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The Friends of Loch Lomond had campaigned for national parks for many years, assisted by my former colleague John McFall, who is now Lord Speaker in the House of Lords.
During the same period, I had to assist care homes that had to organise their own patient transport due to the lack of ambulance cover to take patients to hospital.
What are the cost savings of the programme? Benbecula and Wick have been downgraded, but what would be the programme and running costs of the new scheme if they remained as they are?
I also understand that the Powering Futures team has recently been to Dublin and has plans to pilot its challenge programme elsewhere, which confirms the value that others see in the programme.
I am grateful to hear that. We will assist and also persist. In your opening remarks, you mentioned your diversity programme and things that you are looking at doing in that programme in relation to the code of practice.
Some stakeholders have suggested that the provisions of Finn’s law could be extended to other animals that are put into potentially vulnerable positions through providing assistance to people, such as guide dogs and other assistance animals.