Question reference: S6W-23848
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 13 December 2023
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Current status: Answered by Maree Todd on 8 January 2024
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many civil servants are working on preparations for a National Care Service, and what the cost of these civil servants is on (a) an annualised and (b) a cumulative basis.
Answer
The current Full Time Equivalent of Civil Servants working on the preparations for a National Care Service is 160. The cost of this for 2023-24 is estimated to be £9.77 million. This is an average cost of £814k per month. The cumulative spend from 2021-22 to November 2023 is £17.4 million.