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The fact that the pandemic has increased the risk of both poverty and inequality shows that it will have an adverse impact on children’s long-term health in the future. There have been some changes—for example, the temporary increase in universal credit is expected to mean a slight drop in poverty rates for the year...
The service was launched in April 2018 with an ambition of supporting 38,000 people by 31 March 2021. Statistics published on 26 August 2020 show that by the end of June 2020, 24,300 people had started on the service, 64% of the overall ambition.
Peel Ports’ Conservancy Fee Plans for Clydeport Area: The Parliament debated S6M-16854 in the name of Stuart McMillan—That the Parliament acknowledges reports that Peel Ports Clydeport is planning to introduce a conservancy fee for leisure craft sailing in the Clydeport area; understands that the boating sector has expressed concerns that such a charge could impact the marine tourism economy, including in the Greenock and Inverclyde constituency, as it could discourage boaters from sailing in Clydeport's waters; believes that boaters have also expressed their anger at what it understands is Peel Ports’ lack of meaningful dialogue with the sector about these plans; further believes that this has led to questions arising over how the fee will be spent; understands that members of the Cross-Party Group on Recreational Boating and Marine Tourism have agreed that their collective position is that these plans should be abandoned, and that a public petition has been launched to attract...
This results in the capped level of SDAI funding having less relative value in Shetland, and therefore being less effective or attractive. • Rising Inequalities Currently, the dental health inequality gap, specifically in relation to access, is growing.