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It means that people in Scotland not only die prematurely compared with their counterparts in the rest of the UK but can expect to spend more time in poor health.
I have also recognised that the service will look different in my part of the world compared with the part of the world that Pam Duncan-Glancy represents.
As the minister is aware, however, some charities fall through the net. Annan Athletic FC, which is a community-owned football club in my area, was refused both a business support grant, because of a historical rates anomaly, and the third sector resilience grant.
Care Home Visiting Yesterday, care homes were advised that, under new level 4 restrictions, only essential outdoor visits—in Scotland in December—can take place and that only one visitor is allowed for outdoor visits.
I know that the pupils do, too. I recently visited Culloden academy, Charleston academy and Nairn academy—all secondary schools that I go to are not fit for purpose.
People need to be proud of their local area so that they do not disrupt it, and I encourage visit Lanarkshire and all others who are involved to make sure that that happens.
To help address these issues, a number of measures have been introduced at UK and Scottish level (as at October 2021):
To reduce the comparative price of EVs compared to ICE cars, a grant of £2,500 is currently applied, at point of purchase, funded by the UK Government on vehicles costing less than £35,000.