Parliamentary questions

Alex Rowley

554 questions tabled in the Scottish Parliament, most recent first.

5 Apr 2023 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what the total number of students is that attended a Scottish further education college, in each year since 2007.

Answer · Graeme Dey: Information on the number of students attending a college in Scotland is published by the Scottish Funding Council. The latest publication contains a 10 year timeseries. College Statistics 2021-22 (sfc.ac.uk) Due to a recent methodology change, a timeserie…

5 Apr 2023 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what projections there are of how much will be raised under each income tax band in 2023-24, based on the tax bands introduced in the Scottish Budget 2023-24.

Answer · Tom Arthur: The Scottish Fiscal Commission are responsible for producing independent forecasts of Scottish Income Tax for the Scottish Budget. Their most recent forecasts published in December 2022 does not include a breakdown of this forecast in terms of revenue raised …

13 Mar 2023 · Topical Question

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the EIS vote to accept the latest pay offer, what assessment is being undertaken to understand any impact of days lost as a result of industrial action on children’s education and the school environment.

6 Mar 2023 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what the anticipated date is for the completion of the full roll-out of the Scottish Child Payment.

Answer · Ben Macpherson: Scottish Child Payment was fully rolled out on 14 November 2022 on which date it opened for new applications to all eligible people in receipt of a qualifying benefit with responsibility for children under 16, and for people who wished to add children aged un…

6 Mar 2023 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what the average administration cost per payment of the Scottish Child Payment has been to date, including both start-up costs and ongoing costs of administration.

Answer · Shona Robison: As Social Security Scotland staff and systems are organised to provide more than one form of assistance, it is not possible to separately identify the cost of Scottish Child Payment administration. In November 2022 the Scottish Child Payment was increased fr…

6 Mar 2023 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what the administration cost has been to date of delivering the (a) Social Security Scotland agency and (b) Scottish Child Payment.

Answer · Shona Robison: Social Security Scotland’s administration costs are published in our Annual Report and Accounts . This document is laid before the Scottish Parliament annually. Since 2018 our Annual Report and Accounts have recorded administration costs of: 2018-2019 - £…

1 Mar 2023 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting local authorities to invest in local bus services.

17 Feb 2023 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many of the recommendations contained within the report of the Independent Review of the Response to Deaths in Prison Custody have been (a) implemented and (b) introduced into the system, broken down by each of the five themes.

Answer · Keith Brown: A follow up report detailing progress on implementation of the recommendations of the Independent Review of the Response to Deaths in Prison Custody was published in December 2022. This is available at: Independent Review of the Response to Deaths in Prison …

29 Nov 2022 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government what progress it is making on addressing the reported care staff retention and recruitment challenge within social care.