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Parliamentary questions can be asked by any MSP to the Scottish Government or the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. The questions provide a means for MSPs to get factual and statistical information.

Written questions must be answered within 10 working days (20 working days during recess)
Other questions such as Topical, Portfolio, General and First Minister's Question Times are taken in the Chamber

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Question reference: S6W-10873

Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 08 September 2022
Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 27 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how many stroke survivors have received a full package of stroke rehabilitation in the last year.

Question reference: S6W-10871

Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 08 September 2022
Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 27 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether the benchmark descriptors used for the Scottish Stroke Care Audit have remained consistent in all reports published since 2019.

The Scottish Government would expect the Scottish Stroke Care Audit (SSCA) to aim to raise the Scottish Stroke Care Standards to drive improvements when a standard is being met or exceeded by most services. In line with this, the SSCA standard for CT brain scanning was raised in 2020. Changes in standards are highlighted in the annual Scottish Stroke Improvement Programme (SSIP) reports.

Further information on the Scottish Stroke Care Audit can be found at: https://www.strokeaudit.scot.nhs.uk/index.html

Question reference: S6W-10576

Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 25 August 2022
Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 21 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it holds data on stroke recovery broken down by (a) NHS board and (b) hospital.

Question reference: S6W-10565

Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 25 August 2022
Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 21 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how much funding in total has been distributed through the Apprenticeship Employer Grant to employers to offer a Modern Apprenticeship or Graduate Apprenticeship.

Question reference: S6F-01364

Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 September 2022
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 September 2022

To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government's response is to the One Parent Families Scotland report, Living Without a Lifeline – Single Parenting and the Cost of Living.

Question reference: S6W-10562

Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 25 August 2022
Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 20 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how many graduate apprentices there were in each year from 2017 to 2021.

Since the introduction of Graduate Apprenticeships (GAs) in Scotland we have seen a positive increase since the first two years of the scheme in the number of individuals taking up the opportunity to study for degree-level courses while in employment.

The following table shows the number of GA starts from 2017.

Year	Starts
2017-18	277
2018-19	921
2019-20	1,160
2020-21	1,158

GA figures for 2021-22 will be published as part of the Skills Development Scotland GA report for 2021-22 which is expected later in the year.

The Scottish Government will continue to work collaboratively with Skills Development Scotland and the Scottish Funding Council to prioritise a recovery that creates new jobs, good jobs and green jobs, supporting the long-term future of work-based learning and the economy.

Question reference: S6W-10720

Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 August 2022
Current Status: Answered by Christina McKelvie on 20 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government by what date it expects to have published its new Disability Equality Plan.

Question reference: S6W-10721

Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 August 2022
Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 20 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how many Changing Places toilets it has installed since 1 September 2021.

The Scottish Government has committed to investing £10 million in Changing Places Toilets (CPTs) over this parliamentary term. This investment will increase the number of these facilities across Scotland and support mobile CPTs, to allow disabled people easier access to public spaces, events and venues around the country.

The funding will be delivered in phases over the course of the parliamentary term. Plans for the CPT fund are currently being developed and further information will be available in due course.

Question reference: S6W-10561

Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 25 August 2022
Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 20 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how many modern apprentices there were in each year from 2017 to 2021.

Apprenticeships are a key way for all employers to invest in their workforce, providing the skills the economy needs both now and in the future. Official Modern Apprenticeship (MA) statistics are published by Skills Development Scotland (SDS) quarterly, including the number of starts, and are cumulative throughout the year.

The following table shows the number of MA starts from 2017 to 2021

Year	Starts
2016-17	26,262
2017-18	27,145
2018-19	27,270
2019-20	27,875
2020-21	18,655
2021-22	25,401

Question reference: S6W-10563

Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 25 August 2022
Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 20 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how many modern apprenticeships were taken up by disabled people in each year from 2017 to 2021.

Skills Development Scotland (SDS) has operational responsibility for our Modern Apprenticeship (MA) programme. Official MA statistics are published quarterly by SDS, including the number of starts, with a full year report available at the end of each financial year.

All MA starts are asked to complete an equality monitoring form. In terms of measuring and reporting on disabilities, SDS asks for participants’ self-reported information on impairment, health condition or learning difficulty. The number and proportion of MA starts self-identifying this from 2017-18 to 2021-22 is detailed in the following table:

2017-18	2018-19	2019-20	2020-21	2021-22
2,954 (11.3%)	3,771 (14.1%)	4,220 (15.4%)	2,386 (13.0%)	3,334 (13.3%)