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Like some other members of the committee, a great deal of my constituency is rural: 15 per cent of my constituents live in Moray, a level 1 area, and the other 85 per cent live in Aberdeenshire, which is a level 3 area.
They simply react to what they see on the national news and in the media. Many elderly folk live alone and have no family, so they have to rely on our system.
They want to know what will change their lives, so if there was more of that—“The vision of the plan is X”—we could probably get more buy-in from communities.
I did not say it explicitly that day but, believe me, I want Lucy to live without facing sexism—everyday or systematic—and I want her and every woman in this country to live without fear of sexual harassment.
That heritage should not be frozen in aspic—it should be open to change and must go with the flow to improve the lives of the people who live here. I do not have a great deal to add to what I have said already on behalf of the Faculty of Advocates.
We know that poor mental health and wellbeing are related to poverty and deprivation. People who live in poor communities are more likely to experience mental ill health and depression.