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In the report this time, we have quite a big discussion about changes in inactivity and the difference in data that we are getting on levels of activity between Scotland and the UK.
We are asking about how people will see that benefit coming through and making sure that the locals get that benefit and do not continue to have that drive-in, drive-out view of the local economic activity that takes place.
Pam Duncan-Glancy is absolutely right that inaction is not an option. If we do not get this right, we are not only impeding individuals; the country is also losing out on a host of talent.