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Unlike in the rest of the UK, there is no statutory requirement to conduct a Post Implementation Review of The Conservation (Natural Habitats) Regulations 1994 in Scotland and the Scottish Government has no current plans to undertake such a Review.

The Scottish Government recognises the value of a thriving circular fashion and sustainable textiles sector in Scotland and is committed to pursuing opportunities to strengthen support across the sector.

We have been working with stakeholders across the supply chain to develop further actions to accelerate sustainable economic growth. Recognising ACS’s commitment to innovation and circular fashion, Scottish Government officials met with ACS on Friday 5th September to discuss their ideas for further circularity innovations and collaboration between organisations across the sector.

We have confirmed that textile products will be a key focus of our product stewardship plan and we will consider the textiles sector in our forthcoming Circular Economy Strategy. We have also been working with Defra as they draw up their Circular Economy Strategy for England to understand where we can collaborate on measures, and where action must be taken by the UK Government.

As set out in the answer to question S6W-37772, payments made under Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for packaging are not part of the Scottish Government’s budget and are made directly by PackUK (the scheme administrator) with the purpose - to pay for the cost of managing an efficient and effective household packaging waste service – set out in UK-wide packaging EPR legislation.

Packaging EPR funding is subject to local authorities’ own budget setting process and local decision-making on its use. The Scottish Government therefore has no plans to directly track how local authorities spend packaging EPR funds. However, there are mechanisms established within packaging EPR regulations requiring PackUK to assess the effectiveness of each local authority’s waste management service in relation to household packaging waste.

The Scottish Government will also continue to track and monitor local authority recycling outcomes. Local authorities are guided by both local and national waste management performance policies, recycling obligations, and reporting frameworks, which support the effective oversight and improvement of waste services. In order to monitor waste service performance, SEPA publish annual statistics on household waste data generated and managed by or on behalf of local authorities in Scotland.

Within the Scottish Government, the Chief Scientist Office (CSO) is responsible for supporting Health and Care Research.

CSO runs a number of research project and capacity building fellowship schemes and this role is well known across the Health and Care Research community in Scotland

Grant Funding – Chief Scientist Office

Fellowship Funding – Chief Scientist Office

Applications on the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and management of Brain Tumours are welcomed. In common with all other applications, these would go through CSO's standard independent expert review process to enable funding decisions to be made.

Current CSO funded brain tumour research projects are listed below:

TCS/21/05 - Developing representative models of the blood-tumour barrier to enhance drug development for Glioblastoma

Prof. Anthony Chalmers Univ. Glasgow £296,864

TCS/23/18 - Assessment of brain tumours with dynamic T2 and Lactate MR under oxygen challenge to evaluate aerobic and anaerobic metabolic status of Gliomas

Prof. Natasha Fullerton NHS GGC £299,918

TCS/24/35 - Applying new MRI technology to improve outcomes from chemoradiotherapy treatment for adult patients with Glioblastoma

Prof. Anne Kiltie Univ. Aberdeen £349,033

In addition, through UK-wide funding arrangements, the majority of funding programmes administered by the National Institute for Health & Care Research (NIHR) are open to applications led by researchers based in Scotland

Scottish Researchers to be able to access further NIHR research funding – Chief Scientist Office.

As set out in the answer to S6W-39520, a full breakdown of the awards made through the Marine Fund Scotland (MFS) since it was first launched in 2021-22 to the most recent awards made in 2024-25 is available at: www.gov.scot/publications/marine-fund-scotland-grants-awarded/

The MFS funds a range of projects to help deliver Scotland’s Blue Economy Vision, transform the way the marine environment is used and how Scotland’s ‘blue’ resources are managed. Funding of £14 million has also been made available in 2025-26 and the MFS team are currently assessing applications that can contribute to an innovative and sustainable marine economy, support coastal communities, and help Scotland reach net zero emissions.

In addition, the MFS has provided various support to the fishing sector across Scotland, through £1.8m funding the Independent Fisheries Science Support Scheme which provides data to support stock assessments; £650k Support to Seafish to provide safety training and £50k to Fishing into the Future supporting the Clyde Fisheries Resource Education Programme, aiming to improve fisheries management & sustainability.

In 2024-25, Blueshell Mussels were awarded £640k towards the £1.28m cost of installing innovative rope that improves mussel growth & yield, this will increase production by around £800k & create 4 new jobs. In 2024-25, Tiny Fish a new company was awarded £118k towards the £237k cost of processing equipment for small salmon, taking what was viewed as a waste product from aquaculture & turning it into an added value product.

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.

Please see the Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL) interim update provided to the NZET Committee on 1 September 2025 on the delivery progress of MV Isle of Islay and the other vessels currently under construction in Türkiye. The letter has been published and can be found at the attached link - Interim Update on New Vessels for Islay & Little Minch

Since the launch of the RMT People’s CalMac Campaign in 2022 we have been engaging with Trade unions on their aspiration for a CHFS3 of Direct Award to CalMac Ferries. The Scottish Government agrees that a Direct Award is the best and most appropriate way forward. The detailed Contract specification will be published on the Transport Scotland website and reflects the very nature of the contract which is to enable continuous improvements and adjustment in the changed focus of public service delivery, rather than simply meeting contractual requirements, and we would expect ongoing trades unions engagement on this. Trades unions have been active in the formal consultation and in the Roundtable hosted by me as the Cabinet Secretary for that purpose and I have regular meetings with Ferry Trades unions. We will continue to engage productively with Trade unions throughout the term of the new contract to support the hard-working staff providing these services across the CHFS network.

Scottish Government does not hold this information. Stabilisation is provided by some standalone services in Scotland, but it is often provided by facilities and services which provide other forms of support. Accessing stabilisation can provide an essential pathway into treatment and recovery and we are exploring how this can be further supported and evaluated.

Scottish Government does not hold any information relating to drug and alcohol stabilisation centres in Europe that is not available publicly.

Scottish Government does not directly fund any standalone stabilisation centres and so do not hold this information. Facilities that offer stabilisation and detoxification alongside other residential services will often be commissioned and funded locally by Alcohol and Drug Partnerships using baseline of National Mission funding that we provide annually, however they do not provide the breakdown to Scottish Government for which you have asked.