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R S6W-16380 Sandesh Gulhane: To ask the Scottish Government what its latest estimate is of the number of (a) dentists, (b) dental practices in total and (c) dental practices carrying out NHS procedures, in Scotland.
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It stated20Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills to the Convener, 26 June 2025. (n.d.) Retrieved from https://www.parliament.scot/-/media/files/committees/education-children-and-young-people-committee/correspondence/2025/restraint-and-seclusion-bill-cab-sec-es-to-convener-26-june-2025.pdf [accessed 2 December 2025]—
Scottish Government considers that, were a new national reporting approach to be agreed through the Bill, clarity would be required in the supporting statutory guidance to ensure residential schools and secure care establishments understood any dual reporting requirements whilst avoiding double reporting wherever possible.
In defence of the decisions that have been made, I would say that the latest audited figures show that 43 million visits were made to libraries in Scotland and the actual usage of libraries has increased in recent years.
For example, there is an acknowledgement of the evidence base to support use of systematic synthetic phonics as part of a broader package of early reading instruction, and that there are some gaps in the knowledge and understanding of some teachers—both new and existing—of the latest and highest-quality research in e...