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In an earlier answer, he mentioned the very important issue of healthy life expectancy, which is how long people can expect to live in good health rather than just how long they can expect to live.
Introduction
At its meeting on 5 March 2024, the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee considered the following affirmative instruments:
The Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Act 2022 (Expiry of Section 10: Extension) Regulations 2024
The Rent Adjudication (Temporary Modifications) (Scotland) Regulations 2024
We have taken evidence from schemes elsewhere that shows that that is quite a tight timescale, particularly for people affected who may be living abroad and may be unaware of the scheme.
That has been my narrative throughout this meeting because it is my lived experience and it is our style. 11:30 I will follow on from what Brian Whittle said.
No—well, that is not true. In Angus, where I live, I will be delivering training. The local authority has come to me and said, “Beth, we would like you to do training for our staff in Angus,” and we are going to do it next month.
The NHS provides vital health services to the people of Scotland. People are living longer and many are living with chronic health conditions, which means that demand for services continues to grow.