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Date answered:
24 March 2026
S6W-44451
Ultimately, it is for locally elected representatives to make local decisions on how best to deliver services to their local communities.Within the formula for the overall block grant, just over £1 billion is distributed based on ELC-related indicators.
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20 March 2026
S6W-44387
Funded organisations are subject to random financial spot checks to verify reported spend, or to more in-depth financial monitoring visits to review financial procedures against best practice. In addition, all registered charities are required to submit annual accounts to the charity regulator, OSCR, and companies must file their annual accounts with Compan...
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19 March 2026
S6W-44144
The Scottish Government has always believed full association to the 95.5 billion Horizon Europe programme was the best outcome for Scotland and we have continued to work with our EU partners to tackle challenges in areas of mutual interest.
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18 March 2026
S6W-44332
This includes providing direct support via the National Planning Hub for additional surge capacity and expertise within planning authorities and funding the National Planning Improvement Champion to help share knowledge and best practice across the planning system.We have taken significant steps to simplify navigating the planning system through withdrawing...
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12 March 2026
S6W-43978
This cross fertilisation of innovative skills and knowledge between sectors offers a wider range of opportunities to individuals and also benefits the advancement of key industries.The Scottish Government, alongside the UK Government and the Welsh Government, is participating in the work of the Marine Energy Taskforce which is tasked with making recommendations on how best to accelerate the UK’s marine energy sector and is due to report this summer.
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10 February 2026
S6W-43398
However, should the UK NSC make a positive recommendation for screening for one or more of these genetic conditions the Scottish Government will take advice on how best to implement any recommendations.The UK NSC also welcomes proposals to consider new conditions for screening.
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Date answered:
10 February 2026
S6W-43494
Improving river connectivity by easing or removing these barriers is a priority action under our Wild Salmon Strategy and River Basin Management Planning (RBMP).Where barriers are no longer in use, such as weirs from historic industry, the best outcomes for fish populations are often achieved by removing the barrier entirely.
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Date answered:
28 January 2026
S6W-43200
These were launched in January 2024.We have also funded Healthcare Improvement Scotland to improve practice on carer involvement across health, with a focus on carer involvement in hospital discharge.The Discharge without Delay and the Home First approach is based on the Discharge without Delay Discussion Best Practice Guidance. This is the foundational doc...
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Date answered:
5 January 2026
S6W-42494
As such, no funds have been distributed to local authorities to-date.The £100k funding does not include additional costs for other elements of the action plan, such as for Best Practice Guidance, survey work, and for the proposed four regional roundtables, which are being resourced by NatureScot separately.Additional funding of £10,000 from Natu...
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Date answered:
17 December 2025
S6W-42310
Specific data on breakfast provision expenditure from Pupil Equity Funding in schools is not held centrally.Since Pupil Equity Funding’s introduction in 2017-18, over £1 billion has been allocated to Scotland’s schools, empowering headteachers to take the best approaches that suit the needs of their pupils, including using it to support br...
