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There’s a constant fear from infections brought home by others; broken relationships caused by strain of shielding, people with ID living away from loved ones so that unaffected family members can get on with their lives.
What we do know is that nearly half of all those living in poverty in the UK are either disabled or living in a household that contains a disabled person.
S5W-00995 Linda Fabiani: To ask the Scottish Government what information it has in relation to children of asylum seekers who are living in Scotland being detained in secure facilities in Scotland or elsewhere in the UK.
I hate every decision that we have to make that restricts people’s ability to live their lives, and no part of me wants to do that for a second longer than is necessary.
Scotland has a golden opportunity to take decisive action that will enable our population to live longer and healthier lives while at the same time reducing longer term pressures on the NHS.
The statutory child poverty target measures reflect increasing cost of living. In addition, cost of living is tracked explicitly as one of the 81 National Indicators included within the National Performance Framework.
I do not wish to be unkind, but I sometimes feel like a judge in one of those TV programmes. I have to keep reminding counsel that he is not a witness.
S6W-42574 Brian Whittle: To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to address reported inequality in sports participation for children living in a household with a disabled parent.