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Causes and effects In Scotland, the causes of food insecurity are most commonly recognised as economic and concern the ability of an individual to buy food at all, or to buy food which is appropriately nutritious.
Hong Kong is a city that is very dear to me, as I have had the pleasure of visiting it on several occasions and it is where a very dear friend, his wife and new son live.
The women agreed they do not tend to speak to health workers about their FGM related problems. They voiced discomfort at visiting sexual health clinics. One woman said she felt she stood out in her hijab and was embarrassed to be there, and there was frustration around seeing someone new at each visit.
Section 6(1) also enables the Scottish Ministers to modify the meaning of “exempt new residential unit”. Section 5 sets out the meaning of an “exempt new residential unit” and excludes accommodation such as social housing, affordable housing and island accommodation.
We expect a comprehensive response from the Scottish Government shortly to our letter of 26 February, which set out our expectation of the Government’s full co-operation in the gathering and production of evidence relevant to the inquiry.
I understand that construction costs have gone up, which is making it difficult for house builders to build more homes, but the number of new starts is down by 26 per cent, whereas demand is shooting right up.
In his remarks, the minister said that he wanted to make things as straightforward as possible for people. Abolishing section 26 of the 1987 act makes that straightforward.