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With that in mind, I will start with the opening statements. David Finch is not online yet, so we will go first to Gerry McCartney. 10:45 Thank you, convener, for inviting me.
When antenatal classes were withdrawn, those who could afford to pay a private provider received online support but, in some parts of Scotland, those who could not pay did not receive that support.
Because an increasing proportion of the population live in urban areas and online retailing is increasing, the last-mile problem has become quite important.
Our high streets have long been declining as more people shop online and jobs are being lost, and pensioners are still the people who are least likely to buy online.
Many of those who will be eligible for the advance payment scheme will not be online or involved in survivors’ organisations and many will never previously have disclosed their abuse.