- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 30 January 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom Arthur on 27 February 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many non-departmental bodies there are; how (a) much funding and (b) many staff each has in 2022-23, and in which year each was established.
Answer
There are 3 categories of non-departmental public bodies: executive non-departmental public bodies, advisory non-departmental public bodies and tribunals. There are 45 executive non-departmental public bodies, 9 advisory non-departmental public bodies and 3 tribunals. The following tables for each of these categories, contain year of establishment, funding and staff numbers.
Executive non-departmental public bodies
Public Body | Year of Establishment | Funding 2022-23 | Staff numbers Q3 2022 |
Accounts Commission for Scotland | 1975 | £0 | 0 |
Architecture and Design Scotland | 2004 | £1,490,000 | 30 |
Bòrd na Gidhlig | 2006 | £5,125,000 | 24 |
Cairngorms National Park Authority | 2003 | £7,067,000 | 104 |
Care Inspectorate | 2011 | £25,389,000 | 624 |
Children’s Hearings Scotland | 2013 | £5,029,000 | 46 |
Community Justice Scotland | 2017 | £2,924,000 | 46 |
Creative Scotland | 2010 | £32,582,000 | 132 |
Crofting Commission | 2012 | £3,900,000 | 55 |
David MacBrayne Ltd | 2006 | £0 | 46 |
Ferguson Marine (Port Glasgow) Ltd | 2019 | £33,400,000 | 359 |
Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd | 1995 | £61,857,000 | 702 |
Highlands and Islands Enterprise | 1991 | £62,245,000 | 274 |
Historic Environment Scotland | 2015 | £67,100,000 | 1,488 |
Independent Living Fund Scotland | 2018 | £53,300,000 | 63 |
Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park Authority | 2002 | £10,294,000 | 195 |
National Galleries of Scotland | 1906 | £22,050,000 | 404 |
National Library of Scotland | 1925 | £17,605,000 | 331 |
National Museums of Scotland | 1985 | £27,574,000 | 485 |
NatureScot (replaced Scottish Natural Heritage) | 1992 | £47,411,000 | 779 |
Police Investigations and Review Commissioner | 2013 | £5,824,000 | 87 |
Quality Meat Scotland | 2008 | £0 | 28 |
Redress Scotland | 2021 | £5,000,000 | 27 |
Risk Management Authority | 2005 | £1,835,000 | 24 |
Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh | 1985 | £26,170,000 | 285 |
Scottish Agricultural Wages Board | 1949 | £0 | 0 |
Scottish Canals | 2012 | £22,700,000 | 316 |
Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration | 1996 | £26,860,000 | 503 |
Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission | 1999 | £1,219,000 | 10 |
Scottish Enterprise | 1991 | £251,220,000 | 1,047 |
Scottish Environment Protection Agency | 1996 | £36,106,000 | 1,220 |
Scottish Funding Council | 2004 | £1,946,622,000 | 117 |
Scottish Futures Trust | 2008 | £3,800,000 | 73 |
Scottish Land Commission | 2017 | £1,550,000 | 17 |
Scottish Legal Aid Board | 1987 | £151,300,000 | 356 |
Scottish Legal Complaints Commission | 2008 | £0 | 56 |
Scottish National Investment Bank | 2020 | £214,900,000 | 67 |
Scottish Qualifications Authority | 1996 | £24,131,000 | 1,033 |
Scottish Rail Holdings Ltd | 2022 | £0 | 17 |
Scottish Social Services Council | 2001 | £16,035,000 | 328 |
Skills Development Scotland | 2008 | £224,200,000 | 1,635 |
Sportscotland | 1971 | £33,600,000 | 348 |
South of Scotland Enterprise Agency | 2020 | £36,003,000 | 145 |
VisitScotland | 1969 - as Scottish Tourist Board | £46,712,000 | 593 |
Water Industry Commission for Scotland | 2005 | £0 | 28 |
Advisory non-departmental public bodies
Public Body | Year of Establishment | Funding 2022-23 | Staff numbers Q3 2