I absolutely agree with Alex Cole-Hamilton’s comments, and I have to say that I think that the chamber would unanimously agree with them. The suspension of care home visits cast a long shadow during the pandemic, and I very much welcome the collaborative approach that the minister has taken with care home relatives Scotland and the Care Inspectorate to get these amendments over the line.

In finishing talking about amendments 35 and 36, I set out to members that they require care homes to review, when asked to do so, a decision about the suspension of visits, and to notify the Care Inspectorate when they decide to suspend visiting. Amendment 36 ensures that those provisions are included in the code of practice that will be published by Scottish ministers.

I turn to amendments 37 and 38. Anne’s law will be realised only if care home staff work collaboratively with people who are living in care homes and their friends and family, including essential care supporters. That is why I have lodged amendment 38 and the related amendment 37. Amendment 38 will allow Scottish ministers to include in the code of practice what they consider to be best practice in how that work should be done. It will mean that visits are facilitated in a way that best supports residents’ needs, which puts them and their families at the heart of decisions.

Taken together, my amendments in this group will strengthen Anne’s law so that we do not have a repeat of the experience of relatives trying to visit loved ones during the pandemic.

I move amendment 30.