Chamber and committees

Scottish Ministers are considering all the available information on bovine EID and technology use across the UK. This includes the DEFRA and Welsh Government pilot report, the ScotEID pilot findings into UHF, the results and analysis of the consultation held on Cattle ID and Traceability earlier this year, and ongoing close discussions with industry and the livestock sector. All potential impacts and challenges, over the long and short term, will be fully considered before a final decision is made.

Scottish Ministers are considering all the available information on bovine EID and technology use across the UK. This includes the ScotEID pilot findings into UHF, the results and analysis of the consultation held on Cattle ID and Traceability earlier this year and ongoing close discussions with the livestock sector. All potential impacts, including those on trade, will be fully considered before a final decision is made.

The Scottish Government supported a meeting with NFUS and DG Sante on this matter held earlier this year. No concerns were raised or foreseen by EU officials on the use of UHF in Scotland.

The Scottish Government officials are in regular discussions with the other UK administrations on bovine EID.

The Ministerial led Nursing and Midwifery Taskforce met on 11 December and agreed a number of recommended actions to be included within its final report which will be published early in the new year.

The Scottish Government’s role is to set the strategic policy for the NHS in Scotland. NHS boards have responsibility for deciding how to deliver services locally based on the needs of the people in their area. Detail on whether osteopathic services are offered to patients would have to be requested from NHS Boards.

The Scottish Marine Protected Area (MPA) Network Report to Parliament 2024 was laid in Parliament on 19 December 2024 (reference SG/2024/306), meeting the requirements of the Marine (Scotland) Act 2010 and the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009.

The report has also been published online: Marine Protected Area Network - 2024 Report to the Scottish Parliament.

Delivering Scotland's Blue Economy Approach committed to mainstreaming blue economy thinking across the Marine Directorate and our wider work. To highlight some examples of this, it is evidenced in our approach to marine funding channels where we look to maximise private investment and since 2021, the Marine Fund Scotland has awarded £55 million in grants, enabling £120 million of investment, progressing blue economy outcomes. The Marine and Science Innovation Strategy embeds the Blue Economy Vision, furthering our evidence base, and blue economy outcomes are steering the development of Scotland's new National Marine Plan, influencing stakeholder engagement and how its monitoring and evaluating framework develops, helping to deliver our Vision.

Further to the published answer to question S6W-31416 there were 35 students who had not taken up a GPST post in Scotland (including three still in foundation training).

The data below indicates the destination of these students:

Further to the published answer to question S6W-31416 the remaining 8 individuals referred to have taken up GPST 1 posts as follows: