- Asked by: Pam Gosal, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 16 May 2024
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Current Status:
Answered by Angela Constance on 31 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how much it has allocated to local authorities to administer the Caledonian System in each financial year since it was launched.
Answer
Caledonian Service funding to local authorities is paid through the Section 27 funding for Justice Services (the Men’s Programme) with additional monies for the Women and Children’s Service paid out under separate funding powers.
The following table shows Section 27 funding in previous years:
Year | Men’s Programme (Section 27 Funding) |
2010-2011 | £1,156,674.00 |
2011-2012 | £1,288,359.00 |
2012-2013 | £1,288,359.00 |
2013-2014 | £1,288,359.00 |
2014-2015 | £1,288,359.00 |
2015-2016 | £1,288,359.00 |
2016-2017 | £1,288,359.00 |
2017-2018 | £1,288,359.00 |
2018-2019 | £1,899,074.00 |
2019-2020 | £2,557,546.00 |
2020-2021 | £2,557,547.00 |
2021-2022 | £2,557,547.00 |
2022-2023 | £2,557,547.00 |
2023-2024 | £2,557,547.00 |
2024-2025 | £2,557,547.00 |
Funding is also provided to Community Justice Scotland in support of the Caledonian Central Team for training delivered to Caledonian workers to ensure the programme is delivered to accredited standards.
Funding for the women and children’s work is additional to the S27 support, and is paid out under separate grant powers (and is paid to local authorities and third sector providers). The total spend for the Caledonian System for 2023-24, (men, woman and children) was £4,467,666.
- Asked by: Pam Gosal, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 16 May 2024
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Current Status:
Answered by Angela Constance on 31 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has any plans to create a violence against women unit.
Answer
The Scottish Government absolutely recognises the serious damage which violence against woman and girls causes to individuals and society, as evidenced through the aims of our Equally Safe Strategy and its delivery mechanisms.
As I have outlined in my recent letter to Ms Gosal, I would welcome the opportunity to meet with you to discuss this area alongside your policy paper which outlines this particular ask in the context of Police Scotland.
- Asked by: Pam Gosal, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 16 May 2024
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Current Status:
Answered by Angela Constance on 31 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to improve access to domestic abuse services for underrepresented groups.
Answer
As outlined in my response to S6W-27647 on 31 May 2024, and in my recent letter to Ms Gosal, I would welcome the opportunity to meet with you to discuss further alongside your policy paper which outlines this particular ask. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/written-questions-and-answers .
- Asked by: Pam Gosal, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 16 May 2024
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Current Status:
Answered by Angela Constance on 31 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has any plans to classify violence against women as a "national threat".
Answer
As outlined in my response to S6W-27647 on 31 May 2024, and in my recent letter to Ms Gosal, I would welcome the opportunity to meet with you to discuss further alongside your policy paper which outlines this particular ask. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/written-questions-and-answers .
- Asked by: Pam Gosal, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 16 May 2024
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Current Status:
Answered by Angela Constance on 31 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has any plans to deliver a dedicated women’s officer for every local authority.
Answer
As outlined in my response to S6W-27647 on 31 May 2024, and in my recent letter to Ms Gosal, I would welcome the opportunity to meet with you to discuss further alongside your policy paper which outlines this particular ask. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/written-questions-and-answers .
- Asked by: Pam Gosal, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 May 2024
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 6 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to prevent children and young people from overdosing on over-the-counter medication.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on 6 June 2024
- Asked by: Pam Gosal, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 20 May 2024
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Current Status:
Answered by Christina McKelvie on 28 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how many overdoses from painkillers in those under the age of 18 were recorded in the financial year 2023-24, and, of these, how many instances resulted in death.
Answer
Drug-related hospital stats are published by Public Health Scotland and can be found at. Drug-related hospital statistics - Scotland 2022 to 2023 - Drug-related hospital statistics - Publications - Public Health Scotland Breakdowns are available by ‘drug type’, but are not specific to different painkillers, and are not cross tabulated with age.
National Records of Scotland also publish an annual official statistics report on Drug-related Deaths in Scotland. The most recent publication was released on 22 August 2023 and can be found at Drug-related Deaths in Scotland in 2022 | National Records of Scotland (nrscotland.gov.uk) . Within Table SUB2 ( Additional Data | National Records of Scotland (nrscotland.gov.uk) of the additional data tables published alongside the main report there is a breakdown of drug poisoning deaths by year and by substance, including specifically those drugs which were implicated or potentially contributed to the cause of death. National Records of Scotland does not publish an age breakdown of this data.
- Asked by: Pam Gosal, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 10 May 2024
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Current Status:
Answered by Paul McLennan on 28 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how many homes have been built through the Islands Housing Fund in each year since 2016-17.
Answer
The number of homes completed through the Rural and Islands Housing Fund in each year since 2016-17, broken down by rural (mainland) and islands is provided in the following table. There are over 80 housing units currently on-site which are expected to complete in 2024-25 through the fund. The Rural and Island Housing Fund plays an important role in offering support to community organisations and others to deliver affordable homes, while complementing the delivery through our mainstream programme by Councils and Registered Social Landlords. Between 2016-17 and 2022-23 the Scottish Government has supported the delivery of more than 10,000 affordable homes in rural and island areas.
Rural (mainland) and Island Homes | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24* | Total Homes |
Rural | 2 | 21 | 1 | 35 | 16 | 41 | 36 | 6 | 158 |
Island | - | 4 | - | 5 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 48 |
Total Homes | 2 | 25 | 1 | 40 | 20 | 53 | 44 | 21 | 206 |
*This includes provisional programme management information for 2023-24 and could be subject to change |
- Asked by: Pam Gosal, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 10 May 2024
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Current Status:
Answered by Paul McLennan on 28 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent on the Rural Housing Fund in each year since its introduction.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-27394 on 28 May 2024. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/written-questions-and-answers
- Asked by: Pam Gosal, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 10 May 2024
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Current Status:
Answered by Paul McLennan on 28 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent on the Islands Housing Fund in each year since its introduction.
Answer
A breakdown of spend from the main Rural and Islands Housing Fund in each year since the funds were launched in 2016-17, broken down by rural (mainland) and Islands is provided in the following table. The Rural and Island Housing Fund plays an important role in offering support to community organisations and other eligible applicants while complementing the significant delivery through our mainstream programme by Councils and Registered Social Landlords in rural and island areas.
Rural (mainland) and Island Spend | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24* | Total Spend |
Rural | 0.074 | 0.961 | 1.451 | 2.142 | 3.062 | 2.392 | 1.458 | 2.412 | 13.952 |
Island | 0.027 | 0.100 | 0.200 | 0.681 | 1.855 | 2.401 | 2.625 | 4.268 | 12.157 |
Total Spend | 0.101 | 1.061 | 1.651 | 2.823 | 4.917 | 4.793 | 4.083 | 6.680 | 26.109 |
*This includes provisional programme management information for 2023-24 and could be subject to change |
