FM spoke of the importance of equality of opportunity in her 2016 priorities for Gov speech: “It will help to create not just a fairer nation, but one that is wealthier, healthier and happier”
Let’s look at food insecurity & childhood health to see if she delivered.
(1/11)
Let’s look at food insecurity & childhood health to see if she delivered.
(1/11)
📈 Food Insecurity Rising 📈
The 2019 Scottish Health Survey showed that 9% of adults experienced food insecurity in the preceding 12 months.
While this is bad, it’s actually worse than you think.
(2/11)
The 2019 Scottish Health Survey showed that 9% of adults experienced food insecurity in the preceding 12 months.
While this is bad, it’s actually worse than you think.
(2/11)
The percentage food insecurity was 8% in 2017. It actually increased to 9% in 2018 and has stayed there through 2019. So food insecurity got worse under the SNP 2017-2019.
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➡️ Younger feel it worst
Food insecurity is most prevalent among the younger than older age groups.
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Food insecurity is most prevalent among the younger than older age groups.
(4/11)
➡️ Single parent household most food insecure
31% single parent households reported feeling food insecure.
Next note insecure we’re single adult households.
(5/11)
31% single parent households reported feeling food insecure.
Next note insecure we’re single adult households.
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➡️ childhood health
Girls have consumed higher levels of fruit and vegetables per day than boys in most years since 2008.
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Girls have consumed higher levels of fruit and vegetables per day than boys in most years since 2008.
(6/11)
Not only have things not improved in encouraging more boys to eat more fruit, things are WORSE now than year after the SNP first came to power.
Mean portions fruit per day eaten by boys was 2.7 in 2008. 2019 at a lower 2.6. No progress on this measure, for boys at least.
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Mean portions fruit per day eaten by boys was 2.7 in 2008. 2019 at a lower 2.6. No progress on this measure, for boys at least.
(7/11)
As of 2019 only 1 in 7 kids aged 2-15 met the recommended 5 a day consumption of fruits and vegetables.
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Girls are more it likely than boys to meet the 5 a day recommendation.
As a child grows up, the less likely you are to meet the recommendation. (9/11)
As a child grows up, the less likely you are to meet the recommendation. (9/11)
Does that data set out above support or detract from 2016 priorities for government speech promises?
Are we a ‘fairer nation’, when SNP have presided over rising food insecurity? Are we one ‘that is healthier & happier’, when boys ate more fruit & veg in 2008 than 2019?
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Are we a ‘fairer nation’, when SNP have presided over rising food insecurity? Are we one ‘that is healthier & happier’, when boys ate more fruit & veg in 2008 than 2019?
(10/11)
Sources:
FM priorities for gov 2016
gov.scot/publications/f…
Scottish Health Survey 2019: summary report
gov.scot/publications/s…
Poverty and income inequality statistics collection
gov.scot/collections/po…
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FM priorities for gov 2016
gov.scot/publications/f…
Scottish Health Survey 2019: summary report
gov.scot/publications/s…
Poverty and income inequality statistics collection
gov.scot/collections/po…
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*Apologies for typo, where it reads "Next note insecure we’re..." at (5/11), it is *supposed to read* "Next most insecure were..."
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