Questions and answers

Question reference: S6W-11178

Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 23 September 2022
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 4 October 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown by project of what impact the current rate of inflation will have on Public Private Partnership/Private Finance Initiative payments from April 2023.

The latest information held by the Scottish Government on these type of payments relates to 31 March 2021. The impact of the current inflation rate will be reflected within our next annual data update exercises which are planned to be undertaken later in the year.

The latest payment information relating to Non-Profit Distributing (NPD) contracts is available from the Scottish Government website by way of the following link under ‘NPD/hub programme’ and ‘NPD projects pre-November 2010’. The majority of the NPD/hub programme payments, including those relating to original construction costs and financing costs, are not indexed linked, making them less sensitive to increased inflation rates.

In some of the earlier PFI contracts, especially within the health sector, up to 100% of the annual payment was indexed linked meaning that payments therefore can increase with inflation each year. The latest payment information collated by the Scottish Government relating to PFI contracts as at 31 March 2021 has not yet been published by HM Treasury. The associated information relating to this from 2023-24 onwards is however included within the following tables.

Estimated PFI Unitary Charge Payments 2023-24 to 2027-28

Project	2023-24 (£m)	2024-25 (£m)	2025-26 (£m)	2026-27 (£m)	2027-28 (£m)
Aberdeenshire Schools PPP1	4.97	5.09	5.20	4.86	0
Aberdeenshire Schools PPP2	9.36	9.60	9.84	10.08	10.33
Angus A92	8.37	8.57	8.79	9.01	9.23
Angus Schools	6.74	6.84	6.95	7.05	7.16
Argyll & Bute Waste Management	6.73	6.90	7.07	2.74	0
Edinburgh Schools PPP2	25.31	25.73	26.16	26.59	27.04
Edinburgh Schools PPP1	19.19	19.40	19.62	19.84	20.06
Glasgow Schools	62.91	64.16	65.45	66.75	68.09
Clackmannanshire Schools	9.26	9.43	9.62	9.82	10.01
Dumfries & Galloway Schools	15.78	15.99	16.21	16.44	16.67
Dundee Schools	13.40	13.70	14.10	14.40	14.80
East Ayrshire Schools	11.24	11.39	11.54	11.69	11.84
East Dunbartonshire Schools	17.40	17.73	18.06	18.40	18.75
East Lothian Schools	10.03	10.20	10.37	10.54	10.71
East Renfrewshire Schools PPP1	3.81	3.90	4.00	1.48	0
East Renfrewshire Schools PPP2	10.13	10.33	10.54	10.75	10.96
Falkirk Schools PPP1	13.60	13.59	4.53	0	0
Fife Schools PPP1	8.90	9.10	9.30	9.50	9.70
Fife Schools PPP2	9.20	9.40	9.60	9.80	10.00
Ayrshire College-Kilwinning Campus	2.67	2.74	0.67	0	0
Highland Schools PPP2	24.94	25.54	26.16	26.78	27.43
Highland Schools PPP1	4.56	4.62	4.68	4.74	1.98
Inverclyde Schools	10.81	11.03	11.25	11.57	11.80
Midlothian Schools PPP1	5.38	5.44	5.50	5.55	5.61
Midlothian Schools PPP2	5.98	6.06	6.14	6.22	6.31
Crosshouse Maternity (NHS Ayrshire and Arran)	2.83	2.90	3.04	3.12	3.20
Provision of Maternity & Day Care services (NHS Dumfries and Galloway)	2.90	3.21	3.27	3.34	3.41
