It is no accident that this policy, and our doing something different from what happens south of the border, is one of the reasons why devolution is as liked and accepted as it is among the older people in our country.Ross Finnie and many others referred to the unevenness in distribution of free personal care and that remains a key issue for us to tackle. Almost 10,000 people are in receipt of free personal care and a much greater number—45,000 people or thereabouts—receive care at home.