Nursing (Number of Student Applicants) To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that the number of applicants applying to study nursing in Scotland does not drop further in the future, in light of Universities and Colleges Admissions Service data reportedly showing that the number of applicants has fallen by 24 per cent compared to the same point last year. (S6O-01910) I will be relatively brief, because I answered some of that question in my previous response.