- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 15 January 2018
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Current Status:
Answered by Annabelle Ewing on 24 January 2018
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of reports that lawyers from the Edinburgh Bar Association have unanimously voted to resign from the police station duty scheme and that the Glasgow Bar Association is due to vote on this, what action it plans to address the reported concerns regarding the workload issues that are associated with the scheme.
Answer
The Scottish Government supports the increased rights to legal advice in police stations that the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016 provides, as did the Scottish Parliament in passing the Act.
When part 1 of the Act commences on 25 January 2018 the Scottish Legal Aid Board have arrangements in place to ensure that all those entitled to access to solicitor advise while in police custody will receive it.
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 11 January 2018
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Matheson on 23 January 2018
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason there is a gap in the publication of prison statistics and population projections, and when they will next be published.
Answer
Scottish Government prison population data from 2014-15 onwards have been affected by a technical issue with the underlying dataset which limits the range of data that can currently be provided. Potential solutions are under investigation and in the interim, although not published in the form of National Statistics, data is being extracted directly from the Scottish Prison Service's management information systems. Up-to-date weekly and yearly data on the population in custody broken down by type of custody, gender and age can be found at: http://www.sps.gov.uk/Corporate/Information/SPSPopulation.aspx.
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 December 2017
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Current Status:
Answered by Derek Mackay on 16 January 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how much it will cost (a) it, (b) its agencies, (c) other public bodies and (d) local authorities to (i) set up and (ii) administer the proposed five-band Scottish income tax structure.
Answer
HMRC have estimated annual running costs of between £1.5 and £2m if income tax rates and bands remained the same as the rest of the UK. A more significant divergence between the rates and bands that apply in Scotland when compared to the rest of the UK may lead to an increase in costs of up to a total of £5m.
HMRC estimate total implementation costs of between £20m and £25m for the Scottish Rate of Income Tax, with a further £2.6m for the Scotland Act 2016 income tax powers. These costs are required to implement the income tax powers devolved to the Scottish Parliament in Scotland Acts 2012 and 2016, and are independent of the rates and bands the Scottish Parliament sets.
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 08 January 2018
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 16 January 2018
To ask the Scottish Government when it will announce a replacement programme for school building.
Answer
The Scottish Government intends to build upon the success of the Scotland's Schools for the Future programme and options are currently being developed, with an announcement expected later this year.
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 14 December 2017
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 12 January 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what the pupil teacher ratio has been, excluding the teachers funded through Attainment Scotland Fund or Pupil Equity Fund, over each of the last three years, broken down by those employed (a) in early learning and childcare settings, (b) in primary schools, (c) in secondary schools, (d) in special schools and (e) centrally and also broken down by local authority.
Answer
Information on teachers funded through Attainment Scotland Fund or Pupil Equity Fund and working in the early learning and childcare sector is not held centrally. Pupil teacher ratios (PTR) are not calculated for the centrally employed sector as no pupils are assigned to that sector. Centrally employed teachers are included in the all sector PTR.
Information on the sector of teachers funded through the Attainment Scotland Fund (and therefore PTR) is not available for the 2015 or 2016 statistics.
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Pupil teacher ratio excluding teachers funded through Attainment Scotland Fund
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Including teachers in primary, secondary, special and centrally employed sectors
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September 2015
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Local authority
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PTR
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Aberdeen City
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13.6
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Aberdeenshire
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13.3
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Angus
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13.2
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Argyll & Bute
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12.4
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Clackmannanshire
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13.5
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Dumfries & Galloway
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12.7
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Dundee City
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13.0
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East Ayrshire
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13.9
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East Dunbartonshire
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13.6
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East Lothian
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15.1
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East Renfrewshire
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13.7
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Edinburgh City
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14.9
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Na h-Eileanan Siar
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10.3
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Falkirk
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13.5
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Fife
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14.0
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Glasgow City
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13.8
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Highland
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13.1
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Inverclyde
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13.5
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Midlothian
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14.2
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Moray
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13.7
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North Ayrshire
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13.6
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North Lanarkshire
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14.4
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Orkney Islands
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10.4
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Perth & Kinross
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13.3
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Renfrewshire
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14.6
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Scottish Borders
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13.8
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Shetland Islands
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10.0
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South Ayrshire
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13.2
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South Lanarkshire
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13.7
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Stirling
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13.4
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West Dunbartonshire
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13.6
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West Lothian
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14.1
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All local authorities
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13.7
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Pupil teacher ratio excluding teachers funded through Attainment Scotland Fund
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Including teachers in primary, secondary, special and centrally employed sectors
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September 2016
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Local authority
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PTR
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Aberdeen City
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14.0
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Aberdeenshire
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13.4
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Angus
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13.3
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Argyll & Bute
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12.3
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Clackmannanshire
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12.6
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Dumfries & Galloway
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12.7
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Dundee City
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13.3
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East Ayrshire
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14.0
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East Dunbartonshire
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13.5
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East Lothian
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15.4
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East Renfrewshire
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13.7
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Edinburgh City
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15.1
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Na h-Eileanan Siar
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10.5
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Falkirk
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13.5
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Fife
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14.1
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Glasgow City
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13.8
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Highland
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13.1
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Inverclyde
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13.5
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Midlothian
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14.2
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Moray
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14.1
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North Ayrshire
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13.7
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North Lanarkshire
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14.3
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Orkney Islands
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10.4
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Perth & Kinross
