Chamber and committees

These matters fall within the responsibility of train operators in their capacity as employers.

VisitScotland works closely with cruise industry partners, including Cruise Scotland, port authorities, local authorities and destination organisations, to understand the opportunities and challenges facing individual cruise destinations across Scotland.

VisitScotland promotes Scotland's cruise offering through its international consumer and travel trade activity in key markets, including the United States and Germany, highlighting the range of destinations, attractions and experiences available to cruise visitors. It also works closely with VisitBritain to ensure Scottish destinations, tourism products and visitor experiences are represented in international marketing and travel trade activity, and collaborates on market insight, research and knowledge sharing to support the growth of Scotland's visitor economy.

I refer the member to the answer to question S7W-00386 on 29 May 2026. 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

There have been no reported delays following the announcement of this investment.

The Scottish Government remains committed to supporting specialist services that provide vital support to victims and survivors of gender based violence.

Our Programme for Government 2026 to 2031, sets out our commitment to tackling violence against women and girls and the significant action we will take, including that we will act to support rape crisis centres providing justice advocacy who have closed their waiting lists for that form of support.

We will also enhance arrangements for the Delivering Equally Safe Fund, which benefited from a 5% increase in 2026-27 and a two-year funding agreement, and will develop a new multi-year fund to ensure vital services are sustainable and can respond flexibly to need.

Officials will be progressing conversations with organisations soon to ensure delivery of these commitments.

Scottish Government engages with the UK Government regularly on the steel industry. Our priority is to see the plant operational.

To date, £51.8 million related to the Memorandum of Understanding has been spent. Future expenditure against the remaining commitment will be reported in the usual way.

Liberty Steel Dalzell is a privately owned business and issues relating to the potential sale of the Clydebridge site are matters for the company.

Any recommendations made by the Office of Rail and Road regarding these matters are for train operators to consider.

The Scottish Government is not responsible for the regulation of companies in the United Kingdom and does not have statutory powers to determine the suitability of owners of privately owned businesses.

This government is committed to maintaining Scotland's domestic steel capacity and fully appreciates the economic importance of Dalzell to the local area. The priority of the Scottish Government is to see the plant operational.