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The following table captures the number of businesses registered on the GlobalScot platform:

The following table captures the number of GlobalScots registered across 2023 - 2026:

The GlobalScot network is administered by Scottish Enterprise. As this is an operational matter for Scottish Enterprise, I have asked their CEO, Adrian Gillespie to respond to you directly.

The GlobalScot network is administered by Scottish Enterprise. As this is an operational matter for Scottish Enterprise, I have asked their CEO, Adrian Gillespie to respond to you directly.

The Scottish Government has provided over £8m of funding to NHS Grampian in support of return of obstetric maternity services to Dr Grays since 2023, with a further £1.4m committed for 2024-25. NHS Grampian have appointed consultant obstetricians, paediatricians, midwives and nurses to support the service. Since 2024 NHS Grampian have reintroduced obsetric day care assessment, scanning services and elective caesarean sections to Dr Grays. Recruitment is ongoing for additional obstetricians, anaesthetists and theatre staff with the expectation that full obstetric maternity services will be returned in 2026.

The Scottish Government does not hold the specific information requested and this would need to be sought from the operator. However, I can advise that the original cost of the CHFS2 contract included a forecast amount relating to agency staff of £729k.

The initial contract award period was extended by one year (Oct 2024 – Sept 2025) and the estimated costings provided did not separate out any agency costs.

The Scottish Government publishes accredited statistics each December that are based on the number of second homes and empty properties on council tax registers as at September each year. A full breakdown by local authority area is available at: Housing statistics: Second homes and empty properties - gov.scot.

Each structure on the trunk road network is inspected every two years. Any defects found are recorded and categorised in terms of severity and extent. Currently, of the 2069 bridges on the trunk road network, 1939 are recorded as having defects. An assessment of the extent and severity of these defects is used to prioritise works and produce one and three year programmes for repair. 270 bridges are deemed to have defects severe enough to programme specific works. Programmes are updated every year taking into account data from the previous year’s inspections.

Spreadsheet A contains a list of structures with defects along with their positions on the trunk road network.

Spreadsheet B contains a list of structures with programmed repairs along with the year in which they are due to commence, , with some schemes devised to address similar defects on multiple structures.

These can be found in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. Number 66564)

The number of homes completed through the demand led Rural and Islands Housing Fund by local authority area since 2023-24 is as follows:

The Rural and Island Housing Grant Scheme is expected to provide support to individuals including first time buyers, families, rural returners and others to help them access affordable owner occupation in the rural and island communities of their choice.

The development of this new grant scheme will be taken forward with rural and housing partners. It has an indicative budget of up to £20 million over four years and will be demand-led.