General Hospitals & Maternity Services (NHS Fife)	27.40	28.09	28.79	29.51	30.24
St Andrews Hospital & Health Centre (NHS Fife)	3.77	3.86	3.96	4.06	4.16
Acute Hospital (NHS Forth Valley)	55.69	57.08	58.51	59.97	61.47
Clackmannanshire Community Health Services (NHS Forth Valley)	3.43	3.52	3.61	3.70	3.79
Gartnavel Royal Hospital (NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde)	3.22	3.30	3.39	3.47	3.56
Larkfield (NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde)	1.82	1.83	1.84	1.24	0
SGH - Geriatric medicine (NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde)	2.09	2.15	2.20	2.26	2.31
Stobhill & Victoria ACADs (NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde)	28.56	29.01	29.47	29.94	30.43
Stobhill Local Forensic Unit (NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde)	3.06	3.14	3.22	3.30	3.38
Easter Ross PC Centre (NHS Highland)	1.76	1.79	1.83	1.87	1.91
Mid Argyll Community Hospital (NHS Highland)	2.99	3.09	3.18	3.28	3.38
New Craigs Hospital (NHS Highland)	5.24	5.34	1.36	0	0
Hairmyres Hospital (NHS Lanarkshire)	27.13	27.30	28.15	28.71	30.04
Stonehouse Hospital (NHS Lanarkshire)	0.79	0.80	0.82	0.85	0.86
Wishaw General (NHS Lanarkshire)	34.84	35.75	36.74	37.81	38.97
Ellen's Glen House (NHS Lothian)	1.90	1.96	2.02	2.08	2.14
Findlay House (NHS Lothian)	1.09	1.13	1.16	1.19	1.23
Midlothian Community Hospital (NHS Lothian)	2.55	2.62	2.70	2.78	2.87
Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh (NHS Lothian)	50.12	51.63	53.18	54.77	28.21
Tippethill (Bathgate) (NHS Lothian)	1.06	1.09	0.49	0	0
Carseview Centre (NHS Tayside)	3.19	3.27	3.36	3.44	0
Forfar & Kirriemuir CRC (NHS Tayside)	2.09	2.14	2.19	2.25	2.30
North Ayrshire Schools	13.69	13.83	13.97	14.11	14.25
North Lanarkshire Schools	26.05	26.70	27.37	28.05	28.75
Perth & Kinross Office	3.01	3.05	1.34	0	0
Perth & Kinross Schools	18.73	19.20	19.68	20.17	20.68
Renfrewshire Schools	18.44	18.75	19.06	19.38	19.70
Scottish Borders Schools	10.27	10.58	10.85	11.06	11.28
M6 DBFO	7.93	9.71	9.59	12.50	4.82
M77 (including Glasgow Southern Orbital)	13.66	13.79	13.93	14.07	14.21
Addiewell Prison	39.18	40.16	41.28	42.45	43.78
Kilmarnock Prison	16.56	0	0	0	0
Aberdeen (Scottish Water)	26.80	27.40	28.01	28.63	15.87
Almond Valley Seafield & Esk (Scottish Water)	31.43	32.13	32.86	33.50	34.30
Daldowie (Scottish Water)	24.70	25.29	25.89	0	0
Dalmuir (Scottish Water)	18.63	18.59	18.87	3.40	0
Levenmouth (Scottish Water)	22.80	23.37	23.97	24.57	25.21
Moray (Scottish Water)	12.03	12.22	12.42	12.62	12.82
Tay (Scottish Water)	26.09	26.51	26.94	27.38	27.84
Meadowhead, Stevenston, Inverclyde (Scottish Water)	14.86	15.09	15.32	15.55	15.80
South Ayrshire Schools	12.33	12.56	12.79	13.03	13.27
South Lanarkshire Schools	39.21	40.19	41.19	42.22	43.28
Balfron Schools	3.78	3.87	3.97	1.63	0
Stirling Schools	13.32	13.61	13.95	14.30	14.69
Police Force Training Centre	4.68	4.72	4.77	2.41	0
M80 Stepps to Haggs	30.01	30.19	30.36	30.54	30.71
West Dunbartonshire Schools	12.56	12.77	12.97	13.17	13.37
West Lothian Schools PPP3	8.59	8.87	9.16	9.46	9.77
West Lothian Schools PPP1	7.06	7.24	7.42	7.61	7.80

