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To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the suggestion in the Audit Scotland report, Alcohol and Drugs Services, that 93% of alcohol and drugs partnerships (ADPs) have drug death review groups, while 7% carried out alcohol death audits in 2022-23. Tackling alcohol related harm remains a priority for Scottish Government, and we are treating o...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
13 November 2024
Indications for this financial year show that expenditure levels are predicted to rise to around £171 million which will be the highest ever recorded.Fees were uprated in 2019 by 3% and in 2021 by 5% and a further 5% came into effect in April 2022. Fees were increased most recently in April 2023 implementing an £11 million package of legal aid r...
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Date answered:
11 November 2024
This important work will help to inform the considerations of the SEAG as work progresses towards a business case which will highlight the challenges and opportunities for a Scottish Programme.Lung cancer remains a national priority, with Scotland's first optimal cancer diagnostic pathway for lung published 12 December 2022. This pathway sets optimal timefr...
In terms of funding to support local authorities, spending on additional support for learning by authorities reached a record high of £926m in 2022-23 an increase of £386m in the last 10 years.
In 2021 the first Head of Counter Fraud Profession was appointed with the Counter Fraud Service established in 2022. This coincided with Covid pandemic and demonstrated the value of this new service in providing support and advice on fraud prevention to colleagues delivering grants to support the economy in Scotland.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
25 April 2024
Professor Marmot’s evidence-based approach to tackle health inequalities underpins the work of our Care and Wellbeing Portfolio and so each engagement has offered important insights into Professor Marmot’s work, helping to inform future policy development. On 28 June 2022 Government officials met with Professor Marmot to discuss Scottish Government’s Place...
The second Strategic Transport Projects Review (STPR2), published in December 2022, recommended a series of active travel interventions to encourage and sustain a rise in active travel across Scotland.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
22 January 2024
Total attainment for SQA Skills for Work, SQA Awards, National Certificates and National Progression Awards in 2023 was 72,120 passes, up 12.3% from 64,240 in 2022, the highest number on record. S6W-24315
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
21 September 2023
Given previous concerns about toxicology analysis times, the service covering most of Scotland transferred to the Scottish Police Authority on 1 December 2022 following substantial investment by the Scottish Government.