Chamber and committees

I refer the member to the answer to question S7W-03636 on 2 October 2026. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/written-questions-and-answers.

The Scottish Government has an engagement strategy for secondary schools, providing a range of information and support to pupils to help them understand and make choices about their future career pathways.

Careers education is included in the school curriculum alongside a significantly expanded vocational and technical qualifications offer that provides young people with access to a broad range of industry-relevant learning opportunities. Developing the Young Workforce (DYW) facilitates engagement between schools, employers and pupils to support young people to experience the world of work, for example through skills and employability sessions, careers and other networking events, workplace visits, and work tasters. Schools and local authorities also organise work placements for pupils. Pupils have access to digital resources and professional careers advisers, and third sector and other providers deliver additional support for individuals such as mentoring, skills training and / or qualifications.

The Scottish Government recognises the contribution that Scotland’s civil nuclear workforce makes to our energy system. We have not made a separate assessment of the cited figure.

Scotland’s energy transition will continue to require the skills that nuclear workers hold, whether in decommissioning or across the wider energy sector. Decommissioning at former sites is expected to continue for decades to come and will follow at Torness in due course.

I refer the member to the answer to question S7W-03487 on 2 October 2026. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/written-questions-and-answers.

The National Headache Pathway was reviewed in July 2026 and the current version is published on NHS Scotland's Right Decisions platform. The review ensured that the pathway and supporting guidance remain aligned with current clinical evidence and best practice, including updated guidance on migraine diagnosis, treatment, prevention and referral. The Scottish Government does not hold detailed records of the amendments made as a result of the review.

Decisions on UKRI funding are reserved to the UK Government. The Scottish Government has consistently highlighted the need for UKRI’s future funding decisions to be developed in genuine partnership with Scotland’s research sector including our research-intensive universities. The former Deputy First Minister wrote to the former UK Minister of State for Science, Research and Innovation in early 2026 to reinforce these points.

This is an operational matter for ScotRail. The Scottish Government expects that ScotRail fully adheres to all relevant regulatory processes applicable to the railway industry. The member may wish to contact ScotRail directly.

The Scottish Government does not hold this information.

SFRS carried out an extensive public consultation including 40 public events (in-person meetings, drop-in sessions and online meetings) and a public survey. The SFRS Board took decisions based on both the consultation responses, which had been independently analysed, along with the evidence on the need for change.

The Scottish Government does not support the construction of new nuclear fission power stations under current technologies. We have therefore made no assessment of the potential employment effects of new nuclear development at Torness.