Meeting of the Parliament 09 January 2024
I thank Stephen Kerr for his intervention. I will ask the minister for some reassurances further on in my speech.
The Tyndrum community has done an amazing amount of work. It has found a site and carried out a feasibility study, and it is making the necessary preparations. All that it needs now, to make the proposal a reality, is the funding.
Like many, I was delighted when the Government announced the much-needed £10 million funding that Jeremy Balfour alluded to in his opening speech. I am keen to see those funds put into action, and I have sought regular updates from the minister. The public spending environment is challenging—I completely understand that—but the facilities are vital. Delivering funds for changing places toilets in strategic locations such as Tyndrum will make a huge impact. I call on the Government to provide information on when those funds will be available.
Changing places toilets make a dramatic difference to access to places such as Blair Drummond Safari and Adventure Park, which is also in my constituency. A facility was put in place there in 2017. Equal access has been made a reality there. It has removed barriers for many disabled people and their families, so that they feel included and can enjoy a day out without concern. Expanding provision in that way allows access and inclusion. I look forward to further progress being made in my constituency and beyond.
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