The Scottish Government is committed to ensuring that disabled children and young people have opportunities to participate in sport and physical activity at all levels.

Active Schools teams work proactively with schools, sports clubs, governing bodies and community organisations to establish pathways that enable young people to move from school-based opportunities into sustained participation in community sport and, where appropriate, into competitive pathways. The Active Schools programme has been supported by Scottish Disability Sport and is delivered with an inclusive focus in both mainstream and ASN schools across all 32 local authorities.

Our additional £40 million investment into sport and physical activity in the 2026/27 Budget will also help to ensure that there are more and better opportunities to engage in sport and physical activity at all levels, including for disabled people.

The Programme for Government, published on 1 September, sets out the Scottish Government’s intention to move from 14 territorial boards to two strategic territorial NHS Boards covering the East and West of Scotland.

Decisions regarding the £30 million Invest to Save Fund for 2026-27 have been made and successful applicants have been notified. Funded organisations are currently considering and confirming acceptance of their awards, including the associated terms and conditions. As this process remains ongoing, details of individual projects and funding allocations have not yet been finalised for publication.

The Scottish Government intends to announce the successful projects and associated funding allocations once the funding award process has been fully concluded.

The funded projects for 2025-26 Invest to save fund is outlined below.

Invest to Save fund 2025-26

Police Scotland and the Scottish Police Authority (SPA) submitted their 2026-27 resource budget requirement in October 2025, which was considered as part of the annual budget setting process.

The Scottish Government has allocated record funding of over £1.7 billion to the SPA in 2026-27. This is an increase of £81.5 million, or 5% compared to the published 2025-26 Autumn Budget Revision budget. It is for the Chief Constable, under the scrutiny of the SPA, to allocate resources to meet priorities outlined in Police Scotland's Three Year Plan.

Police Scotland continues to have more police officers per head of population with around 30 officers per 10,000 population compared with around 24 per 10,000 in England and Wales, and has confirmed that there is a healthy recruitment pipeline.

This Government will continue to provide investment and support, working closely with Police Scotland and the SPA, to understand their future funding requirements as part of the 2027-28 budget planning process.

As set out in the answers S7W-02915 and S7W-02916 on 17 September 2026, the Scottish Government have outlined our expectations regarding use of Section 315 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 by local authorities.

It is important that local authorities have sufficient time to determine the most appropriate approach to introducing these byelaws, taking account of local circumstances and needs. It would therefore not be appropriate to outline a date.

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.

This is a matter for ScotRail as the train operating company. The Member may wish to contact ScotRail for this information.

Pension liabilities and future funding requirements are subject to a range of factors, including scheme membership, actuarial assumptions and workforce changes. Any pension impacts arising from workforce changes would be considered as part of the development and implementation of specific reform proposals.

Public Service Reforms are intended to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of public services and do not in themselves alter the pension benefits available through existing public sector pension schemes therefore the Scottish Government has not made an estimate of potential pension shortfalls arising from its proposed public sector reforms.

The Scottish Government will assess the workforce implications of reform proposals as they are developed.

Information on the Scottish Stroke Care Standards can be found at:

I refer the member to the answer to question S7W-03096 on 24 September 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.

Our catering partner, Sodexo, operates robust allergen management processes in line with the Food Information (Scotland) Regulations 2014. Customers are signposted to speak with catering staff, who have access to detailed allergen information and receive regular training to help them provide accurate advice on the food being served.