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Public Health Scotland Publish information on the number of GPs and patients by Health Board and this is available at:

General Practice - GP Workforce and practice list sizes 2012 - 2022 - General Practice - GP workforce and practice list sizes - Publications - Public Health Scotland

Table 2 sets out the number of GPs in each board area and Table 4 shows the registered number of patients in each health board, over the past 10 years.

The Business Investment Framework was updated in March 2022 to take account of developing best practice and recommendations from Audit Scotland. In the spirit of continuous improvement, Scottish Government Officials continue to review the Business Investment Framework to ensure it remains fit for purpose and offers up to date guidance to applicable users. This of course involves ongoing engagement with Audit Scotland to strengthen processes and procedures in line with their recommendations. The next planned update to the Business Investment Framework is Q1 of FY 23-24.

The annual Scottish Budget document sets out the detail of the health, including Scottish Government funding for NHS boards. Budget documents are available from the Scottish Government’s website: Scottish Budget - gov.scot (www.gov.scot) .

The Scottish Government continues to prioritise investment in frontline NHS services, with funding increasing by over £1.4 billion since 2021-22 – well ahead of our trajectory to increase funding by 20% over the life of the Parliament.

The last Disability Summit was held in December 2020 to evaluate the impact of A Fairer Scotland for Disabled People: Delivery Plan 2016-2021. Over 100 people attended online and the voices of disabled people with lived and living experience were heard.

The Scottish Government’s current priority is co-designing the Disability Equality strategy with Disabled People’s Organisations. This work has involved analysing research and reports which incorporate the lived and living experience of disabled people in Scotland and agreeing on the priorities for the strategy.

We will engage with disabled people, third sector organisations and delivery partners when the strategy is drafted to gather views and feedback. We expect this to take the form of a fully accessible consultation and engagement activities.

Delivery of medium-term improvements along with a permanent and resilient solution to the landslip risks at the A83 Rest and Be Thankful is a priority and we continue to seek ways to achieve these as quickly as possible, noting that all of the options require complex civil engineering. Budget has been allocated for the 2023-24 financial year, through the annual Scottish Budget exercise, and this will fund commencing the delivery of the medium-term improvements, which are expected to start later this year in a phased manner, along with taking forward preparatory work on the long-term solution.

The R100 contracts, which are delivering full fibre, gigabit capable connections across the length and breadth of Scotland, are currently expected to conclude during 2027-28.

For those properties beyond the reach of the R100 contract build or commercial coverage plans, the R100 Scottish Broadband Voucher Scheme – offering vouchers worth up to £5,000 – remains available to help secure a superfast broadband connection.

The Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) is an arm’s-length body sponsored by the UK Government’s Department for Work and Pensions. Whilst officials within the Scottish Government liaise with MaPS colleagues in Scotland on a range of policy and operational issues, Scottish Ministers have made no assessment of the effectiveness of work undertaken by MaPS in Scotland.

A Short Life Working Group made up of stakeholders including Police Scotland, COPFS, Royal Mail, the Communication Workers Union, Scottish Community Safety Network and the Scottish SPCA was established last year to assist with taking forward the Scottish Government’s commitment to review the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 (“the 1991 Act”).

The Scottish Government led working group has undertaken its review of the 1991 Act. The Scottish Government is now considering the wide range of views offered to determine what may be appropriate as next steps.

Yes.

Covid-19 support for contractors through the Affordable Housing Supply Programme was a discretionary award dependent on the circumstances of the of individual organisations, developments and contractual arrangements.

Cunninghame Housing Association submitted 2 applications for assessment in March 2021 and both were assessed in line with published guidance. One claim was successful and the housing association was informed of the outcome in September 2021. A revised offer of grant was issued and all additional funding has been claimed.