Chamber and committees

It is not possible to compare the current proposal with the previous one at this point. The Full Business Case is still under development and project timetable will be revised to reflect the impact of inflation, net zero carbon targets, plot change and updated clinical brief to align with national treatment targets.

I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-19984 on 7 August 2023. 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

I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-19970 on 7 August 2023. 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

I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-19965 on 7 August 2023. 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

I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-19963 on 7 August 2023. 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

I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-19964 on 7 August 2023. 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

I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-19963 on 7 August 2023. 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

I have asked Teresa Medhurst, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS), to respond. Her response is as follows:

I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-19957 on 7 August 2023. 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

A) The starting salary for a Band 1 nurse in Scotland for 2023-24 is £30,229. This pay offer is a consolidated pay increase of 15.8% over the previous two years.

i) The starting salary for a Band 1 nurse in England is £28,407.
‎ii) The starting salary for a Band 1 nurse in Wales is £28,834.

B) The starting salary for NHS Scotland Junior Doctors in 2022-23 is £27,653.

i) The starting salary for a Junior Doctor in England during 2022-23 was £29,384.
‎ii) The starting salary for a Junior Doctor in Wales during 2022-23 was £27,115.

Junior Doctors in Scotland are on a different set of contractual arrangements to their counterparts in England and Wales and whilst their base salary is lower, they receive a higher banding supplement than their counterparts in England and Wales.

The BMA are considering a pay offer of 12.4% for 2023-24. If accepted, a doctor at the beginning of their career would see their salary increase to £31,082 in Scotland.

Since the introduction of the STEM bursary scheme, 371 STEM bursaries have been awarded to bursary applicants in the last three years. 11 of these bursaries were awarded to applicants in Aberdeenshire.