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I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-19389 on 4 July 2023. 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-answer.

The Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund for adults is distributed to local community initiatives in all 32 regions of Scotland by Third Sector Interface (TSI) organisations, working in collaboration with other local partners including Health and Social Care Partnerships, local authorities and those with lived experience.

In total, TSIs received 2585 applications to the Fund in 2022-23 and, by March 2023, had awarded funding to 1461 of these projects.

This data is based on returns received from TSIs by 3 July 2023. Final figures will be published on the Scottish Government website over the summer in a Year 2 Monitoring and Reporting Summary Report.

Further to the termination of the contract, the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service has confirmed it has paid £18,079.44 to date on external legal fees pursuing a claim against the supplier Systel.

The Scottish Parliament is responsible for the salaries and support for MSPs, including training. On appointment, the Scottish Government provide Ministers with information on matters such as the Scottish Ministerial Code and security .

Attacks or assaults on anybody, regardless of whether they are employed at an airport or not, are an offence and should be reported to the Police. There have been no recent discussions. The Scottish Government does not hold information on how many attacks on publicly and privately employed airport staff in the last 10 years have been classified as having taken place in a public place.

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service has confirmed it has made payments to Systel totalling £1,715,475.84 in relation to this contract.

The Scottish Health Survey , which is commissioned by the Scottish Government, asked respondents whether they were worried about running out of food. The most recent data was published on 8 November 2022 and found that in Aberdeen City 10% of people were worried they would run out of food compared to a figure for Scotland as a whole of 9%. For Aberdeenshire Council a slightly lower figure of 8% of people reported they were worried they would run out of food.

The Scottish Government’s Chief Scientist Office (CSO) invests through NHS Research Scotland in a range of research infrastructure to support Health Boards host and participate in clinical research, including to support the development of new medicines. CSO also supports a range of funding opportunities for applied health research, including for research on the development of new therapeutic approaches.

The Scottish Government allocates a budget to the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service as part of the annual Budget Act process. Decisions on how that budget is spent in order to deliver a balanced budget is a matter for the SFRS Board and Chief Officer as the Accountable Officer.

It is appropriate that SFRS continues to review its operations to ensure it is effective and delivering value for money and that includes taking decisions on the number and location of fire appliances. The Scottish Government does not hold information on the potential cost or savings from individual operational decisions made by SFRS.