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13.6
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Renfrewshire
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14.3
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Scottish Borders
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13.9
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Shetland Islands
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10.2
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South Ayrshire
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13.4
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South Lanarkshire
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13.7
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Stirling
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13.2
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West Dunbartonshire
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13.5
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West Lothian
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14.1
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All local authorities
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13.7
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Pupil teacher ratio excluding teachers funded through Attainment Scotland Fund
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Primary, secondary and special sectors
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September 2017
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PTR
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Local authority
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Primary
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Secondary
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Special
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All sectors
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Aberdeen City
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16.8
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12.1
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2.9
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14.0
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Aberdeenshire
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15.3
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12.0
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4.0
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13.3
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Angus
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15.5
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11.7
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n/a
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13.3
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Argyll & Bute
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14.5
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11.0
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2.9
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12.5
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Clackmannanshire
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15.2
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11.5
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1.6
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12.9
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Dumfries & Galloway
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15.6
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11.7
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1.8
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12.8
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Dundee City
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16.9
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12.0
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4.3
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13.8
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East Ayrshire
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17.2
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11.9
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4.8
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13.8
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East Dunbartonshire
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17.2
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12.1
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3.7
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13.6
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East Lothian
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18.9
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12.5
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n/a
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15.2
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East Renfrewshire
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16.1
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12.0
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4.6
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13.7
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Edinburgh City
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19.3
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12.9
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3.9
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15.2
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Na h-Eileanan Siar
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11.6
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9.3
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n/a
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10.3
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Falkirk
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17.1
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11.1
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3.2
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13.5
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Fife
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16.6
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12.7
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1.6
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14.1
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Glasgow City
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18.0
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12.4
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4.0
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14.1
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Highland
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16.1
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11.5
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3.1
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13.1
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Inverclyde
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16.1
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12.2
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4.0
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13.5
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Midlothian
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17.5
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12.6
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3.5
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14.2
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Moray
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17.2
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12.2
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n/a
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14.0
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North Ayrshire
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15.9
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12.3
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4.8
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13.5
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North Lanarkshire
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17.1
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13.1
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4.5
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14.2
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Orkney Islands
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13.5
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9.1
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n/a
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10.8
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Perth & Kinross
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15.6
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11.9
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3.4
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13.5
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Renfrewshire
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17.7
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13.2
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4.6
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14.6
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Scottish Borders
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17.6
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13.6
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n/a
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14.0
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Shetland Islands
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11.9
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8.7
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n/a
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10.0
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South Ayrshire
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15.8
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12.3
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4.1
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13.4
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South Lanarkshire
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16.1
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12.4
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2.5
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13.7
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Stirling
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15.6
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12.8
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1.3
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13.6
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West Dunbartonshire
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16.8
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11.9
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3.9
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13.5
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West Lothian
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16.4
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13.0
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3.1
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14.1
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All local authorities
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16.7
|
12.3
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3.7
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13.8
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- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 14 December 2017
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 12 January 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how many full-time equivalent teachers were funded by the pupil equity fund in each of the last three years, broken down by those employed (a) in early learning and childcare settings, (b) in primary schools, (c) in secondary schools, (d) in special schools and (e) centrally, also broken down by local authority.
Answer
Information on teachers funded through thePupil Equity Fund and working in the early learning and childcare sector is not held centrally.
The Pupil Equity Fund was not available until after the September 2016 census so data is only shown for 2017.
