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It is important to acknowledge that, although there is an acute problem with digital access, problem debt is widespread. We did pre-pandemic polling that showed that more than 1.1 million Scots were experiencing financial harm to at least some extent—goodness knows what that figure would be now.
If something could be negotiated that makes what we are advocating in Scotland more likely, that would be very helpful. Convener, Mr Strang managed to pre-empt my supplementary question, which was about whether we need a change of policy by the UK Government to make things easier.
If something could be negotiated that makes what we are advocating in Scotland more likely, that would be very helpful. Convener, Mr Strang managed to pre-empt my supplementary question, which was about whether we need a change of policy by the UK Government to make things easier.
If something could be negotiated that makes what we are advocating in Scotland more likely, that would be very helpful. Convener, Mr Strang managed to pre-empt my supplementary question, which was about whether we need a change of policy by the UK Government to make things easier.
In many cases, when an organisation goes into administration it is not the full pre-existing business that is purchased—it might be components of it or its assets.
I absolutely agree that the lived experience element is vital. I do not want to pre-empt what Carey Lunan will say, but we will probably say the same thing, which is that the age issue is important.
We would have to tap into the knowledge of some of our civil service colleagues in the Government to get the pre-launch costs that they were responsible for, rather than the costs that Willie Watt and I are responsible for.
These figures highlight a significant gap in pre-release planning and coordination, especially in linking individuals to community-based recovery and support services.