Estimated PFI Unitary Charge Payments 2028-29 to 2032-33

Project	2028-29 (£m)	2029-30 (£m)	2030-31 (£m)	2031-32 (£m)	2032-33 (£m)
Aberdeenshire Schools PPP1	0	0	0	0	0
Aberdeenshire Schools PPP2	10.59	10.86	3.71	0	0
Angus A92	9.47	9.70	9.94	10.19	10.45
Angus Schools	7.27	7.38	7.49	7.60	7.72
Argyll & Bute Waste Management	0	0	0	0	0
Edinburgh Schools PPP2	27.49	27.94	28.41	28.88	29.36
Edinburgh Schools PPP1	20.28	20.51	20.74	20.97	21.20
Glasgow Schools	69.45	70.84	24.08	0	0
Clackmannanshire Schools	10.20	10.41	10.61	10.83	11.04
Dumfries & Galloway Schools	16.91	17.15	17.40	17.66	17.92
Dundee Schools	15.20	15.50	15.90	16.30	16.70
East Ayrshire Schools	11.99	12.14	12.29	12.44	12.59
East Dunbartonshire Schools	19.11	19.48	19.86	20.25	20.64
East Lothian Schools	10.89	11.08	11.26	11.45	11.64
East Renfrewshire Schools PPP1	0	0	0	0	0
East Renfrewshire Schools PPP2	11.18	11.40	11.63	5.93	0
Falkirk Schools PPP1	0	0	0	0	0
Fife Schools PPP1	1.00	0	0	0	0
Fife Schools PPP2	10.20	10.40	10.60	10.80	3.00
Ayrshire College-Kilwinning Campus	0	0	0	0	0
Highland Schools PPP2	28.09	28.76	29.45	30.16	30.88
Highland Schools PPP1	0	0	0	0	0
Inverclyde Schools	12.04	12.28	12.52	12.77	13.02
Midlothian Schools PPP1	5.68	5.74	5.80	5.87	5.93
Midlothian Schools PPP2	6.39	6.48	6.57	6.66	6.76
Crosshouse Maternity (NHS Ayrshire and Arran)	3.28	3.36	3.44	3.53	3.62
Provision of Maternity & Day Care services (NHS Dumfries and Galloway)	3.30	2.47	2.49	2.30	1.04
General Hospitals & Maternity Services (NHS Fife)	31.00	31.77	32.57	33.39	34.22
St Andrews Hospital & Health Centre (NHS Fife)	4.26	4.37	4.48	4.59	4.70
Acute Hospital (NHS Forth Valley)	63.01	64.58	66.20	67.85	69.55
Clackmannanshire Community Health Services (NHS Forth Valley)	3.88	3.98	4.08	4.18	4.29
Gartnavel Royal Hospital (NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde)	3.65	3.74	3.83	3.93	4.02
Larkfield (NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde)	0	0	0	0	0
SGH - Geriatric medicine (NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde)	2.37	2.43	2.49	0	0
Stobhill & Victoria ACADs (NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde)	30.92	31.43	31.96	32.49	33.04
