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To ask the Scottish Government whether any funds realised from the apprenticeship levy are used to fund the FlexibleWorkforceDevelopmentFund, and, if so, what proportion of such funds are used in this way.
An international recruitment pilot project has been funded to support providers in developing an ethical and sustainable international recruitment pipeline.
Committee reports
Date published:
28 February 2024
During oral evidence, it was confirmed by the Scottish Government that no funding has been provided for NES to develop the mental health workforce statistical publication and that this would be considered as part of the 2024/25 budget.
The Committee also welcomes the work being led by some industry bodies on supporting the development of flexible working policies to support employee wellbeing.
The Nairn Healthcare Group discussed funding models and the GP Contract: “Current funding models disadvantage remote and rural health care provision and take too little account of the additional costs to maintain and develop services in remote and rural settings.
Scottish Parliamentary staff pay and related costs
The submission for 2026-27 includes funding for Scottish Parliamentary Staff Pay of £44.3 million, an increase of £1.4 million (3.3%) on 2025-26 figures.
The main findings may make stark and uncomfortable reading – • the childminding workforce had declined by 26% (1457 childminders) in the last 5 years (2016-21) • continuing slow progress in including childminders in delivering funded ELC – • only 4% of childminders were delivering funded ELC to eligible two-year- olds (no change since 2019).
FlexibleWorkforceDevelopmentFund and long-term planning The Committee shares the concerns regarding the negative impact of the removal of the FlexibleWorkforceDevelopmentFund and invites the Scottish Government to respond to 3 calls from colleges and the business sector and from the SFC, to reinstate this fund in the forthcoming budget.