Jackie Baillie: “It is crucial that families get the answers they deserve.”

The Greens amendment that they moved is literally a smokescreen and a place, if you like, that affords cover for the SNP.

It is why Scottish Labour has called for an end to above-inflation water bill hikes, and a restriction on bonuses for those at the top of Scottish Water.

John Swinney has now admitted that it became part of the SNP’s general resources.

Freedom of information laws provide much-needed accountability in that context and the FOI commissioner has been a powerful champion for transparency in public life.