Stobhill Local Forensic Unit (NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde)	3.47	3.55	3.64	3.73	3.83
Easter Ross PC Centre (NHS Highland)	1.95	1.82	0	0	0
Mid Argyll Community Hospital (NHS Highland)	3.48	3.58	3.69	3.80	3.92
New Craigs Hospital (NHS Highland)	0	0	0	0	0
Hairmyres Hospital (NHS Lanarkshire)	30.51	31.12	31.44	6.55	0
Stonehouse Hospital (NHS Lanarkshire)	0.87	0.88	0.91	0.92	0.94
Wishaw General (NHS Lanarkshire)	35.11	0	0	0	0
Ellen's Glen House (NHS Lothian)	2.20	1.51	0	0	0
Findlay House (NHS Lothian)	1.27	1.30	1.34	1.38	1.43
Midlothian Community Hospital (NHS Lothian)	2.95	3.04	3.13	3.23	3.32
Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh (NHS Lothian)	0	0	0	0	0
Tippethill (Bathgate) (NHS Lothian)	0	0	0	0	0
Carseview Centre (NHS Tayside)	0	0	0	0	0
Forfar & Kirriemuir CRC (NHS Tayside)	2.36	2.42	0	0	0
North Ayrshire Schools	14.39	14.53	14.68	14.83	14.97
North Lanarkshire Schools	29.47	30.21	30.96	31.74	32.53
Perth & Kinross Office	0	0	0	0	0
Perth & Kinross Schools	21.20	21.73	22.27	22.83	23.40
Renfrewshire Schools	20.03	20.37	20.70	21.05	21.40
Scottish Borders Schools	11.51	11.74	11.97	12.22	12.46
M6 DBFO	0	0	0	0	0
M77 (including Glasgow Southern Orbital)	14.35	14.50	14.64	14.79	14.93
Addiewell Prison	44.91	46.21	47.55	49.08	50.39
Kilmarnock Prison	0	0	0	0	0
Aberdeen (Scottish Water)	16.24	16.62	1.59	0	0
Almond Valley Seafield & Esk (Scottish Water)	35.04	23.88	0	0	0
Daldowie (Scottish Water)	0	0	0	0	0
Dalmuir (Scottish Water)	0	0	0	0	0
Levenmouth (Scottish Water)	25.84	26.49	27.17	27.87	28.56
Moray (Scottish Water)	13.03	13.25	13.47	3.42	0
Tay (Scottish Water)	28.30	20.31	0	0	0
Meadowhead, Stevenston, Inverclyde (Scottish Water)	16.05	16.31	16.57	16.84	8.56
South Ayrshire Schools	13.52	13.77	14.02	14.28	14.55
South Lanarkshire Schools	44.36	45.47	46.60	47.77	48.96
Balfron Schools	0	0	0	0	0
Stirling Schools	15.02	15.40	15.40	16.22	16.58
Police Force Training Centre	0	0	0	0	0
M80 Stepps to Haggs	30.89	31.06	31.24	31.42	31.60
West Dunbartonshire Schools	13.58	13.79	14.00	14.22	14.44
West Lothian Schools PPP3	10.09	10.42	10.76	11.12	11.49
West Lothian Schools PPP1	8.00	8.20	8.41	8.62	8.84

Estimated PFI Unitary Charge Payments 2033-34 to 2037-38

Project	2033-34 (£m)	2034-35 (£m)	2035-36 (£m)	2036-37 (£m)	2037-38 (£m)
Aberdeenshire Schools PPP1	0	0	0	0	0
Aberdeenshire Schools PPP2	0	0	0	0	0
Angus A92	10.71	10.98	5.62	0	0
Angus Schools	7.83	7.95	8.07	8.19	5.84
Argyll & Bute Waste Management	0	0	0	0	0
Edinburgh Schools PPP2	29.85	30.35	30.86	31.37	31.89
Edinburgh Schools PPP1	10.72	0	0	0	0
Glasgow Schools	0	0	0	0	0
Clackmannanshire Schools	11.26	11.49	11.72	11.96	12.20
Dumfries & Galloway Schools	18.19	18.47	18.75	19.04	19.34
Dundee Schools	17.10	17.60	18.00	18.50	18.90
East Ayrshire Schools	12.74	12.89	13.04	13.19	5.05
East Dunbartonshire Schools	21.05	21.47	21.89	22.33	22.78
East Lothian Schools	11.83	11.01	0	0	0
East Renfrewshire Schools PPP1	0	0	0	0	0
East Renfrewshire Schools PPP2	0	0	0	0	0
Falkirk Schools PPP1	0	0	0	0	0
Fife Schools PPP1	0	0	0	0	0
Fife Schools PPP2	0	0	0	0	0
Ayrshire College-Kilwinning Campus	0	0	0	0	0
Highland Schools PPP2	31.62	32.38	33.16	33.95	0
Highland Schools PPP1	0	0	0	0	0
Inverclyde Schools	13.28	13.54	13.81	14.09	14.37
Midlothian Schools PPP1	3.22	0	0	0	0
Midlothian Schools PPP2	6.86	6.96	7.06	7.16	3.11
Crosshouse Maternity (NHS Ayrshire and Arran)	3.71	3.80	3.90	0.99	0
Provision of Maternity & Day Care services (NHS Dumfries and Galloway)	0	0	0	0	0
General Hospitals & Maternity Services (NHS Fife)	35.07	35.95	36.85	37.77	38.72
St Andrews Hospital & Health Centre (NHS Fife)	4.82	4.94	5.07	5.19	5.32
Acute Hospital (NHS Forth Valley)	71.29	73.07	74.89	76.77	78.69
Clackmannanshire Community Health Services (NHS Forth Valley)	4.40	4.51	4.62	4.73	4.85
Gartnavel Royal Hospital (NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde)	4.13	4.23	4.33	4.44	0
Larkfield (NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde)	0	0	0	0	0
SGH - Geriatric medicine (NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde)	0	0	0	0	0
Stobhill & Victoria ACADs (NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde)	33.60	34.18	34.77	35.37	35.99
Stobhill Local Forensic Unit (NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde)	3.92	4.02	4.12	4.22	4.33
Easter Ross PC Centre (NHS Highland)	0	0	0	0	0
Mid Argyll Community Hospital (NHS Highland)	4.03	4.15	4.28	1.10	0
New Craigs Hospital (NHS Highland)	0	0	0	0	0
Hairmyres Hospital (NHS Lanarkshire)	0	0	0	0	0
Stonehouse Hospital (NHS Lanarkshire)	0.97	0	0	0	0
Wishaw General (NHS Lanarkshire)	0	0	0	0	0
Ellen's Glen House (NHS Lothian)	0	0	0	0	0
Findlay House (NHS Lothian)	0.29	0	0	0	0
Midlothian Community Hospital (NHS Lothian)	3.42	3.52	3.63	3.74	3.85
Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh (NHS Lothian)	0	0	0	0	0
Tippethill (Bathgate) (NHS Lothian)	0	0	0	0	0
Carseview Centre (NHS Tayside)	0	0	0	0	0
Forfar & Kirriemuir CRC (NHS Tayside)	0	0	0	0	0
North Ayrshire Schools	15.12	15.28	15.43	15.58	15.74
North Lanarkshire Schools	33.34	34.18	35.03	35.91	0
Perth & Kinross Office	0	0	0	0	0
Perth & Kinross Schools	23.98	24.58	25.20	25.83	26.47
Renfrewshire Schools	21.76	22.12	22.49	22.86	16.92
Scottish Borders Schools	12.71	12.96	13.22	13.48	13.78
M6 DBFO	0	0	0	0	0
M77 (including Glasgow Southern Orbital)	15.08	15.23	1.24	0	0
Addiewell Prison	49.11	0	0	0	0
Kilmarnock Prison	0	0	0	0	0
Aberdeen (Scottish Water)	0	0	0	0	0
Almond Valley Seafield & Esk (Scottish Water)	0	0	0	0	0
Daldowie (Scottish Water)	0	0	0	0	0
Dalmuir (Scottish Water)	0	0	0	0	0
Levenmouth (Scottish Water)	29.29	30.04	30.81	31.59	32.39
Moray (Scottish Water)	0	0	0	0	0
Tay (Scottish Water)	0	0	0	0	0
Meadowhead, Stevenston, Inverclyde (Scottish Water)	0	0	0	0	0
South Ayrshire Schools	14.82	15.09	15.37	15.66	15.95
South Lanarkshire Schools	50.19	51.44	52.73	54.05	55.40
Balfron Schools	0	0	0	0	0
Stirling Schools	16.99	17.42	17.90	18.30	18.76
Police Force Training Centre	0	0	0	0	0
M80 Stepps to Haggs	31.79	31.79	32.15	32.34	32.52
West Dunbartonshire Schools	14.66	14.89	15.12	15.35	15.59
West Lothian Schools PPP3	11.87	12.26	12.66	13.08	13.51
West Lothian Schools PPP1	0	0	0	0	0

