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Having a competition between the parties to get the contract enables the local authority to get a better outcome, because it is in a better negotiating position.
We can get people excited about the event and about walking, cycling and active travel in a way that gives them opportunities to develop such interests in their local area and improve their health and wellbeing.
I know that there was a big panic in my area to get the bid together. There was a meeting that involved the chief executive, me and the MP—who happens to be my wife, so there was not really any difficulty in getting co-operation.
Of course, that is assuming that people can get to A and E, that they can get their call answered by NHS 24 or that they can get an ambulance to show up.
Although we work hard to get people to go to those activities, motivation is always a challenge, particularly with some of the prisoners we look after.