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As Matt Crilly, President of NUS Scotland, pointed out to us, an important factor is...
Conclusion
As Matt Crilly, President of NUS Scotland, pointed out to us, an important factor is that the areas of the economy worst hit by the pandemic—particularly the hospitality sector—are the same areas of the economy that students typically rely on for their part- time work.149 In September 2020 there were reports of students who were self-isolating “being forced to call security begging for food.”150 Student-led social media reports at another Scottish university stated that food packages delivered to certain self-isolating students were expired, whilst allergen and religious dietary requirements for other students were ignored.151 Reports elsewhere at Scottish universities suggested that ‘junk food’ was delivered to self-isolating students.152
Source
Committee
Scottish Affairs Committee
Inquiry
Universities and Scotland
Report
First Report - Universities and Scotland
28 May 2021
HC 54
Addressee Bodies
Scotland Office
Timeline
Recommendation age
5.0 yrs
Report published
28 May 2021