- Asked by: Alex Rowley, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 April 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Graeme Dey on 10 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many participants completed a (a) modern, (b) graduate and (c) foundation apprenticeship programme, in each year since the scheme was introduced.
Answer
Modern Apprenticeship statistics are published on the Skills Development Scotland (SDS) website at Modern Apprenticeships | Skills Development Scotland . Year-end statistics for 2022/23 are expected to be published in May 2023.
The proportion of individuals who completed their apprenticeship, known in the published reports below as ‘achievement rate’, are published by SDS at the following links:
Foundation Apprenticeships - https://www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk/media/50223/foundation-apprenticeship-report-2022-published-version.pdf
Modern Apprenticeships - https://www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk/media/49237/modern-apprenticeship-statistics-quarter-4-2021-22.pdf
Graduate Apprenticeships - https://www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk/media/49924/graduate-apprenticeship-annual-report-2022-final.pdf
Earlier years data can be found in older publications.
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 24 April 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Siobhian Brown on 10 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to mark Firefighters' Memorial Day 2023 on 4 May 2023.
Answer
The Scottish Government alongside the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service fully supports Firefighters Memorial Day and the opportunity it gives us all to reflect and remember firefighters across the world who have lost their lives in keeping communities. Bill Kidd MSP also raised a members debate on 4 May in the Scottish Parliament at which many members made moving contributions to recognise Firefighters Memorial Day. Scotland’s communities are lucky to have such dedicated and professional firefighters, who stand ready to put their personal safety at risk to save others.
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 24 April 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Angela Constance on 10 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many under-18s were held in (a) secure accommodation, (b) Young Offenders Institutions and (c) adult prisons in the year 2021-22.
Answer
(a) There were 149 admissions of under 18s to secure accommodation during 2021-22. Details of those placements can be found in the Children’s Social Work Statistics Scotland: 2021 to 2022 .
(b) The Scottish Prison Population Statistics 2021-22 show the establishments where under 18s were held. This is detailed in the following table:
ESTABLISHMENT | INDIVIDUALS |
Cornton Vale | 30 |
Grampian | 2 |
Inverness | 2 |
Polmont | 61 |
Total (unique)* | 62 |
* Individuals (Count): Count of unique identifiers in each sub-group. Double-counting may occur where an individual can occupy multiple groups over the course of a year. The total provided accounts for this double-counting.
(c) No under 18s were held in adult prisons.
- Asked by: Alex Rowley, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 April 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Graeme Dey on 10 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what the average real terms spending, based on current prices, was for a Scotland-domiciled student attending a Scottish further education college, in each year since 2007.
Answer
Table 1 below provides the gross teaching funding allocations per Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) place in college in cash and real terms (2022-23 prices), since 2007-08. Please note that data between the periods of 2007-08 to 2012-13 and 2013-14 to 2022-23 are not directly comparable due to a change in methodology of how FTEs in college were calculated.
Table 1: Gross teaching funding per College Place (FTE), cash and real terms (2022-23 prices), 2007-08 to 2022-23 |
Year | Cash terms | Real terms (2022-23 prices) |
2007-08 | £4,046 | £5,621 |
2008-09 | £4,219 | £5,658 |
2009-10 | £4,293 | £5,681 |
2010-11 | £4,289 | £5,583 |
2011-12 | £4,138 | £5,292 |
2012-13 | £4,012 | £5,043 |
Break in series |
2013-14 | £4,043 | £4,979 |
2014-15 | £4,029 | £4,908 |
2015-16 | £4,024 | £4,863 |
2016-17 | £4,092 | £4,846 |
2017-18 | £4,196 | £4,887 |
2018-19 | £4,539 | £5,194 |
2019-20 | £4,665 | £5,203 |
2020-21 | £4,878 | £5,120 |
2021-22 | £4,952 | £5,233 |
2022-23 | £5,054 | £5,054 |
Source: Scottish Government analysis of Scottish Funding Council (SFC) and HM Treasury deflator series (March 2023) data.
Notes:
1. Gross teaching funding per college place in each year is derived by taking gross funding over the total number of FTE places.
2. Gross teaching funding includes core and European Social Fund (ESF) funding and an external fees element consisting of Student Award Agency Scotland (SAAS), Skills Development Scotland (SDS), employers’ and students paying their own tuition fees for SFC funded programmes
3. In AY 2015-16 SFC moved college funding to a credits based system, rather than WSUMS. It is assumed that 15 credits = 1 FTE.
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 24 April 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Lorna Slater on 10 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many meetings the First Minister had with the Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity between 29 March and 19 April 2023, and on what dates these meetings occurred.
Answer
The First Minister and I met to discuss the Deposit Return Scheme on one occasion during the time frame specified. The date of that meeting was 13 April 2023. It should also be noted that a further meeting between us on this issue was held on 20 April 2023.
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 24 April 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Neil Gray on 10 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will establish an independent review of the governance of nationalised enterprises in Scotland, including Ferguson Marine.
Answer
The Scottish Government has no plans to establish an independent review of governance of its portfolio of strategic commercial assets.
The Scottish Government is working in partnership with Ferguson Marine Port Glasgow (Holdings) Ltd to review the Framework Document, which sets out governance arrangements between the parties.
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 24 April 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Paul McLennan on 10 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what information it holds on how many full-time equivalent staff currently work at SafeDeposits Scotland.
Answer
The role of the Scottish Government is to monitor each of the three deposit schemes for compliance with the Tenancy Deposit Schemes (Scotland) Regulations 2011. This includes being satisfied that the tenancy deposit schemes have clear and substantial processes in place that meet the requirements laid out in the regulations.
The three approved tenancy deposit schemes are private businesses and the Scottish Government is not involved in their business operations. We do not hold information on how many full-time equivalent staff currently work at SafeDeposits Scotland.
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 24 April 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Paul McLennan on 10 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many deposits have been held with SafeDeposits Scotland in each year for which data is available.
Answer
The following table provides how many deposits have been held with SafeDeposits Scotland in each year for which data is available.
| | Tenancy deposits held |
2012-13* | 70,729 |
2013-14 | 82,770 |
2014-15 | 89,888 |
2015-16 | 102,181 |
2016-17 | 111,003 |
2017-18 | 122,246 |
2018-19 | 127,210 |
2019-20 | 139,298 |
2020-21 | 146,044 |
2021-22 | 156,739 |
* 2 July 2012 - 31 March 2013
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 14 April 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Kevin Stewart on 10 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what the total financial penalty incurred by CalMac
would be for an instance of (a) Level 1 Lateness and (b) Level 2 Lateness.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-17036 on 4 May 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
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 April 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Neil Gray on 10 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government on what dates its ministers have met with the Scottish National Investment Bank, and, in each case, what was discussed.
Answer
As the Bank is a non-departmental public body, ministers meet with the Chair and senior officials on a regular basis. These meetings address the Bank’s progress against its strategic aims and how its investment activity across its three missions can support government priorities.
The First Minister met Chair Willie Watt and new CEO Al Denholm on 2 May This was an introductory meeting.
A full list of all ministerial engagements and when they have met the Bank can be found here: Ministerial engagements, travel and gifts - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)
