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We are learning all the lessons from that so that we can provide services effectively and efficiently, using the new technologies and new working practices that we have embraced during the pandemic.
Finally, Scotland continues to seek consistent, positive, net inward migration from the rest of the UK, and the latest available figures show that that was around 10,000 people, which we welcome.
(S6O-01659) Policing is, and will continue to be, a priority for the Government. The latest data, from 30 September, shows a higher number of officers in Scotland than there were in 31 March 2007.
Can the cabinet secretary say more about how the Scottish Government is supporting Creative Scotland and the culture sector through increased funding in the 2025-26 Scottish budget? We have demonstrated our commitment to the culture sector by making a funding increase of more than £34 million in 2025-26.
YMI and Sistema will receive a 3 per cent uplift in 2025-26, which takes our annual investment for those YMI to £9.79 million and for Sistema to £2.68 million.