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Date answered:
26 January 2026
S6W-43183
The further £2.4 million I announced, alongside the publication of Phase 2 of the Women’s Health Plan, brings the total investment to almost £13 million, demonstrating our commitment to improving care and ensuring women and girls receive a timely diagnosis and access to the support they need.The latest data shows our plan is working, with waits of more than a year down 18.1% for new outpatients and down 3.9% for inpatient and day-case procedures between July and November 2025. S6W...
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Date answered:
26 January 2026
S6W-43158
Information collected from Public Health Scotland does not include diagnostic related information on the patients experiencing a delay to their discharge, so it is not possible to specifically identify cancer patients experiencing a delay from the delayed discharges dataset.With regards to introducing a fast-track adaptation scheme please note that as set out in our Housing to 2040 strategy, we are taking forward a review of the current housing adaptations system to consider how the process can be streamlined, made easier and quicker for people who need adaptations, including palliative patients. S6W...
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Date answered:
26 January 2026
S6W-42962
We will invest record funding of over £1.7 billion for policing in 2026-27, a total budget increase of £81.5m or 5% compared to the published 2025-26 Autumn Budget Revision (ABR) budget. S6W-42962
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Date answered:
23 January 2026
S6W-43031
NHS Education for Scotland provides a range of educational resources and training programmes for healthcare professionals that encompass gastrointestinal conditions, including eosinophilic oesophagitis(EoE).The Scottish Government expect clinicians and NHS Boards to adhere to current clinical guidelines and follow best practice including from authoritative sources such as the guidelines from British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG) and British Society of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (BSPGHAN) joint consensus guidelines on the diagnosis and management of eosinophilic oesophagitis in children and adults and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) Budesonide orodispersible tablet for inducing remission of eosinophilic oesophagitis | Guidance | NICE.The management of patients includes access to endoscopy for both diagnostic purposes and treatment where appropriate.The Scottish Government is working through national programmes to improve waiting times and ensure timely access to endoscopy services. S6W...
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Date answered:
23 January 2026
S6W-42894
Customers can use their concessionary ferry vouchers for free passenger travel and on overnight sailings to partially offset the cost of a cabin for sole use if not travelling with others.The Scottish Government has not carried out a detailed assessment of the cost to allow one concessionary voucher to secure a sole cabin or how this compares with the cost to remove peak fares on Scotrail services. S6W...
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Date answered:
22 January 2026
S6W-42942
Members provide advice and evidence from the perspective of lived experience in order to inform the ongoing delivery of the recommendations of the Review and support the work of the National Eating Disorder Network. S6W-42942
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Date answered:
22 January 2026
S6W-42902
We will also publish findings from an independent national survey of funded ELC providers’ costs undertaken by the Diffley Partnership, intended to improve the evidence base available to inform rate-setting processes.In addition, the draft 2026-27 Budget confirmed that we will provide a further £11 million each year to support local authorities to set sustainable rates that enable staff delivering ELC in private and third sector services to continue to be paid at least the real Living Wage. S6W...
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Date answered:
21 January 2026
S6W-42912
CashBack for Communities will continue to be funded entirely from POCA receipts. S6W-42912
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Date answered:
21 January 2026
S6W-42876
With the exception of the Scottish Government’s statutory consenting function, issues relating to the design and operation of the electricity networks, including the process to obtain a grid connection, are reserved matters.The Scottish Government regularly engages with the National Energy System Operator to discuss policy aims but ultimately grid connection applications and where they are made are commercial matters.In October 2024, the Scottish, UK and Welsh Governments jointly commissioned a Strategic Spatial Energy Plan (SSEP) for Great Britain which will assess the optimal locations, quantities and types of energy infrastructure required to meet future energy demand, including from data centres, with the clean, affordable and secure supply that we need. S6W...
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Date answered:
21 January 2026
S6W-42905
Due to their often-spontaneous nature and short-term period of application, SPS do not routinely formally record their frequency, length or reason.I can confirm that there has been no permanent removal of any scheduled activity and that all restrictions remain compliant with the Prison and Young Offenders Rules (Scotland) 2011. S6W-42905
