- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 18 September 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 2 October 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of all school pupils have been provided with a digital device, in line with its commitment to do so, as of the end of the 2022-23 academic year.
Answer
The Scottish Government is committed to ensuring that every school aged child has access to a device by the end of this Parliamentary term and we continue to work with COSLA and local authority partners to develop delivery plans. Information provided by local authorities in early 2022, indicated that by that point almost 280,000 devices had been distributed. We will work with local authorities to provide further updates on the rollout in due course.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 18 September 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Jenni Minto on 2 October 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what strategies are being implemented to support palliative care delivery in rural and remote areas.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-20498 on 28 August 2023. 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: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Submitting member has a registered interest.
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Date lodged: Monday, 18 September 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Paul McLennan on 2 October 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-20844 by Paul McLennan on 13 September 2023, what the (a) purchase price and (b) grant offered was for each property in the applications received and approved (i) prior to and (ii) since the announcement on 19 July 2023, and whether it will also provide a breakdown of these figures by applications from (A) registered social landlords and (B) local authorities.
Answer
The following tables shows applications and homes formally approved prior to, and since 19 July, including grant offered split by registered social landlord and local authority in 2023-24. It should also be noted that discussions have taken place to support additional acquisitions with other providers but formal applications have either not yet been received or are in the process of being approved.
We have not been able to provide purchase price information at this stage as, although approved, many of the properties have not yet been purchased:
Date Range 1 April 2023 to 18 July 2023 | | | | | |
Registered Social Landlord (RSL) | No. of Applications Received | No. of Homes Applied for | No. of Homes Approved | SG Grant Approved (£) | Average Grant Per home (£) |
Abertay HA | 2 | 2 | 2 | 80,000.00 | 40,000.00 |
Angus HA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20,800.00 | 20,800.00 |
Argyll Community HA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23,200.00 | 23,200.00 |
Cloch HA | 1 | 6 | 6 | 300,000.00 | 50,000.00 |
Shettleston HA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 117,760.55 | 117,760.55 |
Hillcrest Homes (Scotland) Ltd | 1 | 4 | 4 | 260,988.00 | 65,247.00 |
Ochil View HA | 1 | 8 | 8 | 320,000.00 | 40,000.00 |
Paragon HA | 1 | 5 | 5 | 225,000.00 | 45,000.00 |
West of Scotland HA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 95,888.00 | 95,888.00 |
RSL Total | 10 | 29 | 29 | 1,443,636.55 | 49,780.56 |
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Local Authority | No. of Applications Received | No. of Homes Applied For | No. of Homes Approved | SG Grant Approved (£) | Average Grant per Home (£) |
Fife | 1 | 25 | 25 | 1,250,000.00 | 50,000.00 |
Highland | 4 | 4 | 4 | 194,150.00 | 48,537.50 |
North Lanarkshire | 1 | 50 | 50 | 1,215,000.00 | 24,300.00 |
Stirling | 1 | 30 | 30 | 1,740,000.00 | 58,000.00 |
LA Total | 7 | 109 | 109 | 4,399,150.00 | 40,359.17 |
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Total 1 April 2023 to 18 July 2023 | 17 | 138 | 138 | 5,842,786.60 | 42,339.03 |
19 July to 18 September 2023 | | | | | |
RSL | No. of Applications Received | No. of Homes Applied For | No. of Homes Approved | SG Grant Approved (£) | Average Grant per Home (£) |
Abertay HA | 3 | 3 | 3 | 120,000.00 | 40,000.00 |
Barrhead HA | 1 | 10 | 10 | 500,00.00 | 50,000.00 |
Blochairn HA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 65,743.60 | 65,743.60 |
Knowes HA | 1 | 4 | 4 | 200,000.00 | 50,000.00 |
Ore Valley HA | 1 | 2 | 2 | 100,000.00 | 50,000.00 |
River Clyde Homes | 1 | 20 | 20 | 350,000 | 17,500.00 |
Shettleston HA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 66,610.00 | 66,610.00 |
The Highland Housing Alliance | 1 | 4 | 4 | 351,751.00 | 87,937.75 |
Total RSL | 10 | 45 | 45 | 1,754,104.60 | 38,980.10 |
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Local Authority | No. of Applications Received | No. of Homes Applied For | No. of Homes Approved | SG Grant Approved (£) | Average Grant per Home (£) |
Fife | 1 | 25 | 25 | 1,250,000.00 | 50,000.00 |
Highland | 22 | 23 | 23 | 1,305,550.00 | 56,763.04 |
Shetland | 1 | 1 | 1 | 83,000.00 | 83,000.00 |
Total LA | 24 | 49 | 49 | 2,638,550.00 | 53,847.96 |
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Total 19 July 2023 to 18 September 2023 | 34 | 94 | 94 | 4,392,654.60 | 46,730.37 |
- Asked by: Tess White, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 18 September 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Jenni Minto on 2 October 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on progress in relation to the medium-term action in the Women's Health Plan to establish a Women's Health Lead in every NHS board, including the number of Women's Health Leads that are currently in place and where, and whether the "funding and resource restraints" that were identified in relation to these positions in the minutes of the Women's Health Plan Implementation Programme Board's meeting on 2 November 2022 have been resolved.
