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As this is an operational matter for Scottish Water, I have asked them to respond. Their reply is as follows:

Combined Sewer Overflows (CSOs) are an integral part of Scotland’s sewer networks, ensuring sewers don’t back up and flood homes, streets and sewage works during periods of heavy rainfall. However, CSOs will operate more often in light of increased rainfall due to climate change. Therefore, whilst continuing to invest in sewage networks, it will also be necessary to ensure that rainwater is not drained to sewer.

Scottish Water’s current Surface Water Policy requires alternative means for managing surface water for new developments out with the combined sewer network. Local Authorities also have a role to play through working in partnership with Scottish Water to support the development of surface water management plans, deliver blue-green infrastructure and tackle urban creep to limit the impact of climate change on the sewerage system.

As the Scottish Government’s national economic development body, Scottish Enterprise is responsible for its own funding decisions.

For all grants it provides, Scottish Enterprise is required to undertake rigorous due diligence on companies seeking funding to ensure compliance with Scottish Public Finance Manual (SPFM) standards https://www.gov.scot/publications/commercial-due-diligence-guidance/pages/4/

Wave Energy Scotland (WES) is a subsidiary of Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE). As a non-departmental public body, HIE operates independently of the Scottish Government and is responsible for setting out arrangements between itself and its subsidiaries, including WES.

Transitional funding for WES will be provided in financial year 2026-2027, giving WES the opportunity to explore longer term funding solutions.

As the grant provided to Offshore Solutions Group was from Scottish Enterprise rather than Scottish Government, this is an operational matter for Scottish Enterprise. I have asked their CEO, Adrian Gillespie, to respond to you directly.

I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-43883 on 17 March 2026. 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.

Wet storage requirements for floating offshore wind are project-specific and vary depending on a wide-range of factors such as type of floating foundations, project location, infrastructure availability and deployment timelines. Each offshore wind developer will determine the specific construction and storage solutions it requires based on project needs and commercial considerations.

As this is an operational matter for Scottish Water, I have asked them to respond. Their reply is as follows:

This information is not available by parliamentary region; however Scottish Water has provided the closest equivalent which includes the local authority areas of: Shetland, Orkney, Na h-Eileanan an Iar, Highland, and the whole of Moray and Argyll and Bute.

Scottish Water currently has 306 event duration monitors (EDMs) installed in this region. This includes 198 installed with information already available on its website, 100 installed but not yet onboarded or quality assured (QA), and 8 installed and onboarded/QA due to be added to the website shortly.

Scottish Water’s approach in 2026 is to focus on getting as many of the already installed EDMs live on its online map rather than installing more new EDMs.

The Scottish Government notes the UK Government’s report and the evidence given to the Committee. National security is a reserved matter, and Scottish officials have fed into what is a UK reserved issue. There are no plans to commission separate work at this time, but we will continue to monitor relevant evidence and engage with UK counterparts as appropriate.

As this is an operational matter for Scottish Water, I have asked them to respond. Their reply is as follows:

This information is not available by parliamentary region; however Scottish Water has provided the closest equivalent which includes the local authority areas of: Shetland, Orkney, Na h-Eileanan an Iar, Highland, and the whole of Moray and Argyll and Bute. Scottish Water has 826 combined sewer overflows in this region.