Question reference: S6W-20051
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 19 July 2023
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Current status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 9 August 2023
Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of its Skills and Training budget detailing (a) resources committed per programme, (b) staffing costs and (c) capital costs in each of the last five years.
Answer
A breakdown of the Skills and Training budget is set out in the Scottish Government’s annual budget publications:
The Skills and Training budget consists of funding for Skills Development Scotland, Education Maintenance Allowance, Employability and Skills.
The largest proportion of the Skills and Training budget funds Skills Development Scotland, who publish a breakdown of spend, including resource, staffing and capital costs in their annually published Accounts:
Accounts for 2022-23 and 2023-24 are not yet available and will be published on the SDS website when they have been audited and laid in parliament.