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From 1 April 2022 ScotRail Trains Limited has been subject to the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002. On the ScotRail website, the page Information Requests | ScotRail , provides details of how to submit a request for information that is not included within the ScotRail Trains Limited publication scheme.

The Abellio ScotRail Franchise Agreement governs what data is retained and transferred when the Franchise expired and this has been followed by Abellio.

ScotRail Trains Limited has adopted the Model Publication Scheme developed and approved by the Scottish Information Commissioner without amendment and has produced a guide to the information that they publish within the classes in the scheme available through their website and other channels.

Currently, Scottish Government have no confirmed timetable for a consultation process for the proposed Scottish Education Exchange programme. However, the Scottish Government have had and continue to have discussions with stakeholders in higher and further education, schools, community learning and development, youth and sports to listen to their views, needs, priorities and requirements for a Scottish Education Exchange Programme and on what would work best for learners an staff across the board.

The Scottish Government recognises the importance of the portability of care and care packages if people move from one local authority area to another. To support this, a new Self-directed Support Framework of Standards was published in March 2021. This includes a commitment to consistency of practice, and states that Local Authorities should work collaboratively to ensure that people can move from one Local Authority area to another while retaining a level of provision sufficient to meet their agreed outcomes. The Scottish Government is continuing to work with Local Authorities to ensure the effective implementation of the Standards and to continue to improve the implementation of Self-directed Support.

The Scottish Government is committed to implementing the key recommendations of the Independent Review of Adult Social Care, including the establishment of a National Care Service (NCS). The consultation on the NCS, undertaken in 2021, set out proposals to ensure that there is not a postcode lottery and to support the portability of care. Proposals in respect of the development of the NCS will be brought forward during the lifetime of this parliament.

I refer the member to the answer to question S5W-07924 on 27 April 2022. 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 .

Allowances for fuel that are paid to social care workers are a matter for individual employers and are not set by the Scottish Government. We are, however, actively engaged with our partners, including local government, to understand what impact the increase in fuel prices is having across Scotland, and how social care providers can support their staff to ensure they can continue to deliver the invaluable support they provide. In NHS Scotland, Employers and Staff Side representatives have recently agreed a temporary 5p increase to standard mileage rates. This agreement is set out in DL(2022)11 .

I refer the member to the answer to question S5W-07924 on 27 April 2022. 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 .

Listed building consent applications are made to and dealt with by the relevant local planning authority, unless a specific direction is issued for the decision to be made directly by Ministers. In order to add a formal requirement for any specific supporting evidence for listed building consent applications supplied by any of the institutions the member mentions, legislative change would be required. The Scottish Government has no plans for any such legislative change at present, and welcomes any suggestions from our local planning authorities to improve our processes, or any advice from the member of the specific benefits this would bring.

The Scottish Government's approach to healthcare has for a number years prioritised a preventative approach, recognising the wide range of benefits this can provide. This has been supported by broader initiatives that take a whole-system approach, for example through Scotland's world-leading approach to ill-health prevention policies on reducing smoking and alcohol consumption.

A preventative approach will underpin the National Care Service (NCS), which the Scottish Government is committed to introducing by the end of this Parliament to end the postcode lottery of care provision, ensuring quality, fairness and consistency of provision that meets individuals’ needs, regardless of where they live in Scotland.

The Scottish Government recognises that change cannot wait until the NCS is in place, and we have established a number of programmes across the Health and Social Care portfolio which will further embed a preventative approach. The Preventative and Proactive Care programme will help develop preventative healthcare models, and will support the delivery of many of the recommendations made in the Independent Review of Adult Social Care, which highlighted the need for a greater preventative approach. A range of pathfinders are being considered to test potential models in various settings.

The Place and Wellbeing Programme has a primary focus on preventative local action in partnership with communities and how we – as the system – can support that. This will bolster local cross-sector partnerships with evidence, data, intelligence and the right policy context and funding so they can together address the root causes of health inequalities in their area. We are also working to better integrate community-led Third Sector provision of health improvement activity within local health and social delivery across Scotland. This will make it easier for individuals to reach preventative and early intervention support in their community.

A fundamental shift in how the NHS and the NCS contribute to community wealth will widen access to fair work in the sector with accelerated routes into these jobs for those furthest from the job market. Alongside actions to enable partnership working and local leadership, the Scottish Government will support health and social care providers to be active anchor institutions and build wealth in their community. This will mitigate against some of the drivers of poor health and health inequalities, such as unemployment.

The Scottish Government has not contracted Strathesk Resolutions to offer mediation services between trade unions and employers in the public sector.

Our Detect Cancer Early (DCE) Programme aims to provide greater public awareness of signs and symptoms of cancer to improve earlier diagnosis rates. A symptom-checker tool is included on the getcheckedearly.org website, to raise awareness of the early signs and symptoms of cancer, including sarcoma cancers, and research is currently being undertaken to better understand the possible barriers and levers to early diagnosis that any new DCE campaigns should focus on.

A new Early Diagnosis Vision is planned as part of the new Scottish Government Cancer Strategy (due to launch in April 2023), and will look at awareness raising.