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It was great to hear Kevin Stewart’s opening remarks on the Scottish Government’s focus on perinatal mental health services. However, the third sector advises that funding is often short term and fragile. How would you respond to that point, minister?

As we look forward, given the demands on the NHS, how does the Scottish Government see the relationship between third sector perinatal mental health services and the NHS developing in the future?

Thanks for all your contributions so far, which have been helpful.

How can we make sure that there is partnership and co-operation in the third sector if organisations are constantly competing against each other for funding and contracts? Is there a more holistic way that we can do this? I ask Paul Bradley to answer that.

I thank the witnesses for their helpful contributions so far. My questions are on recovery and renewal. You have spoken about some of the issues in your previous answers, but how can we ensure that the third sector is at the heart of social and economic recovery? What can local authorities and the UK and Scottish Governments do to ensure that that happens?

How can we ensure that the third sector is at the heart of social and economic recovery? What can local authorities, UK and Scottish Governments do to ensure that that happens? I put that to Duncan Thorp.

Yes. How can we ensure that the third sector is at the heart of social and economic recovery? What can local authorities, UK and Scottish Governments do to ensure that that happens?

I have a final quick question for Myles Fitt. How can we ensure that there is partnership and co-operation in the third sector if organisations are constantly competing against one another for funding and contracts? Is there a more holistic way of looking at the situation?

Yes, I do. Which areas of perinatal mental health services would also benefit from further investment? My question is for Mary Ross-Davie.

Good afternoon, panel. We are in a really difficult period just now, with the pandemic, and we have heard a lot of evidence about how it has affected women. Have there been significant regional variations in the return to face-to-face services? As we move forward, dealing with new variants and so on, how can we provide the most effective service, whether it be virtual or face to face? I would like to direct that question to Cat Berry.

Good morning. There are only a couple of mother and baby units in Scotland. Do we need more such units?