PATHFINDER DOGS, LANARKSHIRE

That this House congratulates Pathfinder Dogs on securing a £9,565 National Lottery Awards for All Scotland grant from Big Lottery Fund; acknowledges the group’s aims to support blind people in the Lanarkshire area; celebrates the group’s endeavours to equip blind people with the skills and confidence to work with a Pathfinder Dog, promoting a safe, reliable and efficient means of independent mobility; and commends the group on using this grant to deliver an independent living skills programme for people with severe or total sight loss and other disabilities in the Lanarkshire area.