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Around 20 per cent of the population live with a disability. In some parts of the Scotland, the BME community is as high as 12 per cent, although the average is about 4 per cent.
I think that I indicated in my response to the question about SNH that if I lived in a world where I could simply increase investment across the board, I would, of course, do so.
The idea that somebody has developed the SIMD because they do not want to do the hard work of finding out where poor children live misses the point: it is about the impact on services more generally in areas where there is a density of poverty.
I do not want to do that because I am 85 and I have lived in this house all my life.” That is a conversation for individual healthcare teams to have with patients or carers.
We also have direct engagement. Since our service has gone live, we have attended 57 events. We spoke at 14 of those events and had stands at 21 of them.
I remind members that under the standing order on sub judice matters, no mention should be made in today’s evidence of any live cases or any issues that might prejudice those cases.
The issues that could impact on health and safety and the lives of the people who are using the buildings should get much more scrutiny than they currently get.
I do not want to get drawn into what might continue to be live proceedings. However, I always take the opportunity to remind everybody that climate change is potentially a bigger threat to biodiversity and the health of the natural environment than might otherwise be appreciated.
As a secondary school, we are also looking after young people at a stage in their lives when they are recognising their sexuality, and that is likewise significant.