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The Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Jobs and Fair Work has discussed the future of the aerospace sector including Rolls Royce during regular calls with Nadhim Zahawi MP, UK Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business and Industry on 13 May and 3 June.

I also discussed the future of the aerospace sector including Rolls Royce with Mr Zahawi on 23 May, 27 May and 16 June.

Most recently, the Minister for Public Finance and Migration raised the issues facing the aerospace sector with the UK Government on 29 July.

Scottish Ministers have had, and continue to have, regular contact with the UK Government with regard to the future of the aerospace sector in Scotland and the UK. Scottish Ministers have used these opportunities to raise Scottish specific issues, including the future of Rolls-Royce at Inchinnan.

The Scottish Government does not centrally collect information or data relating to the use of Do Not Attempt Cardiovascular Resuscitation (DNACPR) forms.

As with all other clinical treatments, decisions about CPR should be based on the individual clinical circumstances and wishes of the patient, recorded appropriately and updated when medical circumstances change. This recording is done in hard copy on a DNACPR form, the existence of which is then recorded on an individual’s Key Information Summary. Such information is only shared for the purposes of direct care and is therefore not centrally collected.

Aviva has not been awarded any new grants or funding packages from Scottish Enterprise since 1 January 2019.

In respect of an older Training Aid offer from Scottish Enterprise, dated 28 November 2017, a first and final payment of £209,343 was made to Aviva Insurance Limited in January 2019, to support a comprehensive training programme to develop capacity and enhanced digital capability at the company's Household Claims operations in Perth.

The Scottish Government has made the following repayable assistance payments to Aviva since 1 January 2019:

• 13 January 2020 - £486,031.53 - Low Carbon Infrastructure Transition Programme - Aviva Perth project
• 11 March 2020 - £460,955.91 - Low Carbon Infrastructure Transition Programme - Aviva Perth project
• 3 April 2020 - £423,623.85 - Low Carbon Infrastructure Transition Programme - Aviva Perth project

Ferguson Marine (Port Glasgow) Ltd (FMPG) sits within the portfolio remit of myself.

I last met with the GMB on 9 July 2020 to discuss FMPG.

The Scottish Government has and continues to be open and transparent with the trade unions in our continued efforts to do everything possible to ensure that Ferguson Marine has a sustainable future for the benefit of its' skilled employees and the wider community. The Unions were informed of our intention to create a Board of directors and the Turnaround Director was fully informed of all developments.

Scottish Government officials are in regular dialogue with the Confederation of Passenger Transport and the larger bus operators in Scotland on how best to engage with passengers and inform them of the requirements for physical distancing and wearing a face covering on their journey.

This work includes bus operators sharing information in order to monitor the effectiveness on the bus network of the measures put in place.

On 21 May this year, the First Minister published a Route Map setting out the steps to transition safely out of lockdown. The Transport Transition Plan, published on 26 May, aligns to the route map and is regularly updated. Guidance for public transport users and operators is published within the Plan.

The guidance includes a requirement for bus operators to carry out a risk assessment and undertake mitigation measures as appropriate if they are considering moving from 2 metres to 1 metre physical distancing. These mitigation measures may include seat blocking.

In addition, the Scottish Government has been in ongoing dialogue with the bus industry on how best to provide a safe transport system to ensure Scotland can keep on moving, whilst continuing to suppress the spread of the COVID-19 virus.

The Transport Transition Plan, published on 26 May, includes guidance for public transport users and transport operators. It continues to be updated to take account of evolving physical distancing and other measures as we ease out of lockdown. Exemptions to the 2 metres distancing measures, to 1 metre, are now allowed on public transport where appropriate mitigations are put in place. The guidance emphasises the importance of transport operators undertaking a risk assessment and implementation of risk mitigation measures, if required, prior to applying the 1 metre rule.

The wearing of face coverings became mandatory for most people on public transport from 22 June. People must wear a face covering on public transport and public transport premises such as bus and train stations.

The Scottish Government continues to encourage everyone to keep to the rules and wear a face covering when travelling on public transport. Bus drivers can ask why a face covering is not being worn, and should accept the reasons given for this. Enforcement by Police Scotland is very much a last resort.

While it is too early to determine the full impact of COVID-19 on the levels of waste being recycled and sent to landfill, we are extremely grateful to those who have worked hard in difficult circumstances to keep essential waste service going in communities across Scotland.

We have set ambitious targets for reducing waste and increasing recycling, including to reduce total waste arising in Scotland to less than 85% of 2011 levels, and to increase recycling to 70% of waste from all sources by 2025.

The most recent statistics are from 2018 and are available from: https://www.sepa.org.uk/environment/waste/waste-data/waste-data-reporting/waste-data-for-scotland/

The Scottish Government has several major initiatives in train to increase recycling and reduce waste arising. For example, the Food Waste Reduction Action Plan, published in April 2019, sets out a number of actions that will reduce food waste in Scotland; and the introduction of our Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) will significantly increase the quantity and quality of materials collected for recycling.

It is too early to determine the full impact that the COVID-19 crisis has had on waste and recycling and how this will affect progress towards longer term targets.