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For the years 2010-11 to 2024-25 the Scottish Government’s school estates data collection makes a distinction between schools built and those refurbished, while for the years 2007-08 to 2009-10 no such distinction was made in the data collection.

Between 2007-08 and 2009-10, one primary (Deerpark) and three secondary (Alloa Academy, Alva Academy, Lornshill Academy) schools were built or refurbished in Clackmannanshire, while in Stirling eight primary (Cambusbarron, Raploch, Our Lady’s, Buchlyvie, Aberfoyle, Breahead, Bridge of Allan, St Mary’s) and five secondary (Dunblane High, Stirling High, McLaren High, St Modan’s High, Wallace High) schools were recorded as built or refurbished.

Between 2010-11 and 2024-25, one primary school was built in Clackmannanshire (Redwell), and two were refurbished (Alva, Clackmannan). In Stirling, four primary schools (Braehead, St Margaret’s, St Ninian’s, East Plean) were built, while six primary schools (Aberfoyle, Strathyre, Riverside, Strathblane, Borestone, Cowie) and one secondary school (Bannockburn High) were refurbished.

In addition, one special school in Striling was built or refurbished in 2007-08 (Castelview), and another one (Student Support) was refurbished in 2010-11.

For context, in 2024 there were 23 schools in Clackmannanshire and 46 schools in Stirling.

Across all years, only schools where the total cost of the works (build or refurbishment) was £500,000 or more for primary schools or £1 million or more for secondary and special schools are included.

Police Scotland is by law, operationally independent of the Scottish Government, and is held to account by the Scottish Police Authority which provides oversight and scrutiny.

The Keeper of the Records of Scotland oversees record keeping by public authorities.

Our strategic investment of up to £500 million over five years is supporting supply chain and ports across Scotland including at Nigg, Lerwick, Stornoway, Montrose and Kishorn – and creating jobs in our offshore wind sector across the country. Due to commercially sensitive negotiations, the full pipeline of projects cannot be made public at this stage. We are working across public sector delivery partners to ensure that funding is delivered to projects as quickly as possible.

NatureScot has written to all 32 Local Authorities updating them on funding of £100,000 being made available to facilitate an area based management for gulls.

NatureScot has prioritised the funding, in the first instance, to areas where they have been involved in significant casework whether through wider scale licensing requests or advice on mitigation measures.

As a first tranche the local authorities prioritised for funding are:

• Moray Council
• Highland Council
• Aberdeenshire Council
• Aberdeen City Council
• Fife Council
• Scottish Borders Council
• Dumfries and Galloway Council

It is likely that funding to each local authority will be in the region of £10k. While prioritising the seven local authorities in the first instance, NatureScot has offered to consider support to all of the other local authorities where there is significant gull issues and where they are seeking to develop an area-based management approach.

NatureScot is looking to conclude funding arrangements with the local authorities in early January 2026. As such, no funds have been distributed to local authorities to-date.

The £100k funding does not include additional costs for other elements of the action plan, such as for Best Practice Guidance, survey work, and for the proposed four regional roundtables, which are being resourced by NatureScot separately.

Additional funding of £10,000 from NatureScot has been made available to Highland Council as part of the Inverness Gull Management Pilot.

The supply of medicines, including managing shortages, is a reserved matter and is the responsibility of the UK Government’s Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC). The Scottish Government works closely with the UK Government on all related medicines supply issues and there are well-established and robust processes in place to communicate, address and mitigate any risks as result of any medicines supply issues that occur.

On 2 December, a National Patient Safety Alert was issued about the supply issues affecting epidural bags. The alert outlines actions to minimise the potential impact of the shortage. The DHSC has also sourced sufficient supplies of clinically equivalent alternatives. In Scotland, NHS National Procurement has confirmed that the situation is stable from a supply perspective and Health Boards are receiving allocations of alternative epidural bags, meaning that patients should see no change in their care.

Our recently published draft Climate Change Plan sets out how we will seize the opportunities of net zero to secure new jobs and economic growth. The plan sets out the action we are taking to Scottish Government to plan for a multi-skilled workforce that can benefit from opportunities across the energy system.

NatureScot have adopted a range of rainforest-specific metrics for both the Nature Restoration Fund (NRF) and other funding for rainforest restoration. These include: areas of existing rainforest under appropriate herbivore management; the number of jobs created; and the area cleared of Rhododendron ponticum.

An interim evaluation of the NRF (to March 2024) was published in August 2025. A number of important early actions to restore rainforest restoration were included in that evaluation, and these continue to be measured across the fund. There is also a suite of landscape scale rainforest restoration projects underway as part of the NRF including projects that have been ongoing for a number of years, such as the Arkaig Landscape Restoration project, the Saving Morvern Rainforest project and the Saving Argyll’s Rainforest projects.

The Scottish Breast Screening Service is committed to improving accessibility and ensuring as many eligible women as possible can participate in breast screening. While the NHS does not have direct input into the manufacturing of mammography equipment, careful consideration is given to the needs of women with mobility impairments or physical disabilities, during the procurement process.

As part of the procurement process, the Scottish Breast Screening Service visit manufacturers to view and assess the available equipment to assess its accessibility for patients with mobility impairments and physical disability. Currently, there is no available mammogram equipment fully accessible to all women; however, the breast screening service will continue to procure the most suitable and accessible equipment that is available, in conjunction with providing guidance to all staff to ensure accessibility is at the forefront of our service. Women who are unable to have a mammogram are provided with assistance on when and how to contact a GP to ask for a breast check and further discuss possible symptoms of breast cancer.

The Scottish Government does not collate information nationally on the number of women who cannot undergo a complete mammography due to mobility impairments or restrictions. Individual screening centres hold this information as women are requested to contact them with details of any accessibility needs so that their visit can be planned. This ensures an appropriate appointment is allocated for those who can participate in screening, and may include extended appointment time or mobile hoist access for wheelchair users. Once the requirements are recorded, adjustments for the next appointment will be made in advance of the appointment being issued.

The breast screening programme is committed to improving accessibility, and therefore continues to monitor any innovations and research that could increase accessibility for women with mobility impairments or restrictions. In addition, for women who are unable to have a mammogram but are considered at very high risk of breast cancer, an MRI can be used for screening.

It remains important that women who are unable to participate in breast screening speak to their GP if they notice any possible signs of breast cancer. A GP can determine whether they should be referred for diagnostic testing using methods which are suitable for women who are unable to participate in breast screening. Details of the possible signs of breast cancer can be found on NHS Inform.

Grant funding of £5.3 million for the financial year 2025-26 was awarded to Upside, a partnership of eight third-sector organisations, to deliver national voluntary throughcare support to individuals leaving short-term prison sentences and periods of remand.