If we discuss all the petitions together, we can also consider PE814 by John MacPherson, on behalf of Killin community council, which calls on the Scottish Parliament to consider and debate the implications for rural areas of the introduction of NHS 24 services, particularly in relation to ambulance cover and timescales in getting medical assistance to patients in rural areas.PE826, by Mr W D R Chalmers, urges the Scottish Executive to ensure that NHS services in rural areas such as Mid and Upper Nithsdale are adequate, equitable and acceptable, as required by the NHS Reform (Scotland) Act 2004, especially in relation to out-of-hours services.At its meeting on 16 March 2005, the Public Petitions Committee agreed to link PE814 and PE826 and to write to the Scottish Executive.