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Another point, which Sarah Boyack raised very well, is that Grangemouth is almost an ideal test case for the SAF industry in the UK. We have looked at it for a long time.
Paul Ferguson mentioned that a couple of times. For some time, we have run a pilot in Dundee that has been incredibly effective at getting people talking.
The latest figures for April to June 2023 show that the rate of economic inactivity in Scotland 9 was 22.6%, higher than the rate for the UK. The Fraser of Allander analysis found that a greater proportion of Scottish economic inactivity is attributable to health problems than is the case for the rest of the UK.
This extended consultation period recognises the school holiday period and that this is also a time when many families will be buying uniform for the next school year.
The only item on this week’s agenda is to take evidence for the final time as part of our inquiry to feed into the consultation for the UK Government’s review of the United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020.