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Original paper questionnaires will be securely destroyed only after all data files for both digital data and high quality scanned image files have been produced and safely transmitted for storage.

Information about applying to the fund, including the criteria involved, is available on the Zero Waste Scotland website at: https://www.zerowastescotland.org.uk/content/circular-textiles-fund

Under the Edinburgh Process strand of the Nature Restoration Fund, Local Authorities have been allocated a share of £5 Million for 2022-23, using a formula based on the area of urban greenspace and local nature reserves, as set out in the following table:

We acknowledge that some people can feel unwell after any vaccination, however at this time there is no compensation for those who take time off work following a vaccination, including COVID-19. The UK Government have a vaccines damages payment scheme in place for anyone who becomes severely unwell Vaccine Damage Payment: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) .

NHS Boards do not currently collate numbers of bronchiectasis diagnoses over and above the usual coding of patients that happens as standard at local level. We do recognise the importance of data in understanding and improving respiratory care in Scotland, and improving access to respiratory data is a key commitment in our Respiratory Care Action Plan. One of the three priority areas for year 1 of the Plan’s implementation is data and a sub-group has recently been established to progress this commitment. The first task for this group will be to determine what data should be collected in order to improve respiratory care. This will include consideration of which individual conditions would benefit from additional data collection.

In March 2021, we published our Respiratory Care Action Plan for Scotland, setting out our commitments to drive improvement in the prevention, diagnosis, care, treatment and support of people living with respiratory conditions such as bronchiectasis.

We recognise the importance of data in understanding respiratory care in Scotland. Our Plan contains a key commitment to build a core respiratory data set, which will enable the Scottish Government, NHS Boards and clinicians to identify improvements needed in delivery of respiratory care and also monitor how the implementation of our Plan is delivering better outcomes for people in Scotland.

At its first meeting in October, the Scottish Respiratory Advisory Committee (SRAC) identified data as one of the 3 key priorities for year 1 of implementation.

We have since established a sub-group consisting of clinical experts representing health boards across Scotland, Public Health Scotland and third sector representation to progress and deliver this commitment. The sub-group have held their first meeting and are in the process of commencing a scoping exercise on the data currently available across Scotland, before determining what data should be collected in the future in order to improve respiratory care.

The Scottish Government has supported businesses with more than £4.7bn since the start of the pandemic. All Covid-19 business support funds have closed. No funds remain to be allocated from either the Business Ventilation Fund or other Covid 19 related funds.

The intelligent Liver Function Testing pathway (iLFT) used in Dundee, Tayside has been identified as best practice of early detection of liver disease.

It uses an automated, algorithm-based system to further investigate abnormal liver function test results on initial blood samples from primary care.

The Scottish Government has identified the iLFT pathway as eligible for adoption across NHS Scotland as part of its Modern Outpatient Programme.

The Tayside iLFT group is collaborating with other NHS Scotland Boards to assist with the implementation of iLFT within their laboratories and primary care services.

The Scottish Government is committed to tackling stigma.

In December 2021 a national campaign was launched to tackle the stigma people with problematic alcohol and drug use face. This campaign sought to communicate that drug or alcohol problems are health conditions; people should receive help and support, not judgement.

We are working with Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems to develop an action plan in relation to alcohol and stigma. This will include advice from those with lived experience, third sector organisations and academics.

We are supporting the development of the forthcoming UK-wide clinical guidelines for alcohol treatment, led by the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities. The guidance will look to introduce new approaches to treatment, including non-stigmatising service delivery.

On 20 June 2022, Public Health Scotland launched the Challenging Weight Stigma Learning Hub. The learning hub aims to raise awareness of the impact weight stigma can have on people living with overweight and obesity and what health professionals can do to mitigate this. It is interactive and has been developed alongside academics, health professionals and those with lived experience of stigma.

We know people living in poverty have poorer health outcomes and this is why we are committed to addressing the underlying causes of health inequalities and increasing healthy life expectancy. There is a stark social gradient to alcohol harms and outcomes linked to poor diet with those in the most deprived areas being the most affected

Population-wide measures to transform the food environment are more likely to be effective in reducing health inequalities than measures aimed only at encouraging individuals to change their behaviours. That is why we will introduce a Bill in this Parliament that includes powers to restrict promotions of foods high in fat, sugar or salt and introduced Minimum Unit Pricing for alcohol. The Scottish Government’s Alcohol Framework 2018 sets out our priorities for preventing alcohol-related harm, including our world-leading minimum unit pricing policy.

A recent study by Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems has highlighted the effectiveness of alcohol nurses in Deep End practices in Glasgow, in supporting people with alcohol problems who have complex needs. The Scottish Government will carefully consider the findings of the report which highlight the need for more research into the effectiveness of these services.