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I was in the same group as Stephanie Callaghan and I thought that the session was really good. The responses were quite a mixed bag. I took from the session that people were quite positive that there were alternative pathways, but the big issue is access and how to get the message across to inform people that alternative pathways are available. There was much discussion about how we could do that better.

My other question has been covered, convener.

I want to follow up Dr Williams’s point about training. He said that it is quite difficult to set aside days on which to close practices for training and so on. Is there a general issue with training and planning, and with having time to look to the future? Even if we get the communication right on alternative pathways, will GPs actually have time for that training?

Good morning and thank you for all your contributions so far; it has been a really helpful session.

What are your views on the split of resources between alcohol treatment services and drug services? Do you feel that the split of resources is appropriate? That question goes to Lucie Giles.

Thank you for that. I know that you have touched on this in your previous answers, but how can the effectiveness of public spend on alcohol services be assessed? What information is required to allow that assessment to be made, and how can we do it better? The question is for Alison Douglas.

Good morning, panel. I want to go back to a point that Linda Richards made about housing. Linda, you made a powerful point when you said that there are just not enough large houses for kinship carers in your area. I see that myself in Stirling. I wonder whether the committee needs to look at the fact that, although there is a huge Scottish Government house-building programme, at local level, local authorities need to consider kinship carers and their needs, including that particular need for quite large housing.

Absolutely.

Judith Proctor has just answered it.

Good morning to the witnesses; it is good to see you here today. It is nice to hear that some positives have come out of the pandemic; it has shone a light on the importance of social care and all the things that we need to look at in relation to the social care service in Scotland.

My questions are about leadership. Audit Scotland has highlighted that we also have an issue with retaining leaders in the social care sector. What can we do to help with that? What are the reasons behind it? We have talked about other sections of the social care service, but what can we do for our leaders and how can we make the service sustainable in the long term for them? That question goes to Annie Gunner Logan, because she touched on that earlier.

I am sorry—thank you for your patience. How will the new deal for tenants target action on child poverty?