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Whilst there have been homes delivered in rural areas since 1999, this has only been reported on since 2015 -16. Data on new build affordable homes in rural areas is therefore provided from that year onwards in the following table below. Figures relating to 2021-22 will be published early in 2023. There were also non-new build homes provided and the final column in the table includes all affordable homes delivered in rural areas.

The recording of contractors is not a mandatory field in our applications system and therefore our records are not complete. The Scottish Government Affordable Housing Supply Programme does not formally analyse whether contractors are SME housebuilders or the basis of their involvement.

Future maintenance and any refit work is the responsibility of CalMac. The maintenance contracts for these vessels will be undertaken in line with the wider contracts that the operator has in place at point they enter service.

Currently the majority of the CalMac Fleet (owned by CMAL) has repairs, maintenance and dry docking carried out in Scotland. Due to capacity constraints a small number of vessels are drydocked in Birkenhead, NW England.

I refer the member to the answer to question to S6W-12299 on 1 December 2022, the Scottish Government will publish its response to the Asylum Inquiry Scotland’s final report in due course.

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 contract Corporate Travel Management (CTM) who contract and manage all of the Scottish Government’s hotel bookings. This includes invoicing. We are aware of one hotel recently that indicated a delay in payment of an invoice. CTM colleagues have worked with the hotel manager to resolve this issue.

Any hotel who has concern around a delayed invoice should liaise with CTM. Hotel managers have regular contact with CTM, and contact details are provided where they can raise any concerns. The Scottish Government also chair a weekly call - which all hotel managers are invited to - along with CTM colleagues and our Scottish Government temporary accommodation team. This call provides a further regular opportunity to raise any concerns hotel managers may have with both CTM and the Scottish Government.

Information on the number of dentists is provided by NHS Education for Scotland and can be found at: Data tables | Turas Data Intelligence (nhs.scot)

We do not hold information on country of origin of dentists, nor information on Dental Care Professionals as this group is in the main employed by independent dental practices.

The information requested is not held centrally.

The initial implementation date for the NDSP pilot was indicated as January 2023, however, this is currently under review by Police Scotland. I will meet with Police Scotland to discuss the importance of delivering the NDSP and to obtain a timescale for the programme’s implementation later this month.

Initial scoping work is being undertaken, and has not yet been completed. This work will be included in the broader considerations of the Housing to 2040 strategic board.