trying to pursue so our forestry grants scheme is already working hard on that and I will come back to the member with some information on specific funding streams available to landowners. Neil Gray, who is joining us remotely to be followed by Monica Lennon. I congratulate the minister on her first statement and the ambition being shown by the Scottish Government. Figures from the riveramond action groups suggest that the heart hill waste water treatment works in my constituency is failing to meet water framework directive requirements and that there were 256 sewage spells into the riveramond via the how-burn in 2019. I will advise whether the welcome investments that she has announced today can help to bring the heart hill works up to licence standards and help to achieve the good status for the amond by 2027. Minister. I thank the member for the question. I am acutely aware of the concerns of residents and indeed the member of the position with regard to the riveramond. The river basin management plans announced today include work to upgrade water treatment works on the riveramond with the aim of improving water quality to good status by 2027. I am pleased to confirm to the member that the heart hill treatment works is one of those seven. More generally on the riveramond our Scottish water route map will address any high priority sewer overflows in the area by 2027. I know that that will be of interest to the member and to all those in the areas of water. I just want them to know that the Scottish Government has listened and we are seeking to act. Bathing water is an issue that is raised with me as regards the river amond occasionally and I would just put on the record that any application for bathing water status will be assessed by the bathing water review panel and advice normally comes to ministers for consideration in January and February of each year. Monica Lennon, who is joining us in what is followed by Mary McNair. I have written the statement because constituents in my region are very concerned about the environmental and health impacts being discussed. Almost 17 million cubic metres of sewage was pumped into Hamilton wastewater treatment works alone between 2026 and 2020 so it is a big concern locally. I have asked the minister this before and she was asked by a colleague today will she agree to bring in binding targets and in terms of plastic pollution that were mentioned but will she commit to bringing in a ban on plastic-based wipes in the near future? Minister. I would address the initial part of Monica Lennon's question by pointing out two things. Three things actually and I will repeat them because they were said in response to Colin Smyth as well. The spilling of CSOs is not an environmental hazard where those are heavily licensed and it is very dilute and SEPA regulates it so it is only where there is a problem with the system that a problem arises. We accept that problems arise and I have pointed to the 10 years of investment that we have already made and the improvements made and I am now pointing to the next five years of improvements and specifically those which have been identified by SEPA as having a problematic impact in the water environment and that work is on-going. Ministers will get an annual report on progress towards the targets that I have set out today. On plastic pollution and wet wipes, as I say, we are working on a UK-wide basis on the fine to flush standards. I understand that there are reserved powers. This is now in the ministerial responsibility of my colleague, Lorna Slater but I obviously take a very close interest in it. One thing that I would highlight to the chamber is the insidious impact of the UK's internal market act which can prevent Scotland from moving faster on some of these environmental issues. If we wanted to, we could be held behind by the rest of the UK. Should they not choose to take the same direction? We are working on a four-nations basis on the wet wipes just now and we will be glad to keep the member updated on that. Before I ask the next MSP to pose the question, can I just please ask her more succinct answers because otherwise we will not be able to have all MSPs who wish to ask a question being in the position of being able to ask a question. Can I come, Mary McNair, to be followed by Leigh MacArthur? Thank you, Presiding Officer. As minister will know, my constituency of Clydebank and Magai has a very well-known water border with significant links to Scotland's shipbuilding past and present, that being the river Clyde. However, with the industrial past of the Clyde in surrounding areas the river has been deeply affected. Can the minister outline plans on future contamination in order to improve the water quality of the Clyde, particularly for habitats and biodiversity? Minister. Thank you, Presiding Officer. This is an excellent question and one that I have an interest in is constituency MSP for Clydesdale, which the Clyde runs through, although people often can forget that. Much has been done to clean up the Clyde in recent decades, but of course some pockets of industrial contamination remain. There is a work of Clyde Gateway in tackling problems such as the residues of chromium in the palmydi burn. Between 2010 and 2021, £610 million will have been invested in wastewater assets to ensure that sewage is treated properly before it comes anywhere near the Clyde just for context until recently the river was in the worst category for water quality, the bad category. I am delighted that in recent years it has moved up the scale and is in good care of aspects. Just one symbol of that, I had the pleasure of attending Salmon School on the banks of the Clyde and Crossford in Clydesdale, where the children learn about the return of salmon to the Clyde and they were very keen to tell me that with the salmon being included on Glasgow's coat of arms, they saw the return of the species as the manifestation of let Glasgow fly. Liam McArthur to be followed by John Mason. Thank you. The one figure missing from the minister's statement was the one that prompted us to ask for this statement last month as the ferret revealed sewage spilled into Scotland's waterways more than 12,000 times last year alone. While Liam Blackford tore into UK ministers about the situation in England, officials here were admitting privately that Scotland is way behind. It's clear the environment watched dogs' first concern wasn't the health of our streams, rivers and communities but for their own reputation. Will the minister commit to annual reporting of sewage spillages? Can she tell us whether the plan is to eliminate these or if a specific target will be set? Minister. I know that you are asking for brevity but please allow me a chance to debunk some of what the member has just said. I just want to address the issue of the freedom of information request. I am not criticising the process, it's exceptionally important but when taking out of context meaning can be lost so just allow me to address that. Reference to unacceptably high in the freedom of information request was of just six out of 350 storm overflows, not their overall system. Reference to being way behind, which the member quoted was not about the frequency of spills or the effect of the environment but about monitoring alone. Just on that, Scottish Water took a strategic decision in years gone by to focus investment on improving overflows not monitoring them, improving the problem, not monitoring the problem. I think that has borne fruit when we now have a 66 per cent water quality position in Scotland and I have set out how we are not resting on our laurels but now working to improve some of those most problematic storm overflows. Just on the question of elimination I apologise to the minister. I really need to allow other members to have a chance to speak. We won't eliminate because it's a vital part of the system. John Mason to be followed by Dean Lockhart. Thank you. As an MSP covering part of the Clyde I confirm it's improved tremendously through my lifetime. Can the minister confirm that she actually said that the water environment in Scotland is good 66 per cent and the comparable figure in England is 16 per cent and does this not show we're definitely getting something right? Minister. Thanks, Presiding Officer. In many ways I think the fact that 66 per cent is our figure for water environment as compared with England's 16 per cent it really speaks for ourselves. There are a lot of challenges with our neighbours in England ageing infrastructure, heavy rainfall increased rainfall with climate change but I do believe that we made the right decisions to prioritise improvement of overflows rather than monitoring and I believe that we are aided by the fact that Scotland's water Scottish water is in public hands which allow us to make strategic nationwide and democratic decisions and investments over a long period and that with the cheapest bills across the whole of the UK. Dean Lockhart, who is joining us remotely to be followed by Mark Ruskell. Thank you very much, Presiding Officer. The budget has been cut across a number of environment portfolios including environmental quality, SEPA and Scottish water itself. Can the minister clarify precisely how these budget cuts will help to improve the future water environment in Scotland? Minister. I will keep this one brief. The budget settlement was reached in exceptionally difficult for fiscal circumstances and I think I've laid out today in the next five years which shows that Scottish water and SEPA are working very well indeed under the circumstances. I call Mark Ruskell to be followed by Stuart McMillan, both of whom are joining us remotely. Thank you. I very much welcome this statement but also make the point that protected species such as the Atlantic salmon are being threatened by critically low water levels in our rivers during the summer. Scottish water are making this problem worse by deciding to restrict outflows from water bodies such as Lachfanica. How can the minister encourage SEPA to review Scottish water to ensure that it carries the appropriate assessments of potential damage to the environment when it makes such decisions? I'm sorry, Presiding Officer. I didn't catch that. Okay. I'm sorry. Mr Ruskell, there was a slight glitch on the line. Could you possibly repeat perhaps just the question rather than the preamble? Thank you. Maen nhw'r little-fath i'r iawn i ddechrau'r ingenys yn ddweudio'r ddweudio ar gyfer cyntafion ymrhum datblygu i ddechrau. Felly, mae gennych nhw'r ddweudio ar gyfer eich tynnu'r ddweudio allun o wedi gwelsu cyffredinol yn cyffredinol i ddulladegau ddweudio sydd angen fydd yn gallan gyfbeth aelodol ar gyfer i sefydlu Ad Blues�au i ddisaddus i ddweudio i ddechrau'r ddweudio i ddweudio i ddweudio yn cyd-dweudio. I'm not particularly in the business of encouraging SEPA. It's very much my prerogative to let them get on with their rigorous independent work that they do. However, I think that what I've set out today, these plans coming together, really makes clear that SEPA challenges Scottish water and Scottish water is ready to respond. The member knows that SEPA regulates extraction of water, and they review the processes that they undertake in order to do that. I would expect that to go on, but I don't want to stand here and encourage SEPA to do that, to do anything. Stuart McMillan, who is joining us remotely. Thank you, Presiding Officer. Can the minister detail what action the Scottish Government is taking to reduce the impact of climate change on Scotland's water environment? I have a really important question that we are already seeing many aspects of climate change affecting us in Scotland. In summer we saw the driest conditions in the west for 100 years, and, for example, the Scottish Government responded with emergency bottled water scheme. Another impact of climate change is that it causes our rivers to warm. I mentioned to another member about riparian tree planting that we are promoting to try to keep waters cool and help to foster the life of species. Of course, one of the main impacts of climate change that we are already seeing is flooding. That is why the Scottish Government is providing £42 million a year, together with an additional £150 million over the next five years for flood mitigation in Scotland. Those are real challenges, and we have to be prepared to respond. That concludes the statement, and there will be a very short pause before we move on to the next item of business. The next item of business is consideration of business motion 2654, in the name of George Adam, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, setting out a business motion. I call on George Adam to move the motion. Thank you, Presiding Officer, and moved. Thank you. No member has asked to speak on the motion, and the question is that motion 2654 be agreed. Are we all agreed? The motion is therefore agreed. The next item of business is consideration of seven parliamentary bureau motions. I asked George Adam on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau to move motions 2655 to 2659 on approval of SSIs, 2660 on designation of a lead committee and 2666 on parliamentary recess dates. All of which is my pleasure to move, Presiding Officer. Thank you. Minister, the question on these motions will be put at decision time. I propose to ask a single question on seven parliamentary bureau motions. Does any member object? The question therefore is that motions 2655 to 2660 and 2666, in the name of George Adam, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, be agreed. Are we all agreed? The motion is therefore agreed. That concludes decision time. We will move on to members' business and members' exiting. The chamber, please do so quietly. Thank you.