- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 05 June 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Jenni Minto on 20 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government when it plans to publish the updated Stroke Improvement Plan, and whether there will be the required resource provided to allow its implementation.
Answer
We will publish our Stroke Improvement Plan on 14 June 2023. Funding to drive forward the actions in the plan has been confirmed for 2023-24 with some of the implementation work already underway.
Delivery of the actions contained within this plan will enable us to minimise preventable strokes and to ensure timely and equitable access to life-saving treatment and a person centred, holistic approach to care that supports rehabilitation.
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Current Status:
Withdrawn
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 02 June 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Maree Todd on 13 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what Barnett consequential funding it received as a result of the UK Government’s £63 million Swimming Pool Support Fund, and how much of this has been used to support swimming pools in Scotland, broken down by local authority area.
Answer
The Scottish Government places great importance on swimming pools. They are crucial to the wellbeing of all our country and most importantly, for our children and young people to be healthy and active.
The financial package announced by the UK Government to support swimming pools in England has resulted in consequentials being added to the overall Scottish block.
We will continue to work with sportscotland, Scottish Swimming and local government partners to consider what additional support can be provided to swimming pools and the wider sport and leisure sector in Scotland. At present, no additional funding has been provided to local authorities.
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 25 May 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Graeme Dey on 12 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government which apprenticeship providers have delivered (a) Modern, (b) Foundation and (c) Graduate Apprenticeships in Scotland in each year since 2018-19, also broken down by occupational grouping.
Answer
This information has been placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre under BiB No. 64319.
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 May 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Graeme Dey on 7 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an appraisal of its Innovation Centre (IC) programme, across the range of key performance indicators (KPIs) used for monitoring and reporting quarterly progress.
Answer
The Innovation Centre funding partners (Scottish Funding Council, Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and Islands Enterprise) have commissioned an evaluation of the IC Programme led by Additional Research and in association with Context Economic and Social Research, ADD Specialists, Open Cities Ltd and IBP Strategy and Research. The report will be published shortly.
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 19 May 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Graeme Dey on 6 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it can provide a full appraisal of the Scottish Funding Council's Upskilling Fund, from its inception in 2019, including details on (a) uptake, (b) type of learner, (c) level of qualification, (d) the (i) hours and (ii) credits of learning provided and (e) any employer engagement.
Answer
All data is provided by the Scottish Funding Council. Details are as follows:
(a) Uptake
A summary of enrolments for all courses in each of the academic years (AY) since 2019-20 is as follows:-
19-20 – 4,041 enrolments
20-21 – 7,056 enrolments
21-22 – 7,144 enrolments
(b) Type of learner
Data on type of learner is not complete due to reductions in reporting requirements during Covid for 2019-20 and due to limitations in Higher Education Statistics Authority (HESA) reporting which covers students studying for a qualification or credit at HE level only.
The data included below has been recorded in the HESA returns for 2020-21 and 2021-22, with the caveat that this is not a complete dataset.
The following table has been taken from HESA returns
Sex | 2020-21 | 2021-22 |
Enrolments | % | Enrolments | % |
Male | 2,270 | 37.4% | 3,080 | 39.5% |
Female | 3,770 | 62.1% | 4,685 | 60.0% |
Other | 30 | 0.5% | 40 | 0.5% |
Total | 6,065 | 100% | 7,805 | 100% |
Age | 2020-21 | 2021-22 |
Enrolments | % | Enrolments | % |
20 and under | 145 | 2.4% | 270 | 3.4% |
21 to 29 yrs | 1,640 | 27.0% | 1,665 | 21.3% |
30 and above | 4,280 | 70.6% | 5,870 | 75.2% |
Total | 6,065 | 100% | 7,805 | 100% |
Ethnicity | 2020-21 | 2021-22 |
Enrolments | % | Enrolments | % |
White | 5,020 | 82.7% | 6,405 | 82.1% |
BME | 675 | 11.1% | 860 | 11.0% |
Ethnicity Not Known | 375 | 6.2% | 540 | 6.9% |
Total | 6,065 | 100% | 7,805 | 100% |
Disability status | 2020-21 | 2021-22 |
Enrolments | % | Enrolments | % |
Has a Disability | 645 | 10.6% | 890 | 11.4% |
No Known Disability | 5,425 | 89.4% | 6,915 | 88.6% |
Total | 6,065 | 100% | 7,805 | 100% |
Deprivation status | 2020-21 | 2021-22 |
Enrolments | % | Enrolments | % |
MD20 | 580 | 10.0% | 720 | 9.7% |
Other | 5,170 | 89.2% | 6,620 | 89.3% |
Not Known | 50 | 0.9% | 70 | 1.0% |
Total | 5,800 | 100% | 7,410 | 100% |
Level of qualification or credit obtained on Upskilling course | 2020-21 | 2021-22 |
Enrolments | % | Enrolments | % |
SCQF L11 | 295 | 29.9% | 2,635 | 77.3% |
SCQF L10 | 500 | 50.6% | 325 | 9.6% |
SCQF L9 | 155 | 15.6% | 245 | 7.2% |
SCQF L8 | 5 | 0.7% | 95 | 2.8% |
SCQF L7 | 30 | 3.1% | 110 | 3.2% |
Total | 985 | 100% | 3,410 | 100% |
For the purposes of data protection the figures for enrolments and qualifications have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 5.The percentages are based on unrounded figures.
