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To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the eligibility criteria for rapid cancer diagnostic services, including the rationale for them usually only being available to those over the age of 18, in light of any unique challenges faced by children and young people being diagnosed with cancer.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to increase support for the rapid development and utilisation of alternatives to the use of animals in scientific procedures.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
17 January 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many referrals the rapid cancer diagnostic service received in 2024, and, of those, how many were accepted into the programme, broken down by NHS board.
We have national performing companies and national organisations, such as galleries, libraries and museums, and the structure of the funding needs to be thought about right across the piece.
Its regularly funded network and open project funding route support a number of literature and publishing organisations, such as Moniack Mhor, the Scottish Book Trust and the Scottish Poetry Library. We are working closely with stakeholders to explore what can be done to overcome the challenges faced by creatives and ensure that they earn a fair living from...
The Scottish Government is investing £1 million in school libraries through the School Library Improvement Fund, administered by the Scottish Library and Information Council.
We expect to publish that in autumn 2024. With rapid developments in digital technology, the new cross-party group on the Scottish games ecosystem has exposed an issue around Scottish Qualifications Authority college qualifications.