Estimated PFI Unitary Charge Payments 2038-39 to 2041-42

Project	2038-39 (£m)	2039-40 (£m)	2040-41 (£m)	2041-42 (£m)
Aberdeenshire Schools PPP1	0	0	0	0
Aberdeenshire Schools PPP2	0	0	0	0
Angus A92	0	0	0	0
Angus Schools	0	0	0	0
Argyll & Bute Waste Management	0	0	0	0
Edinburgh Schools PPP2	10.78	0	0	0
Edinburgh Schools PPP1	0	0	0	0
Glasgow Schools	0	0	0	0
Clackmannanshire Schools	12.46	0	0	0
Dumfries & Galloway Schools	19.64	7.38	0	0
Dundee Schools	0.71	0	0	0
East Ayrshire Schools	0	0	0	0
East Dunbartonshire Schools	23.22	0	0	0
East Lothian Schools	0	0	0	0
East Renfrewshire Schools PPP1	0	0	0	0
East Renfrewshire Schools PPP2	0	0	0	0
Falkirk Schools PPP1	0	0	0	0
Fife Schools PPP1	0	0	0	0
Fife Schools PPP2	0	0	0	0
Ayrshire College-Kilwinning Campus	0	0	0	0
Highland Schools PPP2	0	0	0	0
Highland Schools PPP1	0	0	0	0
Inverclyde Schools	14.65	14.94	0	0
Midlothian Schools PPP1	0	0	0	0
Midlothian Schools PPP2	0	0	0	0
Crosshouse Maternity (NHS Ayrshire and Arran)	0	0	0	0
Provision of Maternity & Day Care services (NHS Dumfries and Galloway)	0	0	0	0
General Hospitals & Maternity Services (NHS Fife)	39.68	40.68	41.69	24.47
St Andrews Hospital & Health Centre (NHS Fife)	5.46	1.86	0	0
Acute Hospital (NHS Forth Valley)	80.65	82.67	84.74	86.85
Clackmannanshire Community Health Services (NHS Forth Valley)	0	0	0	0
Gartnavel Royal Hospital (NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde)	0	0	0	0
Larkfield (NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde)	0	0	0	0
SGH - Geriatric medicine (NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde)	0	0	0	0
Stobhill & Victoria ACADs (NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde)	36.63	7.05	0	0
Stobhill Local Forensic Unit (NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde)	4.44	4.55	4.66	4.78
Easter Ross PC Centre (NHS Highland)	0	0	0	0
Mid Argyll Community Hospital (NHS Highland)	0	0	0	0
New Craigs Hospital (NHS Highland)	0	0	0	0
Hairmyres Hospital (NHS Lanarkshire)	0	0	0	0
Stonehouse Hospital (NHS Lanarkshire)	0	0	0	0
Wishaw General (NHS Lanarkshire)	0	0	0	0
Ellen's Glen House (NHS Lothian)	0	0	0	0
Findlay House (NHS Lothian)	0	0	0	0
Midlothian Community Hospital (NHS Lothian)	3.97	4.09	1.75	0
Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh (NHS Lothian)	0	0	0	0
Tippethill (Bathgate) (NHS Lothian)	0	0	0	0
Carseview Centre (NHS Tayside)	0	0	0	0
Forfar & Kirriemuir CRC (NHS Tayside)	0	0	0	0
North Ayrshire Schools	0	0	0	0
North Lanarkshire Schools	0	0	0	0
Perth & Kinross Office	0	0	0	0
Perth & Kinross Schools	27.13	27.81	28.51	15.33
Renfrewshire Schools	0	0	0	0
Scottish Borders Schools	8.67	0	0	0
M6 DBFO	0	0	0	0
M77 (including Glasgow Southern Orbital)	0	0	0	0
Addiewell Prison	0	0	0	0
Kilmarnock Prison	0	0	0	0
Aberdeen (Scottish Water)	0	0	0	0
Almond Valley Seafield & Esk (Scottish Water)	0	0	0	0
Daldowie (Scottish Water)	0	0	0	0
Dalmuir (Scottish Water)	0	0	0	0
Levenmouth (Scottish Water)	33.22	34.08	19.74	0
Moray (Scottish Water)	0	0	0	0
Tay (Scottish Water)	0	0	0	0
Meadowhead, Stevenston, Inverclyde (Scottish Water)	0	0	0	0
South Ayrshire Schools	16.24	6.89	0	0
South Lanarkshire Schools	56.78	24.25	0	0
Balfron Schools	0	0	0	0
Stirling Schools	19.23	6.54	0	0
Police Force Training Centre	0	0	0	0
M80 Stepps to Haggs	32.71	32.90	33.09	12.67
West Dunbartonshire Schools	15.83	4.00	0	0
West Lothian Schools PPP3	13.96	14.42	0	0
West Lothian Schools PPP1	0	0	0	0

Question reference: S6O-01362

Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 September 2022
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 21 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what indications it has received that additional funding will be provided by the UK Government to deal with inflationary pressures.