(c) Level of qualification or credit
The Upskilling Fund supports SCQF levels 7-11
(d) The (i) hours The University Upskilling Fund Guidance stipulates that provision should be shorter in duration – usually significantly shorter – than a full AY.
And (ii) credits of learning provided.
Guidance states that courses/provision should normally be credit-bearing and have some form of appropriate assessment built-in. However, this is not a necessary eligibility criterion and is at the university’s discretion, based on the nature of the particular course/ provision and the needs of students.
(e) Any employer engagement
Universities are strengthening their relationships with employers as they use their employer groups and networks and trade body partnerships in the design of programmes and in the recruitment of learners.
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 May 2023
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 8 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many modern apprentices working in construction, from the 2017 and 2018 cohorts, are still in training.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on 8 June 2023
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 18 May 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Graeme Dey on 31 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many businesses have participated in Skills Development Scotland's Skills for Growth programme in each year of its operation, and what analysis has been conducted of the impact of the programme on participating businesses.
Answer
Skills Development Scotland (SDS) has delivered Skills for Growth to the following number of employers:
Financial Year | Number of Employers |
2012-13 | 25 |
2013-14 | 79 |
2014-15 | 121 |
2015-16 | 238 |
2016-17 | 222 |
2017-18 | 126 |
2018-19 | 149 |
2019-20 | 170 |
2020-21 | 120 |
2021-22 | 154 |
2022-23 | 75 |
SDS evaluates the Skills for Growth service every 2 years, with the next one planned for June 2023. For further information about the evaluation, please contact SDS on [email protected]
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 11 May 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 25 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a regional breakdown of collaborations enabled by the Interface programme, also broken down by the estimated Gross Value Added (GVA) for each project.
Answer
Since August 2005, when Interface was established, it has played a role in facilitating 3,410 collaborative projects with 2,144 unique businesses. Between August 2018 and April 2023, Interface brokered 1,528 collaborations with universities, research institutes and colleges in Scotland. The regional breakdown of collaborative projects is 331 for Highlands and Islands, 353 for Glasgow City Region, 107 for South of Scotland, 359 for Edinburgh and the Lothians, 90 for Central and 288 for the North East. In 2021, an independent evaluation of Interface activity showed that the contribution to the Scottish economy from research and development projects between businesses and academics enabled by Interface was £88.9m GVA (gross value added) supporting 1,595 jobs, with expectations to reach £222.3m GVA and 3,193 jobs.
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 11 May 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 25 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made on increasing Business Enterprise Research and Development (BERD) expenditure to £1.75 billion by 2025, as outlined in its strategy for innovation, and what additional funding it has put in place to support this aim.
Answer
Provisional data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows that the Business Enterprise Research and Development (BERD) expenditure estimate for Scotland in 2021 was £3.12bn. Note that the ONS has recently changed their measurement of BERD. The BERD statistics methodology has been improved to better capture data from smaller businesses, which has led to significant uplift revisions to BERD expenditure estimates. More work is required to further quality assure the new methodology and we will continue to work with the ONS on that. The Scottish Government and its agencies invested an additional £45m to support the increase of BERD between 2018 and 2021.
