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The virus is particularly deadly for older people who get it, although the majority of people will not suffer serious illness or die from it. Some of the judgments that we need to make are difficult.
This is a public health crisis. Every year, 2,000 people die from pollution—not just in the First Minister’s city but across Scotland from Perth to Aberdeen.
The imperative is there to do it: the “Physical Activity for Health” framework points out that 3,000 people die in Scotland every year from physical inactivity.
The current policy sets out the responsibilities for child protection committees in relation to learning reviews for children who die or are at risk of significant harm.
To this committee, the latter is a dog that just will not die. The committee has made it clear to the Scottish Government that, although it might have been in the Smith commission report, we do not see any advantage whatsoever to assignment of VAT.