Answer
The recent Women’s Health Plan: Interim Progress Update 2023 produced for the Women’s Health Plan Implementation Programme Board and the quarterly blog by the Women’s Health Champion sets out progress made since the Report on Progress , which was published in January 2023.
There is now a Women’s Health Lead in nearly every NHS Board. It is for NHS Boards to determine the local role of their Women’s Health Leads according to local need and priority and with reference to the aims set out in the Women’s Health Plan .
The Women’s Health Plan Implementation Programme Board will next meet on 15 November 2023, at which the minutes from the previous meeting will be agreed and subsequently published online.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 18 September 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Jenni Minto on 2 October 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to alleviate any increasing pressures on hospices across Scotland.
Answer
The Scottish Government is aware of the pressure that hospices are under. I am meeting with hospices and hospice leaders to better understand the challenges they face and my officials are exploring how the Scottish Government can support Health and Social Care Partnerships with local planning and commissioning of independent hospice care in their areas. I am hosting a roundtable that will bring all relevant parties and representatives together to consider the challenges and potential solutions in the round.
The Scottish Government will continue to press the UK Government to support organisations struggling with energy bills, and will specifically raise the issue of additional measures to protect hospices.
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 18 September 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 2 October 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many transition plans for young disabled people have been issued in each of the 10 local authorities that are involved in the Principles into Practice pilots, in each of the last 10 years.
Answer
The Scottish Government does not hold information on the number of transition plans that local authorities have in place for children and young people as this is a matter for individual authorities.
Under the Additional Support for Learning Act 2004, when a young person is expected to leave school the education authority has a duty to request and share information within specific timeframes to help support their transition. Local authorities are responsible for meeting their duties under the legislation and there are a range of planning mechanisms used by local authorities to meet children and young people’s needs.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 18 September 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Jenni Minto on 2 October 2023
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason its proposed new national strategy for palliative and end of life care was not referenced in its 2023-24 Programme for Government.
Answer
The Programme for Government commitment 2021 – 2022 to developing a new Palliative and End of Life Care Strategy is ongoing. We have established the leadership, partnerships and structures to develop and deliver a new strategy, and we have undertaken extensive evidence gathering to establish a robust evidence base, including current and projected data on palliative care needs, surveys of services and support across governance and delivery partners, and understanding user experience and priorities.
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Submitting member has a registered interest.
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Date lodged: Monday, 18 September 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Paul McLennan on 2 October 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-20844 by Paul McLennan on 13 September 2023, how many of the applications that were received and approved (a) prior to and (b) since the announcement on 19 July 2023 were for (i) one-bed, (ii) two-bed, (iii) three-bed, (iv) four-bed and (v) five-bed or more homes.
Answer
The Scottish Government does not hold that information.
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 25 September 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Neil Gray on 2 October 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many public sector grants have been awarded since 1 July 2023 without requiring recipients to provide appropriate channels for effective worker voice, broken down by the value of each grant.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-21629 on 2 October 2023. 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: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 25 September 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Neil Gray on 2 October 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many public sector grants have been awarded since 1 July 2023 without requiring recipients to pay the real Living Wage, broken down by the value of each grant.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-21629 on 2 October 2023. 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
