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- Introduction
- People
  - Labour shortages
  - Upskilling and re-skilling
- Places
  - Global context
  - Improvements to the existing transport network
  - Rail freight
  - Scotland’s ports
  - Green freeports
  - Just in time / just in case stockpiling
  - The transition to net zero
- Products
  - Raw material shortages
  - Opportunities for Scottish Products
  - Innovation
  - Manufacturing Processes
  - Supporting businesses via public procurement
  - The ScotWind auction and the offshore supply chain
- Future resilience
- Annexe A - Extracts from minutes of Committee meetings
- Annexe B - Written Evidence Received
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