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Date answered:
2 December 2024
S6W-31353
This includes assessing saturated fat content of menus and other foods across the school day. S6W-31353
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Date answered:
28 November 2024
S6W-31510
Our commitment to allocate £1.8bn over this parliament is helping kick-start growth in the market and support those least able to pay.Of the £1.8bn commitment made in our Heat in Buildings Strategy, over £1.3bn has been allocated to date, of which, over £575m has been spent to the end of September 2024.Any further budget allocations will be set out in the Scottish Government draft budget, which will be published on 4 December. S6W...
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Date answered:
28 November 2024
S6W-31516
The Scottish Government continues to support the availability of Buvidal as a choice for people where its use is more clinically appropriate than methadone or other alternatives. S6W-31516
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Date answered:
27 November 2024
S6W-31337
This is further to our existing engagement work, including the £5.5m Community Climate Action Hubs, £425k Climate Action Schools programme, and awarding funding of £272k through our Climate Engagement Fund. S6W-31337
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Date answered:
27 November 2024
S6W-31330
In addition to the Cairngorms National Park Authority deer management incentives pilot, NatureScot launched two pilot schemes led by this autumn to incentivise deer managers to increase deer culls in specific parts of Scotland.These pilot schemes have been implemented this year in different parts of Scotland to test different approaches to incentives and to better understand the barriers to deer management.While these pilots do not constitute a single national scheme, we will use the findings from them to inform decisions on future incentive schemes. S6W...
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Date answered:
27 November 2024
S6W-30136
In addition, Scottish Government Inspectors from our Rural Payment and Inspections Directorate conduct a number of on farm inspections annually which include the consideration of any livestock present.The Scottish Government also recognises the challenges faced by local authorities in the current fiscal climate and in line with the Verity House Agreement, we continue to engage with COSLA on resourcing matters. S6W...
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Date answered:
27 November 2024
S6W-31519
The Scottish Government recognises that the prescribing of methadone, and all forms of OST, is a matter for clinicians in consultation with individuals and that the risks of prolonged use and any possible side effects are a matter for clinicians who are bound by professional codes and evidence-based UK-wide clinical guidance on this.The Scottish Government agreed with recommendations made by the Drug Deaths Taskforce who recommended that more choice should be available on the types of OST offered where appropriate and notes that a significant proportion of people have chosen to move from methadone and oral buprenorphine to long acting injectable buprenorphine since the introduction of the medication Assisted Treatment standards in May 2021.However, methadone remains a recommended, evidence-based first line option for clinicians and individuals according to independent codes and clinical guidance. S6W...
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Date answered:
26 November 2024
S6W-31332
Following publication of its Part 2 report, the Scottish Government will formally respond to the Taskforce, setting out the actions we will take, in partnership with others, on recommendations from both Taskforce reports.Our response will be informed by the New Deal for Business sub-group on Non-Domestic Rates (NDR) which will, alongside other matters, consider how non-domestic rates levers support Scotland’s transition to net zero. S6W...
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Date answered:
26 November 2024
S6W-31231
In fulfilling their statutory duty to deliver an Educational Psychology service, it is for them to make the decisions regarding how their service will be managed, the numbers of psychologists they require, and how many psychologists they employ.The number of student Educational Psychologists that have joined the workforce in each year since 2018 is not collected by Scottish Government as part of the annual staff census.However, to ensure that there is a sustainable supply of Educational Psychologists to meet needs, the Scottish Government and COSLA jointly invest in the Educational Psychologist training programme, and I can confirm that the number of students completing the programme since 2018 is as follows -Year Number of Students2018 172019 122020 282021 312022 292023 252024 26 S6W...
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Date answered:
26 November 2024
S6W-31403
Bioenergy use must support emissions reduction and facilitate Scotland’s sustainable development goals.The draft BPS also sets out that in the longer term, bioenergy should be prioritised towards applications with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) - which will support decarbonisation across relevant sectors and contribute to efforts to meet Scotland’s net zero targets. S6W-31403
