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In Inverness, the news about waiting lists is not so bad. There is a 28-week wait to get an appointment, and, when a person gets their appointment, they then have to wait for 49 weeks to get a hearing aid.
In that vein, I reiterate the point about economic inactivity in Scotland and the concerning proportion of Scotland’s inactivity that is attributable to health problems, some of which I have already mentioned.
The Committee was concerned to learn from the report, that Transport Scotland was recording active travel funding as spent while it was being held in partner’s accounts.
It provided hundreds and hundreds of bras so that young women who might have been prevented from getting involved in sport and physical activity had the right equipment.
The employment rate also increased over the year at a higher rate the the UK overall. The inactivity rate fell in Scotland over the quarter and the year at a higher rate then the UK.