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Teachers funded through the Pupil Equity Fund
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Local authority
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Primary
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Secondary
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Special
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All sectors
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Aberdeen City
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0
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0
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0
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0
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Aberdeenshire
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1
|
1
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0
|
2
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Angus
|
2
|
1
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0
|
3
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Argyll & Bute
|
2
|
0
|
0
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2
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Clackmannanshire
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0
|
0
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0
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0
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Dumfries & Galloway
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4
|
1
|
0
|
5
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Dundee City
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
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East Ayrshire
|
19
|
2
|
1
|
21
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|
East Dunbartonshire
|
11
|
0
|
0
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12
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East Lothian
|
1
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0
|
0
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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East Renfrewshire
|
10
|
5
|
2
|
17
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Edinburgh City
|
17
|
6
|
0
|
22
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Na h-Eileanan Siar
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
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Falkirk
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
4
|
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Fife
|
2
|
4
|
0
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5
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Glasgow City1
|
113
|
30
|
0
|
139
|
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Highland
|
7
|
0
|
0
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7
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Inverclyde
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
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Midlothian
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
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Moray
|
5
|
2
|
0
|
7
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
North Ayrshire
|
7
|
2
|
0
|
9
|
|
North Lanarkshire
|
14
|
0
|
0
|
14
|
|
Orkney Islands
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
Perth & Kinross
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
|
Renfrewshire
|
27
|
7
|
0
|
34
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Scottish Borders
|
6
|
2
|
0
|
8
|
|
Shetland Islands
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
South Ayrshire
|
13
|
2
|
0
|
14
|
|
South Lanarkshire
|
40
|
5
|
0
|
46
|
|
Stirling
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
4
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
West Dunbartonshire
|
20
|
2
|
0
|
21
|
|
West Lothian
|
15
|
2
|
0
|
17
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
All local authorities
|
348
|
74
|
3
|
425
|
|
|
|
|
|
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All numbers rounded to nearest 1. Totals may not equal sums due to rounding.
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1. Primary sector includes 50% share of 7.4 FTE teachers funded
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through Attainment Challenge and Pupil Equity Fund
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- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 14 December 2017
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 12 January 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how many full-time equivalent teachers were funded by the Attainment Scotland Fund in each of the last three years, broken down by local authority of those employed (a) in early learning and childcare settings, (b) in primary schools, (c) in secondary schools, (d) in special schools and (e) centrally, also broken down by local authority.
Answer
Teachers funded through the Attainment Scotland Fund includes those funded through the Attainment Challenge in 2015,2016 and 2017 and those funded through the Pupil Equity Fund in 2017.
Information on the sector of teachers funded through the Attainment Scotland Fund is not available for the 2015 or 2016 statistics.
Information on teachers funded through the Attainment Scotland Fund and working in the early learning and childcare sector is not held centrally.
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Teachers funded through the Attainment Scotland Fund
|
|
Including teachers in primary, secondary special and centrally employed sectors
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|
September 2015
|
|
|
|
|
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Local authority
|
Teacher (FTE)
|
|
Aberdeen City
|
0
|
|
Aberdeenshire
|
0
|
|
Angus
|
0
|
|
Argyll & Bute
|
0
|
|
Clackmannanshire
|
4
|
|
|
|
|
Dumfries & Galloway
|
0
|
|
Dundee City
|
0
|
|
East Ayrshire
|
0
|
|
East Dunbartonshire
|
0
|
|
East Lothian
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
East Renfrewshire
|
0
|
|
Edinburgh City
|
0
|
|
Na h-Eileanan Siar
|
0
|
|
Falkirk
|
0
|
|
Fife
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
Glasgow City
|
0
|
|
Highland
|
0
|
|
Inverclyde
|
0
|
|
Midlothian
|
0
|
|
Moray
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
North Ayrshire
|
0
|
|
North Lanarkshire
|
0
|
|
Orkney Islands
|
0
|
|
Perth & Kinross
|
0
|
|
Renfrewshire
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
Scottish Borders
|
0
|
|
Shetland Islands
|
0
|
|
South Ayrshire
|
0
|
|
South Lanarkshire
|
0
|
|
Stirling
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
West Dunbartonshire
|
9
|
|
West Lothian
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
All local authorities
|
13
|
|
Teachers funded through the Attainment Scotland Fund
|
|
Including teachers in primary, secondary special and centrally employed sectors
|
|
September 2016
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Local authority
