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The Scottish Government publishes police officer quarterly strength statistics for Scotland. Police Scotland publishes quarterly management information, providing the number of police officers and police staff. These can be found at: Police Scotland Officer Numbers - Police Scotland

Full-Time Equivalent police staff numbers*, as at 30 June each year, since the inception of Police Scotland in 2013, are as follows: .

Workforce management and the deployment of Police Officers are operational matters for the Chief Constable, with oversight by the Scottish Police Authority. The Scottish Government does not hold this information.

Workforce management and the deployment of Police Officers are operational matters for the Chief Constable, with oversight by the Scottish Police Authority. The Scottish Government does not hold this information.

Responsibility for the deployment and management of police resources rests with Police Scotland, supported by the Scottish Police Authority. The Scottish Government continues to work closely with both organisations to support effective workforce planning and the delivery of policing services across Scotland.

I most recently discussed workforce related matters at my regular meeting with the Chief Constable, on 23 June 2026.

Workforce management and the deployment of Police Officers are operational matters for the Chief Constable, with oversight by the Scottish Police Authority. The Scottish Government does not hold this information.

In September 2025, following a thorough review of options and in consideration of the economic value the Alexander Dennis workforce, skills base and manufacturing capability bring to Scotland, Scottish Ministers agreed to award a time limited and capped grant subsidy to Alexander Dennis in support of the company furlough scheme. Alexander Dennis accepted the terms and conditions of the grant offer, including the evidencing of contracts, before any payment from the Scottish Government could be made. The business has since changed its manufacturing plans for Scotland and consequently is unable to satisfy the agreed grant conditions. For this reason, the Scottish Government has not paid furlough support to Alexander Dennis.

We continue to work closely with the company to secure continuity of employment for the highly-skilled workers at Alexander Dennis, and the future of manufacturing in Scotland.

The previous Cabinet Secretary for Transport acknowledged the importance of considering the opportunity to support the developing capability for domestic bus manufacturing at the July 2025 meeting of the UK Bus Expert Manufacturing Panel, which had its final meeting in March 2026. In addition, at meetings between Scottish and UK Government officials in January and March 2026, officials from Department for Business and Trade shared information about their plans to produce a bus demand pipeline publication and referenced UK policy in relation to social value.

Scottish Government funding schemes, for example ScotZEB, are designed and delivered in accordance with the relevant legal and regulatory frameworks, including subsidy control requirements. Where relevant, scheme design and delivery may also take account of wider considerations such as supply chain resilience. Applications are assessed against the published eligibility criteria for the scheme concerned and funded projects must comply with the applicable requirements.

Vehicle safety and cybersecurity requirements are reserved matters and are overseen by the UK Government through the DVSA and the National Cyber Security Centre. All vehicles entering service in Scotland must meet relevant UK-wide safety, security and product standards, regardless of where they are manufactured. Compliance with those requirements is the responsibility of operators.

I refer the member to the answer to question S7W-03102 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.

The Scottish Stroke Care Audit collects data on the number of patients receiving thrombectomy ,the NHS Board in which treatment is provided, and the NHS Board to which they initially presented. The Scottish Government does not hold central data on the number of patients who may be eligible for, or benefit from, thrombectomy .However, the planning work being undertaken by Public Services Delivery Scotland will assess demand for thrombectomy services and any currently unmet need.