Ms Averil Power:

I will start with the transport issue. As I said earlier, it is an issue people with cancer and their families often raise with us. There is no doubt that the centralisation of cancer services, and surgeries in particular, has had a positive impact on survival and the quality of care people receive in the centres of excellence, but it means travelling long distances.

There is a travel to care grant from Government, which we administer, but the amounts given out are small and restricted. We have raised the point that we would like to see the amounts available from that grant increased, particularly for those-----