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The Scottish Government has not booked any temporary accommodation for displaced people from Ukraine through eboooking.com.

The Scottish Government has not booked any temporary accommodation for displaced people from Ukraine through Trivago.co.uk.

As of the 4 November 2022 the Scottish Government has received 382 applications to join its National Care Service Lived Experience Expert Panel, with 381 applicants being successful.

I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-11675 on 8 November 2022. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/written-questions-and-answers

I refer the member to the answer to questions S6W-11493 on 26 October 2022 and S6T00915 on 25 October 2022.

The answer to Topical Question S6T-00915 can be found here: https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/official-report/search-what-was-said-in-parliament/meeting-of-parliament-25-10-2022?meeting=13939&iob=126317#16180

All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at: https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/written-questions-and-answers

The timing of the opening of the booking system is set out in the contract with Serco NorthLink Ferries and is aimed at opening the booking system for a full 12 months to provide maximum flexibility for customers. In principle we would be open to exploring bringing this forward to an earlier date, but would need to consider the matter further to assess any unintended consequences this might have.

The Ardrossan harbour project is overseen by the Ardrossan Task Force which includes representatives from Transport Scotland, Peel Ports Group, North Ayrshire Council, CalMac Ferries Ltd, Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd, the Isle of Arran Ferry Committee, and Kenneth Gibson MSP. The Task Force is co-Chaired by myself, Minister for Transport, and Councillor Marie Burns, Leader of North Ayrshire Council.

Project partners engage regularly to progress the project which is currently at the tender design stage. Task Force Minutes and the project’s Question and Answer document is published on the Transport Scotland webpage.

Decisions taken by the Ardrossan Task Force are communicated via project announcements, press releases (including social media forums) and updates to the project webpage. In addition the Isle of Arran Ferry Committee as a member of the task force shares communications and project updates with island residents.

The Ardrossan Task Force is expected to meet in December 2022.

The Scottish Cancer Network (SCN) has engaged collaboration from clinical staff across Scotland to draft a National Clinical Management Pathway for all breast cancer patients, to achieve consistent care across Scotland. The CMP is currently in draft and out for consultation and is expected to be launched in 2023.

The Scottish Cancer Network is hosted by NHS National Services Scotland. The Network is a dedicated national resource to support and facilitate a ‘Once for Scotland’ approach to cancer services which will assist in enabling equitable access to care and treatment across Scotland.