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Indeed, it has long been the case that East Ayrshire and North Ayrshire perform less well across various key indicators, for example output per head, unemployment and economic inactivity.
The Committee further observes that in the Scottish Government’s analysis of consultation responses, it was noted that some respondents questioned the geographical bounda...
Transparency is key, so all our minutes and activities will be published openly. The purpose of that is to get to the best-quality product that we can, which is my hope.
He commented that the south of Scotland has the lowest wages and incomes in Scotland and a much higher proportion of inactive people because of poor health.
The immediate advice that they could get on matters is provided by Citizens Advice Scotland and Advice Direct Scotland, which we support financially to undertake that activity.
We have been talking to the SFC about how we can get some flexibility. Certainly in our regions, there is overdemand for further education—we are currently actively turning companies away.
We are tracking the key labour market inactivity objective within NSET and we are able to look specifically at what we have done and how that has flowed through into the number of people receiving a service and the follow-through in terms of outcomes and people getting into jobs.
This multi-faceted strategy sits within the context of the Active Scotland Outcomes Framework and the Long-Term Vision for Active Travel in Scotland, amongst others.