Chamber and committees

The Scottish Government has not carried out or commissioned research into the impact that the presence of fire can have on reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC). However, the Scottish Government works directly with the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS), is in close contact with the National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) and officials liaise with UK Government colleagues as the issue around fire safety and RAAC is explored.

The condition of RAAC and any risk of weakness or collapse is clearly of critical concern to firefighters. Where RAAC is identified through SFRS Operational Intelligence information gathering or a Fire Safety Enforcement audit, SFRS staff will record information regarding any affected buildings. This allows SFRS to develop a tactical plan to protect firefighters and minimise risk to the wider public in the event of any emergency incident, including those with premises containing RAAC.

More generally, the Scottish Government engages with various academic and building industry organisations which are themselves involved in research work, including through meetings of the Cross Sector Working Group, and would promote awareness of the findings of RAAC related research as and when appropriate.

The Scottish Government does not anticipate that changes to the funding arrangements for regional improvement collaboratives will have an impact on speech and language leads carrying out their objectives.

I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-25185 on 12 February 2024. 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 .

Berea Trust Limited has not received Scottish Government funding since 2019.

The Scottish Government has provided The Poverty Alliance with funding to support a number of initiatives aimed at ensuring that the insights of people who have lived experienced of poverty inform policy and delivery. This is in addition to funding for the Living Wage Scotland Accreditation and Recognition Project which aims to increase the number of workers in Scotland receiving a pay increase to the real Living Wage, increase the number of Living Hours accredited employers, support policy development and grow the Living Wage movement.

Additional payments were also made to procure the development of guidance, venue hire and catering, travel expenses and the delivery of workshops.

Due to the volume of information, full detail of objectives for grant funding from 2019 onwards has been placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre under Bib. number 64875.

There is no record of any direct funding having been provided to the "Craigo Community Association" since 2019.

There is no record of funding being provided by the Scottish Government to “Miss Isabel Harvey Charitable Trust” since 2019.

The National Prayer Breakfast has not received Scottish Government funding since 2019.

Diversitay has not received Scottish Government funding since 2019.

The Centre for Inclusive Living Perth and Kinross has not received Scottish Government funding since 2019.