Wendy LOVELL (Northern Victoria) (12:55): (2357) My question is for the Minister for Ambulance Services. Wodonga’s Hume Patient Transport provides critical non-emergency patient transport services for Albury Wodonga Health, the TAC, the Department of Veteran Affairs and private hospitals across the north-east of Victoria. Despite being approved as high-acuity medical transport and having an impeccable claims record, this family-run business has been refused insurance on its vehicles. Will the minister urgently intervene and work with the Victorian Managed Insurance Authority to provide an insurance solution for Hume Patient Transport? Insurance has never previously been an issue, but to date more than 30 insurers and brokers have declined cover. As a result, its fleet has been grounded. Over the weekend alone, the company was forced to turn away 12 transport requests from Albury Wodonga Health, worsening bed blockages in the hospital and also placing additional strain on Ambulance Victoria and an already stretched health system.