24 and major companies are saying 27, can they realize that whether it is 60.5 billion in 2050, thatlliony is many billions of barrels of oil. every country in the world would believe that is an enormous asset. why do the tories and the labour party alone believe in that reliability? [applause] >> with all due respect to the first minister, that is not why sir ian felt he had the need to speak out. he is not trying to win any votes. he just wants the scottish people to know the facts before they make this irreversible decision. the first minister has twisted ears and simply closed his to anything that does not fit his lifelong obsession of independence. not everybody out there is like that. people want to know what is best for their children and their grandchildren. so can the first minister just have the decency, even at this pointtage, to concede his that our young voters must be aware. by the time they are middle-aged, scotland will have little offshore oil and gas production and this will seriously hit our economy, jobs, and public services. will he not concede it? even her boss, the