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The Committee would welcome the Scottish Government’s reflections on this suggestion. 26. Fiona Kell also raised concerns about the length of time it is taking for planning applications to be considered.
He also highlighted that the FDI world forum was held in Scotland, looking at inward investment into the life science sector. He was planningvisits over the summer and encouraged members to contact him if they would like him to visit them.
Ideally, as a society, we want to prevent children from experiencing poverty in the first place. The latest data from 2019-20 reports that 26 per cent of children in Scotland—260,000 children—were living in relative poverty.
As members know, following my statement to Parliament on 12 September, I announced that I would publish the CAP plan for stabilisation. The driving aim of the plan is to improve our customer service.
Community Planning Inquiry: Post-Legislative Scrutiny of the Community Empowerment Act 2015: The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.
The Committee also undertook two outreach visits, the first attending the Scottish Youth Parliament's (SYP) consultation workshophttps://syp.org.uk/ on period poverty held at its 7th sitting in DunfermlineSummary Note of Scottish Youth Parliament workshop and the second hosted by Perth and Kinross Association of Voluntary Services (PKAVS)https://www.pkavs.org.uk/ in Perth where local individuals and organisations shared their experiences of period poverty.Summary Note of visit to Perth
More detailed analysis of the oral and written evidence and information gathered from the outreach visits is set out below.