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The exact number of facilities in Scotland that can perform cataract surgery is not centrally held. Table 1 lists NHS hospitals in Scotland where cataract procedures were performed in 2024, as recorded in either the inpatient or outpatient datasets.

Please note that this is not an exhaustive list of all locations in Scotland where cataract procedures are performed. Only locations where procedures were both carried out and recorded are included. Some National Treatment Centres may not appear in the table if they do not have a unique location code or if they operate as extensions of existing locations.

Information on procedures paid for privately, either by the patient or a private insurer, with no NHS involvement, is not available to Public Health Scotland.

Table 1: NHS hospitals where cataract procedures were performed in 2024.

The figures quoted in the answer provided to question S6W-38738 on 3 July 2025, included all associated costs for running each leased office building, covering January to December 2024. The total lease cost for each building was included in these figures.

Scotland is a net exporter of electricity to the rest of the UK - the UK relies on the electricity that Scotland generates to deliver its net zero targets and its ambition to deliver clean power by 2030.

The National Energy Systems Operator (NESO) is responsible for security of supply. The Scottish Government have co-commissioned the NESO to develop the Strategy Spatial Energy Plan (SSEP) which will help accelerate and optimise the transition to clean, affordable and secure energy in Great Britain. This can be achieved through the deployment of renewable technologies, including storage technologies.

A Scottish Government commissioned report, Electricity system security of supply in Scotland, published in 2023, found that the increase in renewable generation capacity along with the installation of storage technologies would provide security of supply in Scotland.

National Records of Scotland (NRS) collects, preserves and produces information about Scotland's people and history, and makes it available to inform current and future generations. The majority of NRS records are free to access for all. Most records are original and can only be viewed in the NRS Historical Search Room.

No specific financial assistance is available to volunteers and researchers who wish to access the records of patients who died while being treated at former psychiatric hospitals.

There is no centralised public record that provides the exact number of people buried in unmarked graves in Scotland. National Records Scotland (NRS) collects data on all deaths in Scotland, but it does not publish statistics specifically on unmarked graves.

I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-36643 on 2 May 2025. 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.

The Scottish Government does not currently have any plans in place to remember former patients of historic asylums who were buried in unmarked graves. Details of any burial carried out in a burial ground by a burial authority are recorded in the statutory burial register so that the deceased are not forgotten.

The independent evaluation highlighted the enabling role of the Just Transition Fund (JTF) in supporting a just transition in the region and found that 230 jobs had been created and safeguarded in the first two years. Additionally, the JTF supported the provision of more than 750 training places and leveraged over £34 million in additional investment. The JTF supports a range of activity in the North East and Moray, alongside the creation and safeguarding of jobs. This includes enabling innovative technologies, improving environmental outcomes, investing in communities, and empowering communities with our participatory budgeting approach.

From 2022 to date, £50 million of the Just Transition Fund has been allocated as capital grants. In addition, £25 million was allocated in financial transactions to the Scottish National Investment Bank to be invested on a commercial basis in line with the Bank’s Investment Strategy and its mission, including support for a just transition. A further £1.5 million in financial transitions was allocated to Social Investment Scotland to deliver the Social Enterprise Just Transition Fund.

The Scottish Government have not received reports of any extended delays for patients contacting NHS 24. We monitor NHS 24’s performance closely and remain satisfied that it continues to meet its statutory and clinical obligations.

NHS 24 has taken significant steps to improve performance, including increasing staffing levels to 1,556.9 WTE (2,199 headcount) as of March 2025 – an increase of 48.3% over the past decade. The service has also revised its key performance indicators to better capture unmet demand and identify risks where callers may have made multiple unsuccessful attempts to access 111.

The Scottish Government remains committed to supporting NHS 24’s efforts to improve service delivery and ensure that the 111 service continues to meet the needs of the public.