- Asked by: Roz McCall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 February 2025
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 19 February 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what action it can take to challenge the UK Government’s inheritance tax changes for farmers.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on 19 February 2025
- Asked by: Roz McCall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 07 February 2025
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Current Status:
Answer expected on 7 March 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many people from each NHS board area have had a thrombectomy in each month since November 2020, broken down by thrombectomy hub.
Answer
Answer expected on 7 March 2025
- Asked by: Roz McCall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 February 2025
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Current Status:
Answer expected on 5 March 2025
To ask the Scottish Government when it will report on the progress that it has made on implementing the relevant recommendations from the Independent review of gender identity services for children and young people (the Cass Review).
Answer
Answer expected on 5 March 2025
- Asked by: Roz McCall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 January 2025
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 6 February 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to the potential impact on travel times in Mid Scotland and Fife of the proposed speed limit changes contained in the National Speed Management Review consultation.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on 6 February 2025
- Asked by: Roz McCall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 January 2025
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Current Status:
Answered by Natalie Don-Innes on 28 January 2025
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-25979 by Natalie Don on 14 March 2024, how (a) many families have received support and (b) much Whole Family Wellbeing Funding has been spent to date, broken down by local authority area.
Answer
Whole Family Wellbeing Funding continues to be provided by the Scottish Government to deliver transformational change to improve holistic family support so that families get the right support, in the right way and at the right time. By the end of this financial year the Scottish Government expects to have invested over £110m across financial years 2022-23 - 2024-25. This includes £96m provided directly to Children's Service Planning Partnerships (through the General Revenue Grant) to build local service capacity and transform family support services at the local level. CSPPs have responsibility for deciding how to spend their allocation and do so in a variety of ways in line with set criteria. We do not hold figures of how many families have received support via WFWF funded activity, but examples of how CSPPs are spending their allocations can be found in our Evaluation of year 1 activity which was published on 31 January 2024 (https://www.gov.scot/publications/whole-family-wellbeing-funding-wfwf-year-1-process-evaluation-final-report/) and CSPP annual reports published at a local level.
Despite the tight fiscal position, we have once again protected our £50m investment for 2025-26. This investment will ensure that CSPP allocations will remain the same as 2024-25 protecting the good work already being delivered. The following table provides a breakdown of the distribution to date of funding per Local Authority. The allocations for 2025-26 will be published in due course.
Local Authority | 2022-23 Allocation (£m) | 2023-24 Allocation (£m) | 2024-25 Allocation (£m) |
Aberdeen City | 1.025 | 1.029 | 1.028 |
Aberdeenshire | 1.464 | 1.467 | 1.463 |
Angus | 0.657 | 0.654 | 0.647 |
Argyll and Bute | 0.439 | 0.438 | 0.422 |
City of Edinburgh | 2.199 | 2.201 | 2.234 |
Clackmannanshire | 0.337 | 0.337 | 0.341 |
Dumfries and Galloway | 0.917 | 0.917 | 0.902 |
Dundee City | 0.894 | 0.893 | 0.954 |
East Ayrshire | 0.832 | 0.833 | 0.825 |
East Dunbartonshire | 0.471 | 0.473 | 0.478 |
East Lothian | 0.579 | 0.583 | 0.590 |
East Renfrewshire | 0.492 | 0.495 | 0.484 |
Falkirk | 0.923 | 0.921 | 0.937 |
Fife | 2.289 | 2.288 | 2.290 |
Glasgow City | 4.666 | 4.663 | 4.594 |
Highland | 1.420 | 1.417 | 1.353 |
Inverclyde | 0.423 | 0.421 | 0.479 |
Midlothian | 0.535 | 0.540 | 0.565 |
Moray | 0.546 | 0.545 | 0.524 |
Na h-Eileanan Siar | 0.161 | 0.159 | 0.156 |
North Ayrshire | 0.959 | 0.954 | 0.954 |
North Lanarkshire | 2.351 | 2.346 | 2.281 |
Orkney Islands | 0.132 | 0.133 | 0.129 |
Perth and Kinross | 0.805 | 0.806 | 0.811 |
Renfrewshire | 0.988 | 0.986 | 1.009 |
Scottish Borders | 0.668 | 0.669 | 0.661 |
Shetland Islands | 0.158 | 0.157 | 0.146 |
South Ayrshire | 0.604 | 0.603 | 0.608 |
South Lanarkshire | 1.827 | 1.835 | 1.868 |
Stirling | 0.495 | 0.493 | 0.476 |
West Dunbartonshire | 0.604 | 0.602 | 0.621 |
West Lothian | 1.140 | 1.143 | 1.150 |
Variations in allocations are due to data refreshes to reflect population movement.
In addition, East Lothian received £1863.00 2022-23 and £164.5k in 2023-24 for collaborative planning support and provide local learning that can be shared nationally.
- Asked by: Roz McCall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 January 2025
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 30 January 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how it is collaborating with third sector organisations regarding the provision of mental health, wellbeing and emotional support in schools.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on 30 January 2025
- Asked by: Roz McCall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 19 December 2024
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Current Status:
Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 14 January 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how much has been spent as part of the Care Experienced Children and Young People Fund, in each year since 2018.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer provided to S6W-31489 on 5 December 2024, which provides the relevant information. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/written-questions-and-answers
- Asked by: Roz McCall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 December 2024
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Current Status:
Answered by Natalie Don-Innes on 9 January 2025
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the 2025-26 Budget statement on 4 December 2024, how it plans to fund third sector organisations through the Children and Young People’s Early Intervention Fund in 2025-26.
Answer
The Scottish Government is committed to delivering vital public services and supporting our third sector but continues to face the most challenging financial situation since devolution.
The 2025-26 draft budget, which will be subject to the approval of the Parliament, included an allocation for the Children, Young People, Families Early Intervention and Adult Learning and Empowering Communities (CYPFEI & ALEC) and Children, Young People, Families and Adult Learners (CYPFAL) third sector funds.
- Asked by: Roz McCall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 19 December 2024
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Current Status:
Answered by Natalie Don-Innes on 9 January 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its work with the Care Inspectorate to develop and undertake a thematic review of the support in place for those leaving care, including housing and accommodation.
Answer
In response to the recommendations of the Improving Care Leavers Housing Pathways CELCIS Knowledge Bank: Youth Homelessness Prevention Pathway report, the Scottish Government commissioned the Care Inspectorate to undertake a thematic review of the experiences of young people in and leaving care in Scotland.
The thematic review was completed between April and October 2024, and a final report Care experienced young people thematic review was published on 5 November 2024. The report was complemented by the publication of ‘key messages’ for the sector and the Care Inspectorate hosted a webinar for practitioners, managers and stakeholders to discuss learning from the thematic review in December 2024.
We will consider the ‘Considerations for future practice’ identified through the thematic review as part of our wider evidence base which will help us develop policies to ensure that all eligible young people can equally and consistently benefit from the best support for their individual needs.
- Asked by: Roz McCall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 January 2025
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 16 January 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how it will work with local authorities to address road improvements.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on 16 January 2025