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SPICe briefings
Date published:
22 September 2025
Men's mental health in Scotland - Gendered reporting of loneliness
Some studies suggest that male respondents may be less likely to disclose feelings of loneliness when asked directly, as is common in survey-based methods2Ratcliffe, J., Galdas, P., & Kanaan, M. (2020). Men and loneliness in the ‘west’: A critical interpretive synthesis.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
8 June 2022
Intergovernmental relations - Representation of England
The underlying issue is that England as a whole lacks a formal representative in intergovernmental forums.1McEwen, N., Kenny, M., Sheldon, J., & Brown Swan, C. (2020, June 14).
SPICe briefings
Date published:
7 March 2018
UK trade policy and Brexit - Most Favoured Nation clauses
Gasiorek and Holmes conclude that in the context of an EU-UK trade deal:1Gasiorek, M., & Holmes, P. (2017, December).
Last updated:
10 March 2022
Submission_Petition1872_R_Trythall
Vessel Replacement Programme Timeframe Proposal Estimated Estimated Timing Funding Short-term Current £63 m •Purchase 2 Hybrid Vessels •Secure new Stornoway-Ullapool vessel Medium-term To 2016 £45 m •Replace MV Isle of Cumbrae •Replace MV Hebridean Isles Long-term To 2019 £90 m •Replace MV Isle of Arran •Replace MV Loch Linnhe •Replace MV Loch Riddon •Replace Isle of Mull To 2025 £97 m •Replace MV Lord of the Isles •Replace MV Loch Fyne •Replace MV Loch Dunvegan •Replace MV Caledonian Isles •Replace Loch Tarbert •Replace MV Loch Buie Currently not a single ferry in the 2013 Ferry plan has been replaced.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
9 December 2020
Domestic Abuse (Protection) (Scotland) Bill - Grounds 2, 7 and 8 - ending a tenancy based on the conduct of a tenant
The meaning of the term has not been tested in court.1Robson, P., & Combe, M. (2019). Residential Tenancies: Private and Social Renting in Scotland, para 10.66.
Last updated:
11 June 2024
Supplementary Delegated Powers Social Security Scotland Bill
I e ommission in future, should there be a wish that the Commission have C a r h ole or remit in relation to something not currently foreseen. Althoug M c inisters and the Parliament may make requests for reports on specifi m on atters, it may be desirable to give the Commission additional functions a s more permanen...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
25 March 2025
S6W-35572
In the same year SAAS became responsible for funding tuition fees for new GA enrolments.In this time period, Skills Development Scotland (SDS) also provided funding for FAs and GAs that resulted in enrolments in addition to those below.Table 1: Split of GA Funding Across SFC and SAAS from 2019-20 to 2023-24Academic YearSFC funding (£m)SAAS funding (£m)2019-20--2020-21--2021-22722022-231532023-2423*5*Note: SFC funding for 2023-24 should be treated as notionalNote: Figures are those provided to the Scottish Government by SAAS and SFC and are rounded to the nearest £, million (cash terms)Table 2: Split of FA Funding Across SFC and SAAS from 2019-20 to 2023-24Academic YearSFC funding (£m)SAAS funding (£m)2019-20--2020-21--2021-229-2022-239-2023-2410-*Note: SFC funding for 2023/24 should be treated as notionalNote: Figures are those provided to the Scottish Government by SAAS and SFC and are rounded to the nearest £, million (cash terms)Enrolments resulting from fundingTable 3 and 4 below show the enrolments for FAs and GAs that this funding has delivered.Table 3: Number of Graduate Apprenticeship (GA) enrolments by academic year funded by SFC/SAASAcademic YearGA Enrolments2019-20-2020-21-2021-221,1652022-231,1402023-24*Source: HESA Student data, SFC Secondary AnalysisNote: GA Enrolments: The number of new apprentices registered on a GA framework at the beginning of each academic year, regardless of entry point.Note: These figures will not align with the data published in the SDS Modern Apprenticeship Statistics as SDS stats represent a snapshot of enrolments mid-way through the academic year*Note: As part of official statistic regulations the Scottish Funding Council are unable to share data prior to publicationTable 4: No. of pupils enrolled on a Foundation Apprenticeship (FA) by academic year funded by SFC/SAASAcademic YearFA Enrolments2019-20-2020-21-2021-222,9252022-232,4852023-24*Source: SFC's Further Education Statistics (FES) return.Note: FA Enrolments: The number of new apprentices registered on a FA or pilot FA framework at the beginning of each academic year, rounded to the nearest five*Note: As part of official statistic regulations the Scottish Funding Council are unable to share data prior to publication S6W-35572
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
18 August 2022
S6W-09911
The following table shows the monies allocated by year to the fund and the actual spend: Financial Year Budget Allocated £m Actual Spend £m 2020-21 5.000 4.796 2021-22 6.000 4.793 2022-23 6.250 *0.706 Total 17.250 10.295 *Actual spend in first quarter (to end June 2022) In terms of funding commitme...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
10 March 2022
S6W-06770
The following table shows the Scottish Government funding provided to the Falkirk Council area in each year from 2000-01 to 2020-21, and specifically within that, the funding provided directly to Falkirk Council to deliver council homes: Financial Year Total Spend Falkirk Council Area Falkirk Council Spend on Council Homes (£m) (£m) 2000-01 2.992 0.000 2001-02 2.532 0.000 2002-03 2.142 0.000 2003-04 0.919 0.000 2004-05 0.879 0.000 2005-06 1.894 0.000 2006-07 4.350 0.000 2007-08 4.063 0.000 2008-09 4.966 0.000 2009-10 9.139 0.000 2010-11 5.865 0.000 2011-12 3.511 2.400 2012-13 4.900 1.992 2013-14 6.729 3.821 2014-15 4.835 2.116 2015-16 4.142 2.315 2016-17 5.917 4.077 2017-18 6.321 4.125 2018-19 6.872 4.524 2019-20 9.531 5.484 2020-21 11.142 4.033 Total 101.241 34.887 With regard to future funding, the Scottish Government has allocated Resource Planning Assumptions for the full five-year period 2021-22 to 2025-26, and the following table sets out the funding allocated to the Falkirk Council area: Financial Year Resource Planning Assumption (£m) 2021-22 14.601 2022-23 12.586 2023-24 12.550 2024-25 12.594 2025-26 12.802 Total 65.133 S6W-06770
Last updated:
18 August 2026
Bluetongue virus 13 August 2026
Sco ttish Min iste r s , sp e cial adv is e r s a nd th e Pe r m a n e n t Se cr e ta ry a r e co v e r e d by th e te r m s of th e Lobby in g (Sco tla nd) Act 2 0 1 6 .
