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These submissions generally argued that it is inhumane to force a person to suffer when their wish is to die. Many drew upon personal experiences of having witnessed a loved one die.
In the Scottish context, some examples of socio-economic inequalities manifesting as inequalities in health and wellbeing outcomes are that:
People living in the poorest areas of Scotland are five times likelier to die from preventable conditions than those living in the wealthiest ones1Public Health Scotland. (2026).
To come back to a point that Helen Martin made: we are not buying locally; we are buying where we should not be buying, and our carbon footprint is increasing because we go so far away.
These included:
clarity on the definition of terminal illness and what it covers,
clarity on how the coordinating doctor should assess that a declaration was made voluntarily and free from coercion,
no requirement for the coordinating doctor to involve any other agencies when assessing coercion or abuse,
clarity on whether the doctor or nurse should be in the same room as the person or not when they die...
This includes energy efficiency and an introduction of a condensation and dampness policy. We are buying back homes from the open market, last year we purchased 26 homes, and this year we have budgeted for 6 homes.
The Scottish Government website contains information for vets that clearly sets out that: ‘It is the responsibility of owners to check if their dog is an XL Bully.
There are three statutory debt solutions in Scotland
These are:
Bankruptcy
Protected Trust Deeds (PTDs)
Debt Payment Programmes under the Debt Arrangement Scheme (DAS).
Informal debt options
Lots of people in debt don't access a statutory debt solution.
Examples of non-retail workers who might be particularly vulnerable to abuse from members of the public include bus and taxi drivers, traffic wardens and ticket inspectors on trains.
Committee reports
Date published:
12 September 2023
Choice of topics
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