We do not believe that the second request in the petition “to take binding steps to secure funding in the long term for community link workers in GP practices across Scotland” has been addressed yet. We would like to bring to the attention of the committee a social return on investment report by Biggar Economics, which found that in 2022 the ALLIANCE Community Links Worker Programme in Glasgow supported 7,800 people and cost £2.1 million to deliver, while generating around £2.0 million gross value added (GVA) for the Scottish economy, £0.8 million in cost savings and around £0.5 million in tax and, most importantly, £18.2 million in wellbeing benefits for communities in the west of Scotland – £8.79 benefit for every £1 of public funding invested (report available from the Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland).