- 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 9 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 university and in receipt of a (a) bursary and (b) grant, in each year since 2007.
Answer
The following table reflects the various bursaries and grants that existed since 2007. The types of bursaries and grants that were available each year varied and some replaced others. The bursaries and grants available to students depended on their circumstances as well as the type of course they were studying.
Table 1: Average Bursary and Grant spend in cash and real terms (2021-22 prices), 2007-08 to 2021-22 |
Year | Average Bursary | Average Grant |
Cash terms | Real terms (2021-22 prices) | Cash terms | Real terms (2021-22 prices) |
2007-08 | £3,255 | £4,279 | £2,295 | £3,018 |
2008-09 | £3,041 | £3,859 | £2,180 | £2,766 |
2009-10 | £2,028 | £2,539 | £2,157 | £2,701 |
2010-11 | £2,867 | £3,531 | £1,799 | £2,216 |
2011-12 | £2,713 | £3,283 | £2,395 | £2,898 |
2012-13 | £2,476 | £2,945 | £1,927 | £2,292 |
2013-14 | £2,084 | £2,429 | £2,027 | £2,362 |
2014-15 | £2,150 | £2,478 | £1,994 | £2,298 |
2015-16 | £2,239 | £2,560 | £2,048 | £2,342 |
2016-17 | £2,327 | £2,607 | £2,049 | £2,295 |
2017-18 | £2,369 | £2,611 | £2,361 | £2,602 |
2018-19 | £2,424 | £2,624 | £2,444 | £2,646 |
2019-20 | £2,903 | £3,064 | £2,553 | £2,695 |
2020-21 | £3,468 | £3,444 | £2,653 | £2,635 |
2021-22 | £3,657 | £3,657 | £2,609 | £2,609 |
Source: SG analysis of SAAS and HM Treasury data;
Notes:
1. Bursary includes: Young Student Bursary, Independent Student Bursary, Young Student Outside of Scotland Bursary, Student Outside of Scotland Bursary, Nursing and Midwifery Student Bursary (NMSB), and Scottish Government Health Department Bursary.
2. Grant includes: Dependents Grant, Lone Parent Grant, Lone Parent Childcare Grant, Disabled Students Allowance, and Undergraduate and Postgraduate Standard Maintenance Allowance.
Bursaries such as NMSB were only available to a specific cohort of students.
3. SAAS have advised that there are data record issues in years up to and including 2012-13, therefore average bursary and grant values from 2007-08 to 2012-13 arelikely to be less accurate than more recent years.
4. Real terms figures are presented in 2021-22prices, based on HM Treasury's GDP deflators at market prices, and money GDP March 2023 (Quarterly National Accounts) series, published 3 April 2023.
Table 1: Average Bursary and Grant spend in cash and real terms (2021-22 prices), 2007-08 to 2021-22 |
Year | Average Bursary | Average Grant |
Cash terms | Real terms (2021-22 prices) | Cash terms | Real terms (2021-22 prices) |
2007-08 | £3,255 | £4,279 | £2,295 | £3,018 |
2008-09 | £3,041 | £3,859 | £2,180 | £2,766 |
2009-10 | £2,028 | £2,539 | £2,157 | £2,701 |
2010-11 | £2,867 | £3,531 | £1,799 | £2,216 |
2011-12 | £2,713 | £3,283 | £2,395 | £2,898 |
2012-13 | £2,476 | £2,945 | £1,927 | £2,292 |
2013-14 | £2,084 | £2,429 | £2,027 | £2,362 |
2014-15 | £2,150 | £2,478 | £1,994 | £2,298 |
2015-16 | £2,239 | £2,560 | £2,048 | £2,342 |
2016-17 | £2,327 | £2,607 | £2,049 | £2,295 |
2017-18 | £2,369 | £2,611 | £2,361 | £2,602 |
2018-19 | £2,424 | £2,624 | £2,444 | £2,646 |
2019-20 | £2,903 | £3,064 | £2,553 | £2,695 |
2020-21 | £3,468 | £3,444 | £2,653 | £2,635 |
2021-22 | £3,657 | £3,657 | £2,609 | £2,609 |
- 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 Tom Arthur on 9 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what projections there are of how much will be raised under each income tax band in 2023-24, based on the tax bands introduced in the Scottish Budget 2023-24.
Answer
The Scottish Fiscal Commission are responsible for producing independent forecasts of Scottish Income Tax for the Scottish Budget. Their most recent forecasts published in December 2022 does not include a breakdown of this forecast in terms of revenue raised by taxpayers at their highest marginal rate.
The Scottish Government estimates that the Income Tax policy changes announced, for 2023-24 alone, will add £519 million to the Scottish Budget.
- 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 9 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what the total number of students is that attended a Scottish further education college, in each year since 2007.
Answer
Information on the number of students attending a college in Scotland is published by the Scottish Funding Council. The latest publication contains a 10 year timeseries.
College Statistics 2021-22 (sfc.ac.uk)
Due to a recent methodology change, a timeseries isn’t available back to 2007. The below table provides a consistent timeseries of student headcount, enrolments and full-time equivalent figures back to 2007.
Academic Year | Headcount | Enrolments | Full-time Equivalent |
2006-07 | 354,152 | 468,155 | 129,378 |
2007-08 | 368,717 | 489,610 | 131,423 |
2008-09 | 364,998 | 483,472 | 133,374 |
2009-10 | 338,223 | 438,522 | 134,918 |
2010-11 | 298,578 | 383,005 | 134,547 |
2011-12 | 252,132 | 320,646 | 133,199 |
2012-13 | 238,758 | 297,586 | 131,421 |
2013-14 | 238,371 | 299,828 | 132,942 |
2014-15 | 226,898 | 297,011 | 131,619 |
2015-16 | 226,795 | 281,051 | 129,500 |
2016-17 | 235,187 | 291,849 | 132,493 |
2017-18 | 242,488 | 303,115 | 131,953 |
2018-19 | 264,858 | 328,889 | 129,821 |
2019-20 | 239,004 | 302,092 | 127,683 |
2020-21 | 213,135 | 277,620 | 128,559 |
2021-22 | 236,730 | 322,332 | 129,175 |
Source: Scottish Funding Council
- 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 Tom Arthur on 9 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how much revenue was raised under each income tax band, and what proportion each amount represents of the total income tax take, broken down by each financial year since the introduction of the Scottish Rate of Income Tax to 2022-23.
Answer
Control over the rates and bands of non-savings non-dividends income tax has been devolved to the Scottish Parliament since 2017-18.
His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) publish Outturn statistics annually, showing the revenue raised from Scottish Income Tax for the tax year prior. These statistics show revenue raised from taxpayers at their highest marginal rate, that is, the Income Tax band that a taxpayer would pay their next pound of Income Tax into.
Outturn statistics from 2016-17 to 2020-21 are available on the UK Government website, with the most recently available publication being found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/scottish-income-tax-outturn-statistics-2020-to-2021/scottish-income-tax-outturn-statistics-2020-to-2021.
For figures relating to 2021-22 and 2022-23, the Scottish Fiscal Commission (SFC) are responsible for forecasting Scottish Income Tax revenue. The SFC do not currently publish a breakdown of this forecast in terms of revenue raised by taxpayers at their highest marginal rate.
The next Outturn publication is expected to be in July 2023, and will outline the revenue raised by marginal rate by band for the tax year 2021-22. Figures for 2022-23 will be available in Summer 2024.
- Asked by: Alex Rowley, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 20 April 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Maree Todd on 4 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what the social care staff vacancy rate is in the (a) public, (b) private and (c) third sector.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S6O-02113 on 19 April 2023 and can be found: Meeting of the Parliament: 19/04/2023 | Scottish Parliament Website .
The Scottish Government does not hold this data, however it is collected by the Scottish Social Services Council and can be found in their annual data report here .
- Asked by: Alex Rowley, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 20 April 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Maree Todd on 4 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what the social care staff vacancy rate is in each local authority area across Scotland.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S6O-02113 on 19 April 2023 and can be found at: Meeting of the Parliament: 19/04/2023 | Scottish Parliament Website .
The Scottish Government does not hold this data, however it is collected by the Scottish Social Services Council and can be found in their annual data report here .
- Asked by: Alex Rowley, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 April 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Emma Roddick on 4 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government (a) how many people and (b) what percentage of the population it estimates will be in the over 65 age category in each year from 2023 to 2050.
