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In common with all major health infrastructure projects, existing equipment will be transferred from the current sites and this will be supported by investment in new equipment. The Full Business Case identified a required capital budget for equipment of £14 million.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
16 March 2023
I welcome the UK’s pilot Antimicrobial Purchasing Project which seeks to implement a novel payment model to incentivise pharmaceutical companies to do research and development into new antimicrobials which are vital in our fight against Antimicrobial Resistance.
The Burial and Cremation (Scotland) Act 2016 allows for new methods of body disposal and we intend to regulate alkaline hydrolysis (also known as water cremation) for use in Scotland.
SFT also managed the previous Scotland’s Schools for the Future Programme which saw the construction of 117 new or refurbished schools and benefited over 60,000 pupils across the country.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
28 February 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what measures it is taking to ensure that the Scottish National Investment Bank's £50 million funding of North Star Shipping's new offshore wind service operations vessel (SOV) shipbuilding programme is best utilised to develop a Scottish industrial supply chain by constructing the fleet of vessels in Scotland.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
28 February 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has any provisional plans as to where any new Changing Places toilets may be located, and, if so, whether it will publish that information.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
1 February 2023
The Scottish Government and COSLA established and have been working with a new Senior Strategy Group who are advising on developing the National Support Panel, including its role and remit, before it is formally established.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
27 January 2023
A circular approach has the potential to reduce the energy intensity and emissions from decommissioning structures, create new jobs and business opportunities, and provide cost savings for manufacturing processes that use decommissioned material.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
20 January 2023
I am aware that SFRS has been engaged with the FBU and the work of Lancaster University for a number of years and its well established contamination working group has taken action across all aspects of operations to reduce exposure to harmful contaminants. This includes investment in new fire appliances and fire station facilities.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
16 January 2023
The Scottish Government’s £300 million Heat Network Fund offers capital grant funding for the rollout of new zero emission heat networks and communal heating systems, as well as the expansion and decarbonisation of existing heat networks across Scotland.