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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 ��˿�� to get factual and statistical information.

Written questions must be answered within 10 working days (20 working days during recess)
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Question reference: S6W-29839

Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 12 September 2024
Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 27 September 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how much has been spent on preparations for the National Care Service in each of the last 24 months, and how much it estimates the cost of operating the National Care Service will be in each of the next 12 months.

	Costs Incurred
	M1	M2	M3	M4	M5	M6	M7	M8	M9	M10	M11	M12	M13 Adj
2022-23						£805,364	£689,179	£1,157,770	£907,007	£1,049,521	£1,473,735	£3,488,250	£301,100
2023-24	£935,454	£504,272	£778,303	£985,823	£887,496	£698,055	£1,440,000	£773,891	£661,354	£1,212,611	£576,330	£1,126,617	£163,990
2024-25	£544,963	£550,518	£556,454	£1,296,254	£609,328

	Forecast Costs
	M1	M2	M3	M4	M5	M6	M7	M8	M9	M10	M11	M12	M13 Adj
2024-25						£1,609,139	£619,247	£718,098	£1,671,344	£665,291	£665,291	£1,894,034	£0

The tables above set out the costs incurred over the past 24 months and the forecast costs for the remainder of 2024-25. We are currently finalising the budget allocations for 2025-26 after which we will revise the forecast position.

The 'M13 adj' column relates to year end adjustments for items such as accruals.

Question reference: S6W-29838

Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 12 September 2024
Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 27 September 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how much has been spent on work on the National Care Service to date.

Question reference: S6O-03809

Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 September 2024
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 3 October 2024

To ask the Scottish Government when it last met with senior representatives from the Scottish hospitality industry.

Question reference: S6W-29903

Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 16 September 2024
Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 24 September 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the budget provision to provide 100% rates relief for hospitality businesses on islands and specific remote locations; what consultation has taken place regarding the impact of applying this relief at that level, and what plans it has to maintain it.

The Scottish Fiscal Commission’s forecasts from December 2023 estimate the cost of Hospitality Relief for Islands and Specified Remote areas to be £4 million in 2024-25. An , published alongside the Non-Domestic Rates (Islands and Remote Areas Hospitality Relief) (Scotland) Regulations 2024 which deliver this relief, considers the impact of this relief.

Scottish Ministers have, and continue to have, regular engagement with representatives of the hospitality sector on non-domestic rates matters, including relief, through quarterly roundtables as well as the New Deal for Business Non-Domestic Rates sub-group which includes a task team considering the impact of non-domestic rates reliefs.

Decisions on non-domestic rates and reliefs for 2025-26 will be considered in the context of the Scottish Budget.

Question reference: S6W-29494

Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 September 2024
Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 18 September 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what estimate it has made of how many full-time equivalent nurses there will be in 2025-26.

Scottish Government do not hold an estimate of the number of full-time equivalent nurses there will be in 2025-26.

Student number targets are set after extensive engagement with key stakeholders to provide stability across partners including higher education institutes.

Nursing Students graduate after 3 years, some take 4 or even 5 years, and as with all educational courses there is some attrition which makes it difficult to forecast the exact numbers of graduates.

Question reference: S6W-29497

Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 September 2024
Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 18 September 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what estimate it has made of how many full-time equivalent teachers there will be in 2025-26.

Question reference: S6W-29503

Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 September 2024
Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 18 September 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how many full-time equivalent teachers there were in 2023-24.

Question reference: S6W-29493

Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 September 2024
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 17 September 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what estimate it has made of how many full-time equivalent prison officers there will be in 2025-26.

Question reference: S6W-29499

Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 September 2024
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 17 September 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how many full-time equivalent prison officers there were in 2023-24.

Question reference: S6W-29498

Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 September 2024
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 17 September 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how many full-time equivalent police officers there were in 2023-24.

The Scottish Government publish full-time police officer numbers on a quarterly basis. The statistics published provide a snapshot of police strength at the end of each quarter.

The following table shows the number of full-time equivalent police officers at the end of each quarter during 2023-24.

Q2 2023	Q3 2023	Q4 2023	Q1 2024
16,600	16,613	16,363	16,356

Source: Police officer quarterly strength statistics