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Date answered:
28 October 2025
S6W-41093
Formal accreditation of HCV elimination from the World Health Organization is considered on a UK-wide basis and the Scottish Government continues to work collaboratively with partners to consider next steps, baring in mind potential differences in progress across the four nations.It is also vital that we continue to monitor, test and treat for HCV beyond the elimination goal to ensure that we retain the elimination status and prevent cases recurring in Scotland. S6W...
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Date answered:
28 October 2025
S6W-40946
Additionally, SE has supported 66 companies to raise £132 million in growth funding, supported 46 innovative spinout projects, including the creation of three new spinouts, and backed ten female academic founders through market explorer programmes. S6W-40946
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Date answered:
28 October 2025
S6W-40947
While the priorities established in 2023 remain fixed, the delivery of these priorities is designed to be adaptive, allowing programmes and actions to respond effectively to evolving economic conditions, technologies, and business needs, while maintaining alignment with the Strategy’s overarching objectives. S6W-40947
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21 October 2025
S6W-40805
We have been working through an extremely complex legal landscape – and it, rightly, has taken time to do that work.Every key area of government which is or may be affected by the Supreme Court judgment is carrying out assessments across legislation, guidance and policies as part of a Working Group convened by the Permanent Secretary.The Scottish Government has already taken action that includes:Updating our guidance for the Gender Representation on Public Boards (Scotland) Act 2018;Amending the public appointments recruitment process for public bodies subject to the Act, now collating and using biological sex at birth data to apply the Act;Moving to an interim Trans and Non-Binary Inclusion Policy for Scottish Government staff, removing a line regarding facilities use, while we develop new policy and guidance in consultation with trade unions; andPublishing revised Supporting Transgender Pupils in Schools Guidance, while recognising that the EHRC are also reviewing Technical Guidance for schools.We have been working through an extremely complex legal landscape – and it, rightly, has taken time to do that work.Every key area of government which is or may be affected by the Supreme Court judgment is carrying out assessments across legislation, guidance and policies as part of a Working Group convened by the Permanent Secretary.The Scottish Government has already taken action that includes:Updating our guidance for the Gender Representation on Public Boards (Scotland) Act 2018;Amending the public appointments recruitment process for public bodies subject to the Act, now collating and using biological sex at birth data to apply the Act;Moving to an interim Trans and Non-Binary Inclusion Policy for Scottish Government staff, removing a line regarding facilities use, while we develop new policy and guidance in consultation with trade unions; andPublishing revised Supporting Transgender Pupils in Schools Guidance, while recognising that the EHRC are also reviewing Technical Guidance for schools. S6W...
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Date answered:
14 October 2025
S6W-40872
While many of the levers to address these challenges lie with the UK Government and could be managed more effectively in an independent Scotland, the Scottish Government remains committed in the meantime to using the powers available to us to support people across our nation with the cost of living pressures. S6W-40872
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Date answered:
14 October 2025
S6W-40872
While many of the levers to address these challenges lie with the UK Government and could be managed more effectively in an independent Scotland, the Scottish Government remains committed in the meantime to using the powers available to us to support people across our nation with the cost of living pressures. S6W-40872
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Date answered:
14 October 2025
S6W-40967
This information will help inform future plans or PHS’s waiting times statistics. S6W-40967
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Date answered:
9 October 2025
S6W-40874
Several schemes are in place offering financial reimbursement for travel costs for treatment.The Patient Travel Expenses Scheme (PTES) is Scotland-wide and provides support to those in receipt of certain benefits.The Highlands and Islands Travel Scheme (HITS) reimburses the travel costs of everyone in the Highlands and Islands area required to travel more than 30 miles to a hospital by road or 5 miles by air or land, less the first £10 (unless in receipt of certain benefits).Under the discretionary scheme, NHS Boards may also choose to reimburse patient travel expenses to those not eligible under PTES or HITS where it is viewed to be an extension of treatment costs and deemed to be clinically necessary. S6W...
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Date answered:
9 October 2025
S6W-41105
This will be supported and scrutinised by the Assurance Board to ensure swift and effective progress.Prioritisation of the improvement actions which NHS Grampian include in their plans will be critical in focussing capacity on the areas which will make the most impact and drive real sustainable change.I will commit to updating Parliament on the improvement plans and the work of the Assurance Board as they develop. S6W...
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Date answered:
22 September 2025
S6W-40391
This includes 2020-21 where SFC published a slightly higher number of Care Experienced students due to post-data collection changes.4) Numers are rounded to the nearest 5. S6W-40391
