Ms Virginia Teehan:

I reiterate the word "collaborative". My colleague Ms Harvey may be able to add more on this. The approach we have taken is very much on a town-by-town basis, but it is a broad-brush collaboration, including the business stakeholders and town citizens.

The Deputy asked about examples internationally. Ms Harvey has very good examples that relate to Scotland and its holistic approach. "Holistic" is a phrase that is really important.

The recent allocation of funding to towns by a variety of Departments is really valuable, but it does create a sense of dismemberment in that the sense of collaboration and strategic investment are sometimes lost in the more piecemeal approach. My colleagues may wish to add to those comments.