Answer
The latest population projections data for Scotland is available on the Office for National Statistics website . This includes various breakdowns, including by age group and single year of age. For ease, see the following table for the data requested on the projected population aged 65 and over up to mid-2050:
Year | All ages | Population aged 65 and over | Percentage of population aged 65 and over |
Mid-2023 | 5,489,769 | 1,107,470 | 20.2% |
Mid-2024 | 5,496,877 | 1,127,637 | 20.5% |
Mid-2025 | 5,503,484 | 1,147,579 | 20.9% |
Mid-2026 | 5,509,360 | 1,169,102 | 21.2% |
Mid-2027 | 5,514,526 | 1,191,700 | 21.6% |
Mid-2028 | 5,518,937 | 1,215,309 | 22.0% |
Mid-2029 | 5,522,526 | 1,238,261 | 22.4% |
Mid-2030 | 5,525,221 | 1,261,192 | 22.8% |
Mid-2031 | 5,527,133 | 1,280,837 | 23.2% |
Mid-2032 | 5,528,207 | 1,300,159 | 23.5% |
Mid-2033 | 5,528,447 | 1,318,279 | 23.8% |
Mid-2034 | 5,527,868 | 1,334,311 | 24.1% |
Mid-2035 | 5,526,606 | 1,346,860 | 24.4% |
Mid-2036 | 5,524,773 | 1,359,699 | 24.6% |
Mid-2037 | 5,522,508 | 1,369,348 | 24.8% |
Mid-2038 | 5,519,943 | 1,374,596 | 24.9% |
Mid-2039 | 5,517,081 | 1,375,690 | 24.9% |
Mid-2040 | 5,513,969 | 1,375,327 | 24.9% |
Mid-2041 | 5,510,584 | 1,374,342 | 24.9% |
Mid-2042 | 5,506,932 | 1,370,115 | 24.9% |
Mid-2043 | 5,503,019 | 1,366,775 | 24.8% |
Mid-2044 | 5,498,874 | 1,367,703 | 24.9% |
Mid-2045 | 5,494,411 | 1,371,034 | 25.0% |
Mid-2046 | 5,489,501 | 1,375,623 | 25.1% |
Mid-2047 | 5,484,097 | 1,380,687 | 25.2% |
Mid-2048 | 5,478,126 | 1,384,825 | 25.3% |
Mid-2049 | 5,471,545 | 1,388,349 | 25.4% |
Mid-2050 | 5,464,337 | 1,393,950 | 25.5% |
- Asked by: Alex Rowley, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 May 2023
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 10 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure the long-term sustainability of general practice.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on 10 May 2023
- Asked by: Alex Rowley, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 April 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Maree Todd on 2 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what its assessment is of how many social care staff are required to meet demand.
Answer
There are more than 1,200 social care providers across Scotland, with local authorities responsible for providing or commissioning services. Local authorities and Health and Social Care Partnerships will wish to ensure that, in providing a range of services, their workforce planning arrangements take full account of the need to have safe and sustainable numbers of staff.
The latest figures published by Public Health Scotland show that, on 17 April, the total number of hours of social care support yet to be provided was 38,324.
- Asked by: Alex Rowley, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 20 April 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Maree Todd on 2 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what the average waiting time is between someone being assessed and then advised that they are in need of social care and the provision being put in place.
Answer
Information on Social Care Eligibility and Waiting times is collected and published by the Scottish Government and this includes waiting times between completion of a community care assessment and delivery of personal care services (for which there is a six week target). The latest data are publicly available via the following link: Social Care Eligibility Criteria And Waiting Times, Scotland, 2020-21 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot).
Many Local Authorities have reported difficulty in providing the information asked for in this data collection, which has had a significant impact on the robustness of the information available for analysis. We are working with Public Health Scotland (PHS) to consider the future of this data and are developing plans to capture waiting times data within existing Social Care collections returned to PHS, aiming to make it more straightforward for partnerships to provide data, and in turn resulting in more complete and consistent data in the future.
For those able to provide data for 2020-21, around 81% of people aged 65 and over waited less than 6 weeks between completion of a community care assessment and delivery of a personal care service (based on 15 LAs). For people aged 18-64, this figure was slightly lower at 74% (based on 20 LAs) (see annex 4 of the tables which accompany the release).
