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The Scottish Government has not provided any specific funding to NHS boards to support testing for people who may have been affected by exposure to diethylstilbestrol.

Cervical screening is offered to women who live in Scotland and are aged between 25 and 64 years. The Scottish Government encourages all women to take up routine cervical screening appointments when invited.

Pregnant women who know that they were exposed in utero to DES should inform their obstetrician and be aware of the increased risks of ectopic pregnancy and preterm labour.

Expanding the role of firefighters so that they can do more to keep communities safe is a priority in the Fire and Rescue Framework for Scotland. The Scottish Government has been in close contact with the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service over these proposals, which are included in discussions as part of the process of setting the annual budget for SFRS.

The Scottish Government is providing an additional £500,000 funding in 2025-26 to improve access to neurodevelopmental support for children, young people and their families. In line with the National Neurodevelopmental Specification, such support is not dependent on a diagnosis of a specific neurodevelopmental condition, and is based on support needs.

Regarding FASD specifically, we have provided £216,500 of grant funding to the FASD Hub in Scotland which provides support, training and advice to families, carers and professionals supporting children affected by FASD.

We also provided the Fetal Alcohol Advisory Support and Training Team (FAASTT) with grant funding of £403,500 to allow the delivery of training to improve knowledge, attitudes and confidence in professionals working with individuals with FASD.

Both organisations have been allocated the same amount of funding in 2025-26.

The Scottish Government has carried out analysis of the potential costs and economic benefits of a potential role expansion for firefighters. Analysis of the potentially expanded role for firefighters could deliver net economic benefits but these would be unlikely to deliver cashable savings in the delivery of public services.

The Scottish Government is committed to improving inclusion and accessibility for everyone who needs to use public toilets. To achieve this, we are investing £10 million through the Changing Places Toilets Scotland Fund, launched in August 2025, to deliver up to 150 additional Changing Places Toilets (CPTs) across Scotland. These facilities are larger, fully accessible toilets equipped with specialist equipment to meet the needs of people with complex disabilities and health conditions, including those who require carer support. CPTs ensure that individuals can have their personal care needs met safely and with dignity, a fundamental human right.

Since 2012, the number of CPTs in Scotland has grown from 25 to around 270, including a 30% increase since 2019, when we amended Scottish Building Regulations to require CPTs in all larger new public buildings. This legislative change, supported by Planning Circular 1/2020, has driven significant progress, and the new Fund will further expand provision, prioritising areas with the greatest need.

Responsibility for public toilet provision often lies with local authorities and individual businesses, which are required under the Equality Act 2010 to make reasonable adjustments for disabled people. The Scottish Government encourages all relevant organisations to meet their responsibilities under the Equality Act 2010 and to follow guidance from the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC).

The Scottish Government has published a Changing Places Toilets Planning Guide, created in partnership with Promoting A More Inclusive Society (PAMIS), along with an easy-read version. These resources are designed to help organisations plan and install Changing Places Toilets in both new and existing buildings.

Through these measures, the Scottish Government is working proactively to ensure that people with a stoma, and all those with complex needs, can access facilities that uphold dignity, equality, and inclusion.

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Scotland’s aerospace, defence, marine and space sectors are vital to national security and economic growth. Since 2006-07, over £90m has been invested through enterprise agencies. Recent examples include: £9.22m to BAE Systems to support a skills academy, part of a project to modernise shipyards on the Clyde; £9m to ZeroAvia for green aircraft engine manufacturing, creating 350 jobs and building on a £20m Scottish National Investment Bank investment; up to £2m for engineering skills in Glasgow; and over £300k to boost space sector innovation. Ministers also continue to engage on UK Government initiatives such as the UK Defence Industrial Strategy.

While the University of Edinburgh is an autonomous institution with responsibility for its own operational decision making, I expect constructive and meaningful engagement with UCU to seek a resolution to this dispute - in line with Fair Work principles. Central to our Fair Work approach is the expectation that employers, workers and trade unions work together to reach the right decisions and ensure that workers are treated fairly.

Implementation of Fair Work First must be the guiding criteria to promote fairer work practices for staff within the university sector, and the Scottish Government has made this clear in its most recent letter of guidance to the Scottish Funding Council (SFC). The SFC continues to monitor universities’ compliance through annual reporting and accounts, and as part of their Outcomes Framework and Assurance Model, and consider any appropriate interventions to support compliance.

I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-42157 on 4 December 2025. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at /chamber-and-committees/written-questions-and-answers.

In the financial year 2024-25, we provided £216,500 of grant funding to the FASD Hub in Scotland which provides support, training and advice to families, carers and professionals supporting children affected by FASD. This hub is the first of its kind in the UK.

We also provided the Fetal Alcohol Advisory Support and Training Team (FAASTT) with grant funding of £403,500 to allow the delivery of training to improve knowledge, attitudes and confidence in professionals working with individuals with FASD.

Both organisations have been allocated the same amount of funding in 2025-26 to continue to deliver the activity outlined above.