Question reference: S6W-23631
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 6 December 2023
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Current status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 14 December 2023
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how much has been spent on developing the National Digital Platform for Scotland since 2018, broken down by financial year.
Answer
The Scottish Government commissioned NHS Education Scotland (NES) to develop and run the National Digital Platform. The following table details spend incurred by NES by financial year on the design, development, and support for the National Digital Platform (NDP) since the initial commission in 2018.
Financial Year | NDP spend £m |
2018-19 | 0.6 |
2019-20 | 1.7 |
2020-21 | 1.7 |
2021-22 | 2.8 |
2022-23 | 2.9 |
Total | 9.7 |
NES accounts for spend during 2023/24 financial year have yet to be finalised and so associated costs for the NDP in this financial year cannot be provided as part of the answer.