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The following table details how many vehicles have been in the Government Car Service (GCS) fleet in each of the last five years, broken down by Ultra-low emission vehicles (ULEV’s).

With the agreement of Ministers, Disclosure Scotland invoked business continuity plans in March this year, and since then has been dealing with two separate application channels: business as usual, and coronavirus work. Applications in relation to recruitment solely for coronavirus work have been and continue to be prioritised.

The average processing time for all types of PVG applications is set out in the table below. For 2017, 2018, 2019 and January and February 2020, all applications were business as usual. From March 2020 the separate application channels are shown, with the figure for November being to the date the information was compiled.

The Health and Justice Collaboration Board met on 29 January 2020.

In March 2020, the Health and Justice Collaboration Board was paused while resources were prioritised to focus on responding to COVID-19. Once pressures relating to the pandemic have eased, we will consider next steps for the Board including future meetings.

From 6pm on 20 November 2020, the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions and Requirements) (Local Levels (Scotland) Regulations 2020 restrict a person living in Scotland from leaving Scotland in order to travel to England, Northern Ireland, Wales and the Republic of Ireland, unless they have a reasonable excuse.

Similarly, a person living in England, Northern Ireland, Wales and the Republic of Ireland is restricted from entering or remaining in Scotland, unless they have a reasonable excuse.

The Regulations provide a non-exhaustive list of reasonable excuses. One example permits travel to attend a gathering which relates to a marriage ceremony or civil partnership registration.

This example permits people living in England, Northern Ireland, Wales or the Republic of Ireland to enter or remain in Scotland in order to attend such an event.

In Scotland, marriage ceremonies and civil partnership registrations can take place at all protection levels, subject to guidance on the numbers who should attend. Wedding receptions cannot currently take place in an area affected by Level 4 restrictions.

Restrictions and advice in place in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland may also affect whether an individual can or should travel to Scotland, including for a marriage or civil partnership. Restrictions and advice in place in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland are not matters for the Scottish Government.

The median annual income of successful applicants to the E-bike Loan fund is summarised in the following table.

Since being established in June 2018, yearly funding allocations to the E-bike Loan Fund and unallocated funds are summarised in the following table.

Successful and unsuccessful applications to the E-bike Loan Fund broken down by year, and month in 2020, is summarised in the following table.

I refer the member to the answer to question S5W-33579 on 26 November 2020, in which the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills outlined the amending Regulations made to the Health Protection (Coronavirus)(Restrictions and Requirements)(Local Levels)(Scotland) Regulations 2020 to allow students to return home at the end of term.

All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx .

I refer the member to the answer to question S5W-33579 on 26 November 2020, in which the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills outlined the amending Regulations made to the Health Protection (Coronavirus)(Restrictions and Requirements)(Local Levels)(Scotland) Regulations 2020 to allow students to return home at the end of term and accompanying guidance, which includes travel and transport guidance for students.

All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx .

I have asked Teresa Medhurst, Interim Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond.

The suspension of the Throughcare Support Service (TSS) was a difficult decision for SPS to make in September 2019 and was necessitated by the need to have staff return to their original roles to manage the increasingly complex prison population.

We do however recognise the benefits that the TSS brought to those in our care and we are committed to exploring what any future throughcare support might look like as part of our recovery from COVID.