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Public bodies, whether they are local authorities or national-level groups like NatureScot, are at their best when they work closely with the communities that they serve.
I believe that that approach will enable us to ensure that children are protected and, what is most crucial, enable parents to exercise positive choices and create the best environment for children to grow up in.
The policy also makes a technical amendment to The Welfare Foods (Best Start Foods) (Scotland) Regulations 2019, increasing the income threshold for Best Start Foods to take account of the increases in the National Living Wage and the increased levels of Working Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit.
I had some difficulty, Presiding Officer, but I will respond as best as I can. If I do not answer the question completely, maybe Mr Ruskell can write to me.
Of course, the service is not closed, but children who are sick need to be cared for in the best possible place with the best-quality clinical care, which is exactly what the Government will continue to prioritise.