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The Minister for Mental Health has not met with any trade unions.

The information requested is not held centrally. There is a very wide range of clinical conditions captured by the term ‘menstrual-related conditions’, including amenorrhea, oligomenorrhea, dysmenorrhea and menorrhagia, and similarly, a wide variety of treatments for each respective condition.

The Scottish Government does not collect data on the number of women accessing sanitary products as a result of an award from the Scottish Welfare Fund (SWF). However, since April 2013 the Fund has provided £116 million to 230,000 low income households in Scotland.

The Scottish Government welcomes the publication of YWCA Scotland's second report, and in particular the focus it gives to reaching diverse young women in Scotland and those who might have more limited opportunities to talk about their experiences. The report covers young women's views on a range of topics, such as: sex and relationships; gender bias, and politics, and it highlights that for some young women in Scotland issues such as gender based violence, sexual harassment and racism remain a reality. This is not acceptable, and the Scottish Government will continue to work hard to tackle and challenge these issues so that all young woman in Scotland can grow up in a society without fear and prejudice, and where young women are empowered to determine their own paths.

Our Programme for Government 2016-17: , includes wide ranging commitments to women and girls' equality, including decisive action to improve the representation of women at senior levels; a range of activity to prevent and eradicate violence against women and girls, and the creation of an Advisory Council on Women and Girls to bring new and challenging voices to our work across the Scottish Government to realise gender equality.

Local authorities have the duty to provide appropriate services to address homelessness in their area. However, we recognise that some homeless people, including those who be sleeping rough, may not approach statutory services. The Scottish Government has therefore been working with a range of partners to get more robust data on those that may be rough sleeping and the nature of their needs to help improve the services provided.

The Scottish Government supports the Scottish Welfare Fund which provides a safety net for vulnerable people on low incomes through the provision of Community Care Grants and Crisis Grants. Since the establishment of the Scottish Welfare Fund in April 2013, around 493,000 of Community Care Grants and Crisis Grants totalling £116 million have been awarded.

We are also actively considering what other support the Scottish Government can provide for women and girls on a low income to have access to sanitary products in dignified settings.

Scottish Planning Policy supports delivery of high-quality buildings, infrastructure and spaces in the right locations, helping to provide people with choices to live more active, engaged, independent and healthy lifestyles.

The Place Standard is a tool that has been developed by the Scottish Government and partners to help support planning and place issues address inequalities, with a particular focus on health inequalities. It aims to identify the physical and social assets of a place in order to overcome longstanding patterns of poor health and vulnerability and to create the places that support and nurture health.

The Scottish Government provides a wide range of support to communities and individuals to participate in the statutory planning process. In 2016-17, this included a total of £537,000 in direct support of 19 community projects through the Design Charrettes and Activating Ideas Fund and to PAS in its work to provide advice and training to individuals and communities across Scotland. The Government and partners have also been active in promoting The Place Standard which provides a simple framework for communities to structure conversations about place.

In addition, the Scottish Government recognises the important role, within the wider community empowerment agenda, that community councils can play in local life. We have therefore supported the launch of a Community Council website () and funded a series of digital engagement workshops for community councillors.

I refer the member to the answer to question S5F-00793 on 26 January 2017. The answer to the oral parliamentary question is available on the Parliaments website, the Official Report can be viewed at:

Health Protection Scotland (HPS) and Public Health England (PHE) do not advise the Scottish Government on the design, siting and management of incinerators. The Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) determines what is acceptable in relation to incineration facilities through its permitting and licensing systems. Current SEPA guidance on this subject can be found at the following address:

HPS has a remit to provide the Scottish Government and others with advice on the potential health impacts of processes such as incineration. The existing regulatory regime governing waste incineration processes already incorporates a precautionary approach and sets emissions standards explicitly designed to limit human exposure to potentially harmful contaminants. The present system is therefore designed to protect human health. The evidence to date does not suggest a need to adopt a different approach however HPS keep the literature under review on an ongoing basis.

The Scottish Government has provided funding to support the establishment and delivery of Qualified in Speciality and Advance Neonatal Nurse Practitioner training in Scotland for the last four years. We expect all NHS Boards to ensure that their neonatal staff are appropriately trained to the required levels to deliver safe care. I announced that analysis of future workforce requirements will be a key priority for the group tasked with implementing the recommendations of the review of Maternity and Neonatal Services.