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With regard to the European Union, we have had European Parliament elections, a new Commission and new commissioners taking up their responsibilities, and I think that everyone has chosen to understand that backdrop as the reason why no substantive progress has yet been made on all those things.
We are all aware that Scotland has an ageing population. The latest projections seem to indicate that the working age population will shrink over the medium to long term.