At the start of 2023 the Scottish Government (SG) completed a package of signage works at Victoria Quay, this work included tactile floor maps, accessible wayfinding signs and meeting room door signs which all incorporated braille. Victoria Quay was selected for this work on the basis of its high usage for public events and driven by the recommendations as set out by British standard BS8300-2 : 2018 Design of an accessible and inclusive built environment. Our aim is to roll out further braille signage where it is required as part of future refurbishment works within the SG core estate.

Being physically active is one of the best things we can do for our physical and mental wellbeing. Physical education (PE) and physical activity have a positive impact on pupils' health, educational attainment, and life chances.

That is why we have committed to ensuring that all children in primary school receive at least two hours of PE each school week, and that all young people in secondaries 1 to 4 receive at least two 50-minute periods of PE each school week, ever since first making this commitment at the 2011 Scottish Parliament election.

To monitor progress on this commitment, local authorities have provided us with data about provision of PE in their schools since 2012. This data is reported through the Schools Healthy Living Survey Statistics Report, which is available through the following web link: Data and Methodology - School Healthy Living Survey: school meal uptake and PE provision statistics 2023 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot) .

Information about schools meeting PE targets is contained on Table 18 of the supplementary statistics spreadsheet in the Schools Healthy Living Survey.

I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-24110 on‎ 18 January 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 .

The Scottish Government has provided no direct funding to Allergy UK, formerly the British Allergy Foundation, since 2019.

Our block grant funding for this Budget is derived from the UK Government's spending decisions and has fallen by 1.2% in real terms since 2022-23 – a real terms drop of £0.5 billion. The reality is that the amount Scotland has available to spend is still largely driven by the block grant set by successive UK Governments whose constraint of public expenditure prolongs the austerity felt by public services. The Scottish Government has had to prioritise and align Justice portfolio budget decisions with the Vision for Justice. While there is significant pressure across all Scottish Government budgets in 2024/25, officials are continuing to engage portfolios across government to try and identify budgets whose objectives may be more clearly aligned to the Mark Scott Awards. We will provide an update to the Outward Bound Trust about the Mark Scott Awards when this process is complete.

I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-24402 on‎ 19 January 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

(A) Specific allocations for the Rail Enhancement programmes and projects in 2024/25 continue to be considered. The 2024-25 budget allocations for the portfolio of enhancements projects will be made in the coming months.

(B) The Rail Decarbonisation Action Plan commits to all passenger diesel trains being replaced with zero emission alternatives; the order and programme in which that is done continues to be subject to appropriate business cases and available budgets. Funding decisions for Rail Decarbonisation projects are, and continue to be considered against budgets and forecast funding availability.

Our vision is that all disabled people can travel with the same freedom, choice, dignity and opportunity as other citizens.

Whilst staffing levels are an operational matter for ScotRail, the importance of staff being deployed appropriately in stations and on trains to enhance the passengers’ experience, including accessibility, is clear.

Transport Scotland undertakes regular engagement with Transport for London on a range of issues relevant to public transport provision. Transport Scotland has not specifically considered replicating the Transport for London Oystercard Veterans initiative.

The current National Concessionary Travel Scheme provides free bus travel for disabled people, irrespective of the cause of their disability. In addition, in 2021 the veterans rail card was launched, providing discounted rail travel.

The Fair Fares Review has been completed and will be published in the coming weeks. This will provide an opportunity to discuss and debate how to improve Scotland’s public transport system to deliver in a fairer and simpler way, whilst progressing towards achieving our Government’s priorities on equality, opportunity, and community.

I refer the Member to the answer to question S6W-21967 on 18 October 2023.

An interim value for money assessment, which includes cross-modal impacts, using a multimodal evaluation of current travel patterns and impact to date in line with His Majesty’s Treasury Green Book principles to be undertaken of value for money is underway. At the end of the Pilot a final evaluation will be undertaken and the Scottish Government will carefully consider its impact and the long-term sustainability of such a proposition.

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 .