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The information requested is not held centrally. Public Health Scotland publishes a quarterly report on Diagnostic Waiting Times which covers eight key diagnostic tests. These diagnostic tests are used for a range of conditions, including cancer.

Data on the investigation of suspected lung cancer by computerised tomography (CT) scan or use of CT as part of treatment is not held centrally.

In the Programme for Government for 2019-20, the Scottish Government committed to establishing a national body with responsibility for the oversight of the design, construction and maintenance of major infrastructure developments within NHS Scotland. The new body, NHS Scotland Assure, is hosted by NHS National Services Scotland and was launched on 1 June 2021. From that date, all NHS Board projects that require review and approval from the NHS Capital Investment Group (CIG) have to be reviewed by NHS Scotland Assure through its key stage assurance review process. Further information on the assurance can be found here: Key Stage Assurance Reviews (KSAR) | National Services Scotland (nhs.scot)

The Scottish Government is not currently investigating trauma and abuse experienced by disabled people specifically. However, the Scottish Government published our Learning/Intellectual Disabilities and Autism: Towards Transformation Plan in March 2021. The plan looks at the actions needed to shape supports, services and attitudes to ensure that the human rights of autistic people and people with learning/intellectual disabilities are respected and protected and that they are empowered to live their lives, the same as everyone else.

Through the Towards Transformation Plan the Scottish Government, and our partners, have established a Gender Based Violence Steering Group to reduce incidences of violence and empower women with disabilities to have safe and loving relationships. This Gender Based Steering Group is developing an action plan, working with disability organisations to lead and support efforts to eliminate gender-based violence.

Since the publication of Engender's Our Bodies Our Rights: Identifying and removing barriers to disabled women's reproductive rights in Scotland report in 2020, the Scottish Government has refreshed our keys to life strategy.

The keys to life strategy promotes the rights of people with a learning disability to be protected against gender based violence. The NHS Health Scotland Advisory Group has a Gender Based Violence programme which published draft guidelines for frontline staff in 2019. The guidance will help staff identify signs that someone may be at risk of gender based violence and respond appropriately.

This information is not held by the Scottish Government .

This information is not held by the Scottish Government.

Since 2003 the number of blue badges issued in each local authority area has been published annually in the Scottish Transport Statistics and can be accessed via the following web link (see chapters entitled “Road Transport Vehicles”):

www.transport.gov.scot/our-approach/statistics/#42763

This information has also been tabulated and placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. Number 63235).

The Scottish Government does not hold the information for years 1999 to 2002.

The Scottish Government recognises the acute pressure that is felt by people due to energy price rises right now and will be pulling forward planned marketing activity to promote the advice and support that is in place for them.

The Scottish Government directs people towards its fuel poverty and home energy schemes, including Warmer Homes Scotland, via the Home Energy Scotland Advice Service. This makes it easier for people in Scotland to access all the support they are eligible for in one place and acts as the referral mechanism for the schemes.

In addition to the forthcoming activity, the Home Energy Scotland marketing campaign for winter 2021-22 ran very recently, concluding on 6 March 2023. The campaign ran over TV, digital and press advertising in two bursts of activity from 1 November 2021 to 12 December 2021 and from 5 January 2022 to 6 March 2022. An evaluation is currently being compiled to inform the immediate action that is underway in planning another burst of the Home Energy Scotland Marketing campaign to reach those most in need of support at this time.

Since 2011, Home Energy Scotland (HES), administered by Energy Saving Trust (EST) on behalf of the Scottish Government, has served as the primary domestic advice service providing impartial advice and support on energy efficiency, renewable heating and fuel poverty in Scotland and acting as the main point of referral for Scotland’s flagship fuel poverty scheme, Warmer Homes Scotland.

Prior to 2008, funding was provided from the Scottish Government (Scottish Executive) to support the Energy Efficiency Advice Centre (EEAC) network as part of a UK wide network of energy advice centres operated by EST. This was replaced in 2008 by the Energy Saving Scotland Advice Centre (ESSAC) Network.

The Energy Assistance Package was introduced in April 2009, and while advice services did advise people who were fuel poor prior to the Energy Assistance Package, it is not possible to say how much of the advice budget was specific to fuel poverty. Prior to 2013, fuel poverty was not a separate focus for advice services. Specific fuel poverty advice services funding figures are only available from 2013.

The following tables provide information on advice service funding, including fuel poverty advice, where available, in each year since 2008-09.

I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-02608 on 8 September 2021. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found here: https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/written-questions-and-answers.