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Date answered:
31 March 2025
S6W-35918
We want all local transport authorities to be able to improve all of the bus services within their areas. S6W-35918
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Date answered:
27 March 2025
S6W-35790
The homelessness prevention measures in the Housing (Scotland) Bill will make the prevention of homelessness everybody’s business and will ensure people get the help they need earlier to remain in their homes.To minimise the harm caused to children who stay in temporary accommodation for long periods, we are supporting local authorities to increase the supply of social and affordable homes of the right type and size, including larger properties suitable for families.We have provided funding of £80 million over this year and next, 80 per cent of which has been targeted to five local authorities with the most sustained temporary accommodation pressures. S6W...
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Date answered:
26 March 2025
S6W-35678
These include investment in continuous professional learning (CPL) resources and a dedicated CPL portal for the childcare profession, providing funding to Skills Development Scotland to support Modern Apprenticeships in childcare, providing funding for 100 childcare professionals to study for Masters qualifications each year and working with Skills Development Scotland to pilot a new programme to improve staff access to paid time off the floor. S6W...
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Date answered:
26 March 2025
S6W-35674
Officials from the Scottish Government are in regular contact with UK Government officials on issues relating to UAS children, and are represented on the steering group of the UK Government’s UAS Children Task force.While the Scottish Government has limited powers over Universal Credit, we have welcomed the UK Governments plans to carry out a complete review.For too long Universal Credit has been failing those who need it most and the Scottish Government have repeatedly raised a number of issues which must be addressed, issues like the removal of the young parent penalty for example.We have made it clear that we would welcome the opportunity to work with the UK Government to make these needed improvements and work towards creating a Social Security system which works for everyone, including our families and carers.The Scottish Government continues to support access to, and understanding of the benefits provided by Social Security Scotland, and;continue to support Kinship Care through the Best Start Grant Best Start Foods and Scottish Child Paymentprovide continued mentoring, work experience and employment opportunities through the Social Security Corporate Parenting Plancontinue to work with people with care experience to design our services and support access to and understanding of the benefits provided by Social Security Scotland; provide mentoring, work experience and employment opportunities. S6W...
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Date answered:
25 March 2025
S6W-35603
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.The following tables include this projected spend for 2025-26, as well as projected outturn for 2024-25, and the actual value that SDS has spent in prior years on MA and FA provision, both in cash and real terms.Table 1: Cash Terms Financial Year2019-202020-212021-222022-232023-242024-252025-26SDS spend on MA and FA delivery (£m)969590859299*102*Annual change--1%-5%-6%8%8%3%Source: Figures provided to the Scottish Government by Skills Development Scotland and HMT Deflators (as of December 2024), rounded to the nearest £, million*Projected spend Table 2: Real Terms (2025-26 prices) Financial Year2019-202020-212021-222022-232023-242024-252025-26SDS spend on MA and FA delivery (£m)1201121079596101*102*Annual change in real terms--6%-5%-12%2%5%1%Source: Figures provided to the Scottish Government by Skills Development Scotland and HMT Deflators (as of December 2024), rounded to the nearest £, million*Projected spend Contribution rates have remained largely the same over this period of time and this should be taken into account when considering assumptions for real terms costs.The Scottish Funding Council also support both Modern and Foundation Apprenticeships, and will provide 2,500 Foundation Apprenticeship opportunities this year. S6W...
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Date answered:
19 March 2025
S6W-35453
The Scottish Government allows local authorities the financial freedom to operate independently, and local authorities are best placed to identify and respond to local needs and priorities. S6W-35453
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Date answered:
13 March 2025
S6W-35311
The Group will consider the remaining 19 recommendations of the report, including those relating to youth work. S6W-35311
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Date answered:
12 March 2025
S6W-35339
While the Scottish Government agrees that phasing out the incineration of plastic waste is key to decarbonisation, our approach must be balanced, as banning it outright could lead to an increase in inappropriate disposal.Our Route Map commitments will help to deliver increased reuse and recycling in accordance with our Circular Economy goals and help drive the reduction in fossil-based plastics going to incineration. S6W...
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Date answered:
11 March 2025
S6W-35281
This supports delivery of the Sexual Health and Blood Borne Virus Action Plan 2023-26, including a range of projects focused on HIV transmission elimination (details of which were published with the Plan).Other specific projects the Scottish Government has funded include the national HIV anti-stigma campaign (£250,000 in 2022-23), the development of an ePrEP clinic (£400,000 in 2022-23), emergency department opt-out testing pilots (£145,000 in 2023-24), online postal self-sampling for sexually transmitted infections and HIV (£119,000 in 2023-24 and £300,000 in 2024-25), the Terrence Higgins Trust HIV self-test service (around £120,000 per year) and a workforce education project led by Waverley Care to reduce stigma in health and social care settings (£95,000 in 2024-25). S6W...
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Date answered:
4 March 2025
S6W-34973
We are engaging with Glasgow City Council to consider more options to increase litter removal from the River Clyde which we know is a major source of litter at Loch Long. S6W-34973
