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11 March 2025
S6W-35345
FONE Group membership includes, but is not limited to, Forestry and Land Scotland, the Crown Estate Scotland, the Scottish Ministers’ Estate and Scottish Water.Through the FONE group, over 80 new entrant opportunities have been provided across more than 8,000 hectares of publicly owned land.Additionally, in December 2024, I wrote out to all Local Authority Leaders and Chief Executives asking that they engage with the Programme for Government commitment to maximise the opportunities on their land for agricultural new entrants.I have called on all Scottish public bodies, with land, to a Landowner’s Conference in March to showcase and emphasise the importance of leasing public land to new entrant farmers and crofters. S6W...
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Date answered:
11 March 2025
S6W-35229
Further policies are currently under development for the next Climate Change Plan which will cover the period up to 2040 and the draft for consultation will include information on costs and benefits of the policies. S6W-35229
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Date answered:
11 March 2025
S6W-35207
It is generally regarded as a tool which all staff will be using to a greater or lesser extent, so although we do not have many staff regarded as AI leads, we do have many staff who will be making use of it and benefiting from its impacts.Recently published FOI release (Scottish Government staffing and salary statistics: FOI release - gov.scot) shares that in 2024 we had 6 data scientists, and a wide range of functions involved in the preparation of data, design of digital services, and support functions which could be related to the use or deployment of AI.More specifically we have an AI Policy team in the digital directorate whose primary function is to support the introduction and development of AI across the public sector, ensuring all staff have the knowledge and skill to make use of AI most productively. S6W...
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Date answered:
11 March 2025
S6W-34892
Information for 2024-25 is available on the SFC website: https://www.sfc.ac.uk/publications/college-final-funding-allocations-2024-25/.The Scottish Funding Council (SFC) collect and publish student data, through their annual College Statistics publication: https://www.sfc.ac.uk/publications/college-statistics-2023-24/Previous funding allocation publications can be found on the SFC website:Main Website - https://www.sfc.ac.uk/publications/Archived Website (for publications pre-2019) - https://www.sfc.ac.uk/about-us/sfc-archive/Further details can be requested from the SFC. S6W...
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Date answered:
11 March 2025
S6W-34608
That’s why the Scottish Government has made available over £14 billion to local authorities this year, a real terms increase of 4.3 per cent, with a record £15 billion for 2025-26 set out in the Scottish Budget, a further real terms increase of 4.7 per cent.In the context of that record settlement, the Scottish Government are committed to working in partnership with local government to ensure that children across Scotland continue to receive the high-quality education services that they deserve but it is the responsibility of individual local authorities to manage their own budgets and to allocate the total financial resources available to them, including on non-teaching staff, on the basis of local needs and priorities. S6W...
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Date answered:
10 March 2025
S6W-34655
The aim of this plan is to boost and accelerate growth and job creation, as well as amplifying the global reputation of one of Scotland’s most promising sectors. S6W-34655
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Date answered:
10 March 2025
S6W-35353
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of what the potential impact on hospital audiology and ear, nose and throat (ENT) services waiting lists would be, if all eligible adults with age-related hearing loss were treated in primary care audiology instead Audiology is considered as a clinical priority area and the Scottish Government remains committed to its vision for an integrated and community-based hearing service in Scotland.Whilst our response to the Independent Review of Audiology in Scotland is implemented, we will continue to work with the NHS, Third Sector and private providers to identify and cost an appropriate model of community care for any future service reform and ensure that the voices of those with lived experience inform this work.Scottish Government officials and the Centre for Sustainable Delivery national planned care team meet monthly with Chief Operating Officer and / or Acute Directors from all Health Boards to review performance and delivery across all Planned Care specialities, including ENT. S6W...
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Date answered:
10 March 2025
S6W-34893
Consultation responses will inform areas of focus for any proposals for changes to update the Regulations before these are brought forward.It is the statutory responsibility of local authorities to manage their school estate, including the provision of toilets in schools. S6W-34893
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Date answered:
10 March 2025
S6W-34802
Well maintained artificial pitches allow for year-round, intensive use and can provide significantly more playing hours than traditional grass pitches.sportscotland, our national agency for sport, are part of the UK Artificial Grass Pitch forum monitoring work on the long-term viability of these products. sportscotland continue to engage with educational bodies and key partners across the sporting sector in the development of synthetic pitches and surfaces.Although it is the statutory responsibility of local authorities to manage their school estate, sportscotland continue to engage with educational bodies and key partners in the development of synthetic pitches and surfaces. S6W...
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Date answered:
6 March 2025
S6W-35208
Scottish Government will continue to review performance of the strategy and adapt to create sustainable growth and continued innovation. S6W-35208
