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This will never be an easy subject to talk about, but I know that we will need to address it for many years to come because so many barriers—not just violence—face women.
That is the reality of so many—all too many—of their lives. The Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland has identified 55 people with learning difficulties or disabilities and complex needs who have spent more than 10 years in hospital.
Poverty, deprivation, unemployment and industrial decline are reasons behind many—although not all—drug deaths. It is also a fact that many more deaths are of older drug users.
A specific funding stream 101. The Committee heard that for many people, participation in culture in the community “is what their cultural life looks like”.
S5W-11242 Jackie Baillie: To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how many eligible businesses and organisations have received the full benefit of the non-domestic rates 12.5% cap, and how many have not.