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A community with a higher proportion of older inhabitants may be less attractive to businesses, which may additionally have difficulty finding suitable staff locally.
Action taken to address Committee’s concerns on timing I consider that the lead committee, whilst it may not have anticipated scrutinising the bill at Stage 2, has the capacity and the time to do so.
What matters is the opinion of the minister. It is worth bearing it in mind—we may come on to this later—that we are talking not about just one minister but about a lot of ministers who may have differing views as to what is or is not appropriate.