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20 December 2023
Summary of responses to the call for views
In terms of long-term sickness, there are around 1000 fewer people economically inactive for this reason. So it would seem based on the data that economic activity and long-term sickness have both reduced in Stirling and across Scotland since the beginning of the pandemic.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
10 January 2025
Getting the inactive active: Barriers to physical activity and their potential policy solutions - Young people
Retrieved from https://www.oss.scot/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Sport-Social-Inequality-Tess-Kay-review-paper-1.pdf [accessed 12 November 2024]
Young people who are already active are more likely to become involved in in programmes such as Active Schools than those who are not.
Official Report
Meeting date:
14 December 2022
Economy and Fair Work Committee 14 December 2022
In May 2007, the inactivity rate in Scotland was 21.4 per cent, and the activity levels for October 2022 is 21.4 per cent.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
10 January 2025
Getting the inactive active: Barriers to physical activity and their potential policy solutions - Health inequalities
Of people with limiting long-term conditions, 51% meet recommended activity levels and 34% have very low activity.
Official Report
Meeting date:
17 November 2021
Economy and Fair Work Committee 17 November 2021
Chris Brodie said that there are about 823,000 economically inactive people, of whom about 20 per cent are actively looking for work.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
10 January 2025
Getting the inactive active: Barriers to physical activity and their potential policy solutions - External factors affecting physical activity provision in Scotland
A More Active Scotland: Scotland’s Physical Activity Delivery Plan.
Committee reports
Date published:
30 October 2025
Report on pre-budget scrutiny 2026-27: responding to long-term fiscal pressures - Prevention
Walking Scotland told us that given the changing demographics, getting very inactive people more active and enabling them to stay active longer is crucial.3Scottish Parliament, Finance and Public Administration Committee. (2025, Septemb...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
26 July 2024
Economic inactivity and ill health in Scotland - Key findings and implications
This relationship holds true particularly among the inactive population. That is, those who are inactive are more likely to attribute their inactivity to poor health or disability when they have faced reduced access to public healthcare in the year prior.
Official Report
Meeting date:
11 December 2024
Meeting of the Parliament 11 December 2024
The additional £15 million enterprise package supports women-led businesses, cluster growth activity and highly innovative high-growth businesses.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
26 July 2024
Economic inactivity and ill health in Scotland - UK and Scottish inactivity
UK and Scottish inactivity
Concerns about the effects of the pandemic on the UK labour market have focused on rising economic inactivity.
