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Date answered:
26 August 2025
S6W-39612
As scholarships in Scotland are primarily funded and managed by institutions themselves, the Scottish Government does not hold all the information that has been requested.The Scottish Government has however provided funding towards a number of scholarship programmes for foreign nationals, between 2016 and 2025 including:ScholarshipTimeframesFundingSaltire ScholarshipsFrom 2009 to 2023£2.25 million in postgraduate placesScotland Pakistan Scholarships for Young Women and Girls:From 2016 to 2025£2,067,500Scotland Heriot-Watt (Edinburgh Business School) Online MBA Scholarships for Women in ZambiaFrom 2018 to 2025£234,000Girls Initiative for Resilient Learning and Support (GIRLS) supporting to support vulnerable girls and young womenLaunched in 2024£224,127 S6W...
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Date answered:
22 August 2025
S6W-39712
The Scottish Government currently has no plans to investigate a new rail link connecting Edinburgh airport to the current Edinburgh to Glasgow rail line.The second Strategic Transport Projects Review, published in 2022, did consider this but did not identify this as a priority for investment given the current opportunities that exist for air passengers travelling by rail from Glasgow and the west, to interchange with the Edinburgh Tram service to the airport.The Government remains committed to supporting sustainable and integrated transport solutions that strengthen Scotland’s connectivity and economic resilience. S6W...
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Date answered:
19 August 2025
S6W-39758
The licensing regime for offshore oil and gas is a matter currently reserved to the UK Government, with the North Sea Transition Authority as its regulator.The Scottish Government is clear in our support for a just transition for Scotland’s valued oil and gas sector, which recognises the maturity of the North Sea basin and is in line with our climate change commitments.That is why we continue to call on the UK Government to approach decisions on the North Sea on a rigorously evidence-led, case by case, basis – with climate compatibility and energy security as key considerations.Scottish Government Ministers and officials engage with both energy industry bodies and the North Sea Transition Authority on a regular basis. S6W...
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Date answered:
19 August 2025
S6W-39713
The airport's management have been working hard to develop new commercial opportunities, which is evidenced by the launch of scheduled freight services between GPA and China earlier this summer.These new services provide fast, direct access to the growing Chinese market for premium Scottish food and beverage products.My officials are in regular contact with GPA and have received trading updates which show considerable growth in GPA's revenues as a result of GPA's success in securing new freight services. S6W...
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Date answered:
18 August 2025
S6W-39511
This is further supplemented by our Scottish Broadband Voucher Scheme and improved 4G coverage provided by our Scottish 4G Infill programme. S6W-39511
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Date answered:
18 August 2025
S6W-39484
The published Scottish Budget for 2025-2026 includes £72.2 million for the Outcomes Framework. S6W-39484
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Date answered:
18 August 2025
S6W-39539
Once the Bill has passed, Parliament will be updated on a confirmed timescale for implementation. S6W-39539
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Date answered:
15 August 2025
S6W-39669
We are also committed to working closely with the UK Government, Ofgem, energy suppliers and organisations to advocate for the delivery of a social tariff across Great Britain. S6W-39669
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Date answered:
14 August 2025
S6W-39726
Following work with stakeholders to review the number of specialty training places needed to meet anticipated future service demand and consultant need, since 2014 the Scottish Government has funded the creation of hundreds of additional specialty training places in Scotland across multiple different specialties, including in haematology.Specialty training expansion has been done in line with recommendations made by the Scottish Shape of Training Transition Group, largely based on workforce modelling taking into account consultant retirals data to support future annual consultant/GP growth of 1% to meet anticipated increases in service demand. S6W...
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Date answered:
14 August 2025
S6W-39470
The summit will focus on bringing together those who are managing gulls effectively with those who are facing the most negative impacts of gulls to address the question of how we can mitigate the negative impacts going forward and the actions we need to take ahead of next year. S6W-39470
