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The Commission is not required to have separate accounts for Hydro Nation activity.

The Water Industry Commission for Scotland is committed to conducting its activities in a sustainable way. The Commission currently offsets its carbon footprint by contributing to woodland being planted in Scotland. In the context of the global climate emergency and Scotland’s ambition to reach net-zero emissions, WICS will continue to seek out ways to reduce the impact of its activities, whilst delivering on its duties as effectively as possible.

The Scottish Government considers that the Chief Executive post should be full-time.

A breakdown of the loan funding provided to Prestwick Airport by financial year is provided in the following table.

Upper respiratory tract infections may result in viral conjunctivitis and this is also the case with COVID-19. A meta-analysis published in April found the overall rate of conjunctivitis in COVID-19 reported cases was 1.1% ranging from 3% in severe cases to 0.7% in non-severe cases.

Advice from the Royal College of Ophthalmologists and the College of Optometrists recognise that it is unlikely that a patient would present with viral conjunctivitis secondary to COVID-19 without other symptoms as conjunctivitis seems to be a late feature where it has occurred.

It is important to note that there is no evidence to suggest that conjunctivitis can cause COVID-19 or that you are at higher risk of developing COVID-19 if you have conjunctivitis.

I refer the member to the answer to question S5W-30555 on 30 July 2020. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx .

I refer the member to the answer to question S5W-30555 on 30 July 2020. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx .

I refer the member to the answer to question S5W-30555 on 30 July 2020. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx .

Throughout our response to the pandemic, where an urgent clinical need has existed Essential Musculoskeletal services, which includes first contact practitioners, have continued throughout the COVID-19 pandemic using telephone, Near me and in person if required.

On 31 May we published the “Re-mobilise, Recover, Re-design: the framework for NHS Scotland” that supports Health Boards to plan the phased restoration of postponed NHS services. A Mobilisation Recovery Group, chaired by the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport, has been established to advise Government.

Initial plans for the period ending July 2020 have been received and a summary of services being resumed broken down by territorial Health Board was published on 19 June. This shows the safe and phased re-start of many hospital elective and primary care services (in line with the above Framework, clinical guidance and according to local circumstances).

The next iteration of plans for the period ending March 2021 have been requested and these will be analysed in early August. Any issues with plans are being addressed directly with Health Boards as part of the iterative planning process.

Most Health Boards have provided urgent orthopaedic/ rheumatology care during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown and are resuming outpatient clinics utilising virtual or telephone consultations where it is clinically appropriate.

Nationally we have worked with third sector organisations such as Versus Arthritis to publish tailored advice and guidance about specific long term conditions and COVID-19, to signpost people to resources and different ways to access support to self-manage their condition.