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One benchmark that we use in trying to think about where the economy gets to a different point is to think about when the level of economic activitygets back to where it was pre-pandemic.
I do not deny the importance of that, but the inaction of successive UK Governments to deal with the fundamental issue, which is the cost of fuel, is why we have fuel poverty.
We have made recommendations to that effect. We referred to the pilot activity that is being undertaken. Those are the kinds of steps that the Government, working with partners in local authorities, has to get right with the private providers.
A big challenge at the moment in the Scottish and UK economies is economic inactivity, and a key way in which we might drive growth is by getting more people participating in the labour market.