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The Scottish Government does not record this data.

Computers were used to process applications, as they are with all agricultural grant applications. Assessment work was led by the Agricultural Development Team, supported by staff from across the RPID area office network.

Figures include the additional 122 offers of grant that will be made following revalidation checks.

The Scottish Government recognise that the matter of low-level letterboxes has been a long-standing issue for members of the Communication Workers Union. As noted in earlier answers, Officials have been in the process of assessing options for amendment to building standards guidance, with the intent of providing more explicit guidance on the positioning of letterboxes where these are provided in new dwellings.

Further to this process, I can confirm our intent to include such amendments within our next edition of the Technical Handbooks, expected to come into force from April 2026. This amendment to guidance will help address the concerns of postal workers while also providing more general benefits in relation to the accessibility of new homes.

With over 19,000 capital investments applied for we do not intend to publish a breakdown of the weighting or scoring used for each capital item.

The Scottish Government is confident that NHS 24 adheres to robust clinical protocols, including regular clinical audits and staff training, to ensure that patients requiring care beyond the 111 service receive appropriate advice and follow-up support. The Scottish Government monitors these processes through regular engagement with NHS 24.

NatureScot Peatland ACTION does not hold this information. Any costs incurred are funded by landowners not the public purse. As part of all Peatland ACTION contractual agreements, landowners accept the responsibility to repair damage caused by herbivores across the restoration area.

Information on the cancellation of adult social care packages is not held centrally.

I have asked Teresa Medhurst, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS), to respond. Her response is as follows:

The Design Capacity of each establishment represents an effective, manageable number at which prisons are not overcrowded, are occupied in accordance with their initial design and can be safely and effectively managed to support rehabilitation.

The Assessed Capacity Tolerance (ACT) is an assessment of the absolute extremis capacity in each establishment. This figure is dynamic and should not be considered as an indicator to current prisoner places across the prison estate.

Governors in Charge make a weekly ACT determination and assessment based on components unique to their establishment. These include but are not limited to prison stability, staffing numbers and the ability to meet minimum legal requirements of those in their care.

The following table show the Population, Design Capacity and Assessed Capacity Tolerance as of 20 November 2025:

The Scottish Government welcomes the statement of intent from the UK Government to explore possible legislative solutions and will continue to engage with the UK Government as their proposals to address this, and dynamic ticket pricing, continue to emerge.

As well as a range of existing legislative measures to address ticket resales for profit in general, the Scottish Government has previously criminalised ticket touting for specific major events held in Scotland. We have made detailed and specific exceptions for above face value sales to enable support for charitable causes, associated with such events.

Most recently the UEFA European Championship (Scotland) Bill (SP Bill 60), introduced in the Scottish Parliament on 12 March 2025, seeks to provide a range of commercial rights protections, including a ban on ticket touting, in order to meet UEFA’s requirements for hosting EURO 2028 matches in Scotland.

A more general provision driven by consumer protection, rather than commercial rights protection for EURO 2028, would be a reserved matter.

However, the Scottish Government also recognises the manner in which new technology has not only opened increased channels for selling tickets above face price but also making it easier to ticket tout on an industrial scale. As well as increasing the risk of fraud for fans, such activity also diverts funding away from the creative industries sector that might otherwise have been directly benefiting the artists and venues.