|
Teacher (FTE)
|
|
|
Aberdeen City
|
0
|
|
|
Aberdeenshire
|
0
|
|
|
Angus
|
0
|
|
|
Argyll & Bute
|
0
|
|
|
Clackmannanshire
|
7
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dumfries & Galloway
|
1
|
|
|
Dundee City
|
11
|
|
|
East Ayrshire
|
7
|
|
|
East Dunbartonshire
|
0
|
|
|
East Lothian
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
East Renfrewshire
|
0
|
|
|
Edinburgh City
|
4
|
|
|
Na h-Eileanan Siar
|
0
|
|
|
Falkirk
|
0
|
|
|
Fife
|
3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Glasgow City
|
20
|
|
|
Highland
|
0
|
|
|
Inverclyde
|
1
|
|
|
Midlothian
|
0
|
|
|
Moray
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
North Ayrshire
|
32
|
|
|
North Lanarkshire
|
52
|
|
|
Orkney Islands
|
0
|
|
|
Perth & Kinross
|
0
|
|
|
Renfrewshire
|
5
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Scottish Borders
|
2
|
|
|
Shetland Islands
|
0
|
|
|
South Ayrshire
|
0
|
|
|
South Lanarkshire
|
3
|
|
|
Stirling
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
West Dunbartonshire
|
8
|
|
|
West Lothian
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
All local authorities
|
160
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total may not equal sum of all local authorities due to rounding
|
|
Teachers funded through the Attainment Scotland Fund
|
|
|
Local authority
|
Primary
|
Secondary
|
Special
|
Centrally employed
|
All sectors
|
|
Aberdeen City
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Aberdeenshire
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
|
Angus
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
|
Argyll & Bute
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
|
Clackmannanshire
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dumfries & Galloway
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
|
Dundee City
|
1
|
7
|
0
|
1
|
9
|
|
East Ayrshire
|
25
|
5
|
1
|
11
|
41
|
|
East Dunbartonshire
|
11
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
12
|
|
East Lothian
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
East Renfrewshire
|
10
|
5
|
2
|
0
|
17
|
|
Edinburgh City
|
17
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
22
|
|
Na h-Eileanan Siar
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Falkirk
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
|
Fife
|
2
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Glasgow City
|
181
|
33
|
0
|
0
|
215
|
|
Highland
|
7
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
9
|
|
Inverclyde
|
5
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
8
|
|
Midlothian
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
|
Moray
|
5
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
North Ayrshire
|
23
|
3
|
0
|
15
|
41
|
|
North Lanarkshire
|
39
|
23
|
0
|
0
|
62
|
|
Orkney Islands
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
|
Perth & Kinross
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
|
Renfrewshire
|
35
|
11
|
0
|
2
|
48
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Scottish Borders
|
6
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
8
|
|
Shetland Islands
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
South Ayrshire
|
13
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
14
|
|
South Lanarkshire
|
53
|
9
|
0
|
0
|
62
|
|
Stirling
|
5
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
6
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
West Dunbartonshire
|
24
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
31
|
|
West Lothian
|
17
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
18
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
All local authorities
|
502
|
131
|
3
|
29
|
666
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Totals may not equal sums due to rounding
|
|
|
|
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 December 2017
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 9 January 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made with the commitment to invest in additional robots for prostate surgery in Edinburgh and Glasgow since the publication of Beating Cancer: Ambition and Action in 2016.
Answer
Robotically assisted surgery for prostatectomy is now available in the 3 regional cancer networks for all suitable patients in NHS Scotland. These robots are based in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen. £3m of funding was provided by the Scottish Government, to support the purchase and implementation of these robots.
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 07 December 2017
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Current Status:
Answered by Keith Brown on 19 December 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of what the economic impact could be of Scotland ceasing to have regulatory alignment with the rest of the UK.
Answer
The Scottish Government was clear in Scotland's Place in Europe that short of full membership of the EU, continued membership of the European Single Market is the best solution for both Scotland and the UK as a whole. In such a scenario Scotland would have regulatory alignment with the rest of the European Union which would include the rest of the UK.
Scotland’s Place in Europe also proposed a differentiated solution for Scotland, should the UK Government decide to press ahead with a hard Brexit. In those circumstances Scotland would maintain membership of the European Single Market, and customs free trade with the UK, alongside a UK wide approach to ensuring regulatory compatibility.
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 23 November 2017
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Current Status:
Answered by Maureen Watt on 8 December 2017
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of its commitment, when it will establish a bespoke national learning disability child and adolescent mental health inpatient unit.
Answer
The Scottish Government was pleased to publish on 10 November, the comprehensive Inpatient Needs Assessment Report which sets out the need for a specialist inpatient service for those with learning disability and/or autism and mental health conditions. We are happy to accept, in principle, the report’s main recommendation that a national LD CAMHS inpatient unit for Scotland should be established, subject to initial feasibility and planning processes. This is a significant step forward in ensuring that children and young people with learning disabilities are able to access appropriate highly specialist inpatient support in Scotland.
The learning disability and autism inpatient unit is currently in the early planning stages and being taken forward by NHS NSS. A Short Life Working Group (SLWG) has been established to: understand current expenditure, benchmark against NHS England and develop a service specification and criteria for a new service. The SLWG will then report back to the National Planning Forum with a proposal in March 2018.