Question reference: S6W-10266

Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 11 August 2022
Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 5 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government (a) what steps it is taking and (b) how it is working with local authorities and further and higher education institutions, to encourage the uptake of a free bus pass through the Young Persons' (Under 22s) Free Bus Travel scheme by young people in schools, colleges and universities.

Transport Scotland has recently undertaken a significant engagement exercise with local authorities, in partnership with the Improvement Service and National Entitlement Card Programme Office (NECPO). This has allowed us to assess offline application processes, including capacity and uptake of applications through schools, and we have provided additional support to facilitate this where it has been requested.

We have provided a communications toolkit and promotional materials to local authorities, schools, further education bodies and a wide range of other stakeholders. Engagement has been positive with the Student Awards Agency for Scotland, Universities Scotland, Colleges Scotland, and others, who have aided in the promotion of the scheme to students through college and university networks.

Transport Scotland also launched in May to help improve communications about the scheme, simplify information about the application process, emphasise the benefits of the scheme, provide tips for safe travel and, ultimately, increase uptake across Scotland.

Question reference: S6O-01332

Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 August 2022
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what trade, investment and cultural opportunities it expects to arise from its Nordic office in Copenhagen.

Question reference: S6W-10340

Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 August 2022
Current Status: Answered by Christina McKelvie on 31 August 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure the long-term survival of the Church of Scotland.

The Scottish Government understands the significant and valuable role of the Church of Scotland in communities across the country.

The Church contributes a huge amount to the wellbeing of the Scottish people, particularly in their care and support for our most vulnerable citizens. Its role as the national church reflects its enduring presence and activity in every community across Scotland.

Whilst the Scottish Government will always support the Church of Scotland in this role, the survival of any faith community depends on the patterns of attendance, membership and participation in religion.

We will of course continue to work closely with the Church of Scotland and leaders of all faiths and denominations, to regularly discuss issues impacting on their communities and to assist wherever possible.

Question reference: S6W-10003

Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 July 2022
Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 16 August 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to extending the free concessionary travel on buses for under-22s to young island residents travelling on ferries.

Question reference: S6W-09965

Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 25 July 2022
Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 16 August 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what training medical students and new doctors in Scotland receive on how to diagnose and treat endometriosis.

Endometriosis is covered in all Undergraduate medical curricula and as such all doctors will have an awareness of the condition.

Further postgraduate training is provided to those training in General Practice or Obstetrics and Gynaecology from Foundation Year 2 until Certificate of Completion. These core groups will receive further training and develop more in-depth knowledge and understanding of endometriosis. This includes an in-depth understanding of all symptoms and the treatment options available to patients, including surgical treatment. The training also recognises the psychological and social well-being impact on women and the need for GPs to acknowledge and manage this aspect.

The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) also provide a Continuing Professional Development course on endometriosis which has a focus on possible symptoms, treatments and when referral to secondary care is necessary.

As part of our Women’s Health Plan, the Scottish Government is working to improve access for women to appropriate support, speedy diagnosis and best treatment for endometriosis.

Question reference: S6W-09902

Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 21 July 2022
Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 16 August 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on when the Project Neptune review of ferry governance will be published.

Question reference: S6W-09901

Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 21 July 2022
Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 15 August 2022

To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the Islands Connectivity Plan, when the (a) full plan and (b) section on ferries will be published.

Question reference: S6W-09444

Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 June 2022
Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 27 July 2022

To ask the Scottish Government when plans for the A737 Improvements at Beith will be approved in order for the project to move to the procurement stage; when the project is expected to go out to tender, and, in line with the details set out in its Infrastructure Investment Plan 2021-2022 to 2025-2026, whether (a) construction is expected to start onsite by 30 January 2023 and (b) the roundabout, flyover and road will be operational by 29 July 2024.

Transport Scotland is currently progressing through the necessary governance procedures and whilst the Scottish Government remains committed to taking the project forward, procurement will commence when sufficient funding is available to support its construction.

It is standard practice for projects of this scale and nature to follow necessary and robust governance approval procedures and I refer the member to the letter issued by Transport Scotland dated 17 November 2021 confirming details of these procedures.

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