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CalMac have confirmed they do not distinguish between fuel type when carrying vehicles on vessels.

The following table shows the current, maximum number of cars that each current and planned vessel can carry:

In the most recent reporting period, which covered from start October 2023 to end November 2023, under the contract between Scottish Government and Energy Saving Trust, 92% of applicants had their applications processed within 15 working days. Several schemes are delivered through this contract, including the Home Energy Scotland Grant and Loan Scheme, the SME Loan Scheme, and the Private Rented Sector Landlord Loan Scheme.

This figure is only tracked and reported for all applications and cannot be broken down by local authority or between schemes, nor is average processing time tracked and reported on.

Both Nicola Sturgeon and Humza Yousaf hosted 3 events each at Bute House in 2023. All Ministerial engagements are published here: Ministerial engagements, travel and gifts - gov.scot (www.gov.scot) .

The following table shows the total costs for each event:

The following table sets out how many applications for a licence under the Hunting with Dogs (Scotland) Act 2023 for (a) preventing serious damage to livestock, woodlands or crops and (b) environmental benefit have been granted:

The following table sets out how many applications for a licence under the Hunting with Dogs (Scotland) Act 2023 for (a) preventing serious damage to livestock, woodlands or crops and (b) environmental benefit have been rejected.

The paper referred to in the question, published in 2018, lists a number of externalised costs including climate change, air quality, congestion, social exclusion and inequity. In the National Transport Strategy, published in 2020, Transport Scotland recognised these as priority areas, and the annual National Transport Strategy Delivery plans set out the interventions Scottish Government is taking to deliver the NTS Strategy. A significant legislative programme for transport was developed through the Transport Scotland Act (2019), covering a range of transport areas including smart ticketing, bus services, pavement parking, workplace parking licensing, road works, duties on health boards in regard to transport and low emissions zones. These have been either fully implemented or continue to be taken forward. The Scottish Government are not actively considering new legislation relating to transport at this time.

Transport Scotland remains in positive dialogue with Ambassador Living (the developer for Forthview Housing Development) to reach an agreement on the use of Ferrymuir Gait as an access. This is following a legal process in order to finalise matters, which we hope to conclude in Spring 2024.

The publication of performance and carrying statistics is a matter for CalMac Ferries Ltd as the operator of the Clyde & Hebrides Ferry Services contract.

Overall more trainee doctor posts have filled in 2023 than any other year on record, (data correct as at 25 July 2023). Within that overall context there will always be a number of posts which do not fill. Diagnostic Neuropathology ST3 is a small specialty with only 1 post advertised in 2023, therefore, as this post has not filled, the fill rate appears as 0%. We continue to work closely with our partners in NHS Education for Scotland and Health Boards, to consider ways of improving fill rates across all specialities.

I receive regular performance delivery updates on the three Policy Prospectus missions of equality, opportunity and community. I also engage regularly with Cabinet Secretaries to support strong collaboration across portfolios and budgets and enable effective delivery of Mandate Letter commitments. These arrangements are routinely reviewed and improved where appropriate.