Chamber and committees

I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-04826 on 13 December 2021. 26 Projects received recommendations of support totalling up to £24,145,384 as result the 2020 round of the fund. A list of all projects recommended to date can be found at https://www.gov.scot/publications/regeneration-capital-grant-fund-rcgf-recommended-projects-2014-2022/

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
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Information on Ministerial engagements is routinely published on the Scottish Government website and can be found at: www.gov.scot/collections/ministerial-engagements-travel-and-gifts/ .

The following table provides a breakdown of funding distributed from the Mental Health Recovery and Renewal Fund to date, which supports the delivery of the Mental Health Transition and Recovery Plan.

I have had regular discussions with the Chief Executive, NHS Lothian but have not specifically met with the Chief Officer, East Lothian Health and Social Care Partnership to discuss the Edington Hospital in North Berwick.

On 17 January, I met with delegates from East Lothian and listened to their concerns about Edington Hospital and underlined that decisions about local provision are best made locally. The decision when to re-open Edington Hospital is to be made by NHS Lothian and East Lothian Health and Social Care Partnership.

However, I expect any decision that is made to take into account the needs of the local population, and ensure an appropriate level of service are in place to meet those needs.

Spending on external legal support is a matter for each NHS Board. The Scottish Government do not hold information regarding this centrally.

Spending on external legal support is a matter for each NHS Board. The Scottish Government do not hold information regarding this centrally.

Spending on external legal support is a matter for each NHS Board.

The Scottish Government do not hold information regarding this centrally.

We do not have the information requested as we are still in the test phase of this programme which will help establish eligibility. In this government’s first 100 days, we established six pilot schemes to test how best to provide free bikes for school age children who cannot afford one. A further four pilots were then established by the end of 2021. These pilots will run for up to 12 months, testing different approaches and delivery models which will then be independently evaluated to help inform a national rollout.

We do not have the information requested as we are still in the test phase of this programme which will help establish eligibility. In this government’s first 100 days, we established six pilot schemes to provide free bikes for school age children who cannot afford one. A further four pilots were then established by the end of 2021. These pilots will run for up to 12 months, testing different approaches and delivery models to help inform a national rollout. Sustrans are running a pilot in Dumfries & Galloway, Cycling Scotland are running a pilot in Midlothian and Scottish Cycling are running a pilot in North Ayrshire, South Lanarkshire and Scottish Borders. To date, there have been 238 bikes issued in Dumfries & Galloway. We do not have figures for the bikes in the remaining four local authorities as they are accessed through a non-ownership model linked to training.

The number of vacant posts in each NHS Board that have remained unfilled for (a) more than six months can be found on the NHS Education for Scotland (NES) website on the following link: NHSScotland workforce | Turas Data Intelligence.

The information requested on how many vacant posts there are in each NHS board that have remained unfilled for (b) more than 12 months is not centrally available.