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It contains an extensive raft of new measures to deal with such matters generally, which will be of major benefit not only to migrant communities that live in poor conditions, but to other people who live in such conditions.
We know that 10,000 to 20,000 children in Scotland live with drug-addicted parents and that many more—perhaps up to 100,000—live with parents who are addicted to alcohol.
Could that be a way of delivering the living wage? It would be a way of getting around the legal requirement while still having a section in the bill that deals with the living wage.
Children’s rights must be protected, respected and fulfilled in all areas of children’s lives, and I believe that the bill already delivers on the Scottish Government’s intent on that in Scotland.
Those families have had a different way of living their lives over the past wee while and have supported one another—they have come together and been very resilient.
Our point is that the bill is silent on that and we are a wee bit concerned about what would happen if we were dealing with a live investigation or there was a live prosecution while a civil process was going on.
Improving productivity is not only vital to business growth but critical to enable employers to pay the living wage and Scotland to remain competitive.