Question reference: S6W-22993
- Asked by: Tess White, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 16 November 2023
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Current status: Answered by Emma Roddick on 24 November 2023
Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether any research has been undertaken into the possible reasons for fertility rates in Scottish cities being "substantially lower than cities in England and Wales with comparable age and student profiles", as highlighted in its publication, A Scotland for the future: opportunities and challenges of Scotland's changing population.
Answer
In November 2022, we published the report ‘Attitudes to family formation in Scotland’ . The purpose of this study was to update the evidence base with regards to attitudes to family formation and ideal family size, to formulate a current and more nuanced picture with regards to fertility in Scotland. The Ministerial Population Taskforce is currently considering next steps for this strand of work, including comparing this position to other countries, in both urban and rural areas.