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Soft play centres are currently required to remain closed by law. We will soon be publishing provisional guidance for the re-opening of soft play centres to support soft play businesses to prepare for the day they can re-open.

The Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Fair Work and Culture confirmed on 9 October that part of a new £11 million Contingency Fund would be used to support the soft play sector. More detail will be announced shortly.

The Scottish Government has received a considerable amount of correspondence concerning care homes since April 2019 . Most of the correspondence has come from care home relatives who have raised a range of issues, mostly relating to the impact of the pandemic on care homes. Some people have referred to the human rights of their relatives.

We have clear standards regarding the quality of care that everyone should be entitled to across our health and social care services and these may be viewed at: . The Health and Social Care Standards set out what we should expect when using health, social care or social work services in Scotland and these seek to provide better outcomes for everyone and to ensure that individuals are treated with respect and dignity and that the human rights we are all entitled to are upheld.

A framework of legislation protects the rights of individuals receiving care. The Scottish Government is committed to ensuring that any person who has COVID—whether they are in a care home or their own home—should be treated as an individual with their human rights fully respected, protected and fulfilled.

Data collected on the Number of Urgent Suspicion of Cancer referrals is management information which is not validated and is not currently published. However we are currently working with Public Health Scotland to develop data set that will include referral data.

This unvalidated data indicates that Urgent Suspicion of Cancer symptomatic referrals have now increased from March 2020 and for week ending 18 October are 4% higher than the pre lockdown level.

Officials have regular engagement with NHS Health Boards to ensure Urgent Suspicion of Cancer referrals are closely monitored and provide enhanced support where required.

The Annual Reports for the NHS Clinical Negligence and Other Risks Indemnity Scheme (CNORIS) provide details of the scheme along with the number and value of claims made during each financial year and historical values.

The annual reports, which also cover information available in terms of categorisation of claims, are published online at:

Scottish Ministers have received 56 letters or emails concerning Spaces for People projects in Edinburgh which cover a range of issues.

The Scottish Government is committed to delivering improvements to Sheriffhall as part of the Edinburgh and South East Scotland City Region Deal.

Following publication of draft Orders for the scheme, a significant number of representations, including objections, were received. As with all trunk road schemes, it is only right that those affected have an opportunity to express their views and this is a statutory obligation that cannot be ignored.

Transport Scotland is currently negotiating with objectors to try and resolve objections where possible. However, should Transport Scotland be unsuccessful in removing all objections, then a public local inquiry may be required. As with all trunk road projects this is the appropriate statutory forum for considering objections received and not withdrawn.

Delivery of the scheme itself can only commence if it is approved under the relevant

statutory procedures and thereafter a timetable for its progress can be set.

On 24 September 2020 the Scottish Government published its draft Infrastructure Investment Plan (IIP) which sets out a clear vision for our future infrastructure from 2021-22 to 2025-26. The draft IIP is available on the Scottish Government website at .

This draft Infrastructure Investment Plan details around £24 billion of major projects and large programmes that are ready to be confirmed now. Across Lothian region, our future investment will target improvements in Education, including four new schools that have already been confirmed under the Learning Estate Investment Programme, the Edinburgh and South East Scotland City (ESESC) Deal including improvements to the Sheriffhall roundabout, and investment in healthcare facilities, including the Edinburgh Cancer Centre and Livingston Elective Care Centre. Also as part of the ESESC Deal the Scottish Government will support regional housing delivery through working with local authorities to unlock key strategic sites; these include Edinburgh’s Granton Waterfront (City of Edinburgh Council), Blindwells (East Lothian Council), Shawfair (Midlothian Council) and Calderwood and Winchburgh (West Lothian Council).

A working group comprising Police Scotland, the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service, Transport Scotland, the Road Safety Programme and the Scottish Courts and Tribunal Service is developing the infrastructure and guidance for the possible introduction of Speed Awareness Courses. The work of the group was paused due to the pandemic response but has recommenced.

The scope of the work means that it is not possible to provide a specific timescale for any final decision on speed awareness courses and their implementation.

Further to the answer given in S5W-30775 on 30 July 2020, we can confirm that the Scottish Government Capital Investment Group has now received the initial agreement from Edinburgh Cancer Centre.

All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at

The Scottish Government Recognises the importance of cancer awareness - including that of bladder cancer - and have undertaken a number of actions to support this, including:

• A clinical review of the Scottish Referral Guidelines for Suspected Cancer, was completed, with updated guidance published early 2019. Eight pathways were included in the refresh including urology, which bladder cancer forms part of. The Guidelines support GPs in identifying patients who are most likely to have cancer, and therefore require urgent assessment by a specialist. Education events were held across Scotland, with support from Cancer Research UK & Macmillan Cancer Support, to raise awareness of the Guidelines and share referral best practice amongst clinicians.
• Through the Scottish Government’s £44 million Detect Cancer Early Programme a new social marketing campaign – entitled Survivors - was launched in September 2018 to raise awareness of potential cancer symptoms, including those of bladder cancer. A symptom-checker tool was developed as part of the campaign to increase awareness and education of possible signs and symptoms.
• During the COVID19 outbreak there were concerns that the public were staying at home with potential symptoms of cancer and other serious disease. The NHS is Open campaign, launched 24 April and concluded on 7 June, urged people to contact their GP or local hospital if they have urgent health worries.
• A new Cancer Recovery Plan is being developed, with patients’ experience at the core, and is due for publication in Autumn. The plan will have an operational focus on diagnosis and treatment in cancer services, and will also focus on reducing the inequalities exacerbated by the pandemic, ensuring patients are receiving treatment equally across Scotland using a ‘Once for Scotland’ approach.