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Questions and Answers Date answered: 25 March 2025

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Scottish Government are unable to provide this information at present.The recently announced £102 million apprenticeship funding for 2025-26 represents a projection of the funding Skills Development Scotland (SDS) will spend to support 25,500 new Modern Apprenticeship (MA) starts and 2,500 Foundation Apprenticeship (FA) starts, as well as MAs and FAs already in training.Skills Development Scotland (SDS) are currently completing the contract/grant award process for 2025-26 so are unable to confirm the exact figure until all contracts are accepted by providers.It should be noted that SDS are exercising a Plus 1 extension period to the Modern Apprenticeship (MA) contracts for 2025-26, therefore providers are allocated the same volumes as they were awarded at the start of the 2024-25 contract year.The 2024-25 MA awards have been published and can be accessed via the link below for further insight into the distribution of provision: https://www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk/media/1r4etei1/modern-apprenticeships-april-24-25-contracts-by-framework.pdfFoundation Apprenticeship Grant Awards totalling 2,500 opportunities have been issued to existing SDS-funded learning providers, including Local Authorities and Independent Learning Providers, for delivery commencing in academic year 2025-26.

Last updated: 21 May 2025

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Costs associated with each section of the Bill are set out in detail below. Costs of the new offence of purchasing sexual acts 26.

Last updated: 7 March 2023

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Proposed future business The Committee is likely to next meet on 26 August. For further information, contact Steve Farrell the Clerk to the Committee, whose details are [email protected].

MSPs Last updated: 14 April 2026

Scottish Parliamentary Pension Scheme

The Scottish Parliament examines what the Scottish Government is doing, makes new laws on devolved matters and debates the issues of the day..

Committee reports Date published: 4 March 2019

Stage 1 Report on the Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Bill - Development of the target setting criteria

iiiLetter from Sara Grainger, Decarbonisation: Delivery Unit Team Leader, on the Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets)(Scotland) Bill, 27 July 2018 The Committee questionediEnvironment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee, Official Report, 19 June 2018, Col 26 why energy policy had been included but other industries, such as agriculture and tran...

Official Report Meeting date: 18 September 2025

Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee 18 September 2025

It sits across Scapa Flow from my home, and it is a fantastic new venue—perhaps it is not so much a new venue, but there is a new opportunity there.

Official Report Meeting date: 9 September 2021

Public Audit Committee 09 September 2021

Quite a lot of work has gone into improving that data set in relation to reducing the number of young people who have an unknown classification. In the latest data, which came out a couple of weeks ago, that number was down to 4.6 per cent.

Last updated: 6 February 2023

Monday 6 February 2023 SSI tracker

Monday 06 February 2023 Scottish Statutory Instrument Tracker Report DPLR Lead Committee SSI Number SSI Title Date Procedure Parliamentary Additional Laid Action Information Report First Report 20 Day Committee Report 40 Day Meeting Due Meeting Name Due Recommendation Date Decision Number Date Date Date Date Date Diligence against Earnings (Variation) 2023/27 03/02 Negative 03/03 03/03 21/02 EFW 23/03 20/03 (Scotland) Regulations 2023 Non-Domestic Rating (Valuation of Sites of 2023/26...

Last updated: 8 September 2022

SSI Tracker Thursday 8 September 2022

Provision) (Scotland) Act Attention not 17/06 Laid only 09/09 09/09 28/06 40 SJSS 29/09 26/09 12) 2021 (Commencement drawn No. 2) Regulations 2022 National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Attention Breach of 28 day 2022/213 Visitors) (Scotland) 16/06 Negative 08/09 08/09 28/06 40 HSCS 28/09 28/06 26/09 No Recomme...