Chamber and committees

I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-41771 on 24 November 2025. 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.

All teachers are responsible for supporting pupils with additional support needs, not just those teachers whose role is specifically related to additional support for learning.

Statistics on teachers with a main subject relating to additional support needs are published in the teacher census supplementary statistics, available on the Scottish Government website at https://www.gov.scot/publications/teacher-census-supplementary-statistics/

Statistics on school support staff in publicly funded schools in Scotland are published on the Scottish Government website at:

https://www.gov.scot/publications/school-support-staff-statistics/

The following Public Bodies and Scottish Government Directorates have adopted the Cloud Platform Service to date:

Public Bodies

• Accountant in Bankruptcy
• Environmental Standards Scotland
• Revenue Scotland
• Scottish Commission on Social Security
• Scottish Government
• Scottish Hospitals Inquiry
• Student Awards Agency Scotland
• Food Standards Scotland
• Scottish Public Pensions Agency

Scottish Government Directorates

• Agriculture and Rural Economy
• Children and Families Directorate
• Digital Directorate
• Directorate for Communications and Ministerial Support
• HM Inspectorate of Prisons for Scotland
• Marine Directorate

Information on which developers signed the Developer Commitment Letter can be found here: https://www.gov.scot/publications/scottish-safer-buildings-accord-developer-commitment-letter/pages/list-of-developers/

I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-41723 on 24 November 2025. 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

As outlined in the Programme for Government, we are committed to further regional devolution through Regional Partnerships. We see empowering regions as a key lever to strengthen Scotland’s economy – and we will provide more detail on how we plan to do that before the end of this parliament.

The Scottish Government is clear that we will not reintroduce tuition fees. Access to higher education must be based on the ability to learn, not the ability to pay. State funded tuition is a collective investment in our society and economy.

Within the clear and steadfast policy on free tuition, we are working closely with the University sector to understand and adapt to external factors, such UK immigration policies, while strengthening the sector’s national and global impact and reputation.

The Scottish Government is represented at all meetings of the Scottish Negotiating Committee for Teachers (SNCT) by nominated government officials. Scottish Ministers do not sit on SNCT committees or sub groups and do not respond directly to tabled papers for these meetings.

I am pleased that earlier this year the SNCT subgroup on Reducing Class Contact Time agreed with the Scottish Government proposal to develop a workplan to deliver a route map towards reducing class contact time, at pace.

We will continue working with teacher union and local government colleagues through the SNCT to reach agreement on next steps towards the reduction.

The Scottish Government regularly liaises with the UK Government and law enforcement partners about money laundering.

As I referred to in my answer to S6W-41770 on 24 November 2025, Operation Machinize has had successful results in relation to disrupting activity within shops that are being used for money laundering.

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.

Decision-making on Scotland’s vaccination programme is guided by the independent, expert advice of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI). The shingles vaccination programme was introduced in Scotland in 2013 for those aged 70 years old. Individuals aged 71 to 79 years of age have also been offered the vaccine in a phased roll out of the programme since 2013.

The JCVI recently recommended expanding the age cohorts for the shingles vaccination programme to offer protection earlier. These changes took effect on 1 September 2023 in a phased implementation over a 10-year period starting with those turning 65 and 70 years of age. Individuals aged 68 and 69 in the third year of the expanded roll-out will be invited for vaccination after turning 70, as per the previous schedule.