A number of speakers have thanked the cabinet secretary for advance notice of his speech; I would like to thank Murdo Fraser for writing the cabinet secretary's speech.

I like much of what the cabinet secretary said about the business gateway being delivered by local authorities. Businesses interact with local authorities, and I like the idea of a one-stop shop. However, a paragraph later, we heard about consistency throughout Scotland. We will work with the cabinet secretary to ensure that that consistency exists.

Will he be more specific about the level of autonomy and flexibility that is to be given to local authorities, and can he guarantee that there will be an absolute minimum of top-down ring fencing?