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The University of Strathclyde, through a PhD project co-supervised with Marine Directorate staff, is involved in data collation and stock assessment modelling for demersal fish stocks in the Clyde. The project uses fisheries-dependent data (from logbooks for landings), routine Marine Directorate on-board observer sampling data (for fish not officially landed), and fisheries-independent data from the Scottish West Coast groundfish survey. The PhD project is in the writing-up phase, aiming to submit at the end of the summer 2023.

I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-18944 on 21 June 2023. 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 does not yet have complete data for the Young Patients Family Fund for the period 2022-23 and are committed to working with Health Boards to achieve this.

For the latest data I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-17130 on
‎ 17 May 2023. 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 R100 programme remains on track to meet its current contractual completion dates. The R100 contracts are currently delivering full fibre, gigabit capable connections at pace across the length and breadth of Scotland.

For any properties beyond the reach of the R100 contract build or commercial coverage plans, the R100 Scottish Broadband Voucher Scheme – offering vouchers worth up to £5,000 – remains available to help secure a superfast broadband connection.

Our address checker at https://www.scotlandsuperfast.com shows the most recent plans and timescales for residential and commercial properties across Scotland, allowing access to the most up-to-date information.

Our commitment to the Promise is irrespective of any decision in relation to the National Care Service. As such, the timetable for the passage of the Bill does not have any impact on the aims of the Promise.

Good quality employment contributes to good health. We know that home and flexible working can have both positive and negative impacts on workers’ health and wellbeing. ONS data has found positive and negative health impacts vary by socio-demographic characteristics and factors, such as an employee’s work satisfaction and personal circumstances. Our understanding of the range of factors which may impact health system pressures remains informed by the latest emerging evidence.

I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-18901 on 21 June 2023. 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

Scottish Water has recorded the following number of deaths since 2013 at the reservoirs it manages:

2013 – Mill Glen – 2 deaths

2014 – Torduff – 1 death

2018 – Glenburn – 1 death

Scottish Water takes a proactive role in reducing the risks around its assets, and is urging people to stay safe, behave responsibly and not take risks around watercourses such as reservoirs, rivers and lochs.

Guidance on wild swimming is now available to Public Health Scotland website and provides useful information - Wild swimming: how to swim safely in Scotland's outdoor water (publichealthscotland.scot) .

Central and core funding are the same funding category, therefore, the funding provided below excludes funding related to specific projects. Core funding allocated to Scottish Families Affected by Alcohol and Drugs is presented in the table below. Information prior to 2017-18 is unavailable as it was deleted in accordance with our standard records management practice, before the date of your request. Therefore, core funding allocated to the Scottish Families Affected by Alcohol and Drugs from 2018-19 has been provided.

Funding allocated in financial year 2021/22 has been provided, however it is also publicly available at:

National Mission on Drugs: annual report 2021 to 2022 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

Table: Total funding allocated to Scottish Families Affected by Alcohol and Drugs by financial year, from 2018-19 to 2022-23

Source: Scottish Government Enterprise Accounting System (SEAS) records.

Scottish public authorities exercise their functions in accordance with all relevant legal requirements, including those set out in legislation passed by the UK Parliament relating to reserved matters.

The Scottish Government has no functions in connection with which it may be required to report persons to the Home Office on the grounds of immigration status. Other public authorities may, however, be subject to such requirements.

The sharing of personal information between public authorities must be considered in line with relevant data protection legislation, including the Data Protection Act 2018 and the GDPR.