Synchronize master branch with 2024-patches

Includes:

• Fix digi reading test (!1215 (merged))
• Changes needed for MC job configurations for HLT2 and Sprucing into 2024-patches (!1217 (merged))
• HltEfficiencyChecker | Forward Sel Reports in chained HLT1 & HLT2 efficiency checker (!1191 (merged))
• Update test files (2024-patches) (!1193 (merged))
• Update References for: !1193 (merged) based on lhcb-2024-patches-mr/1875 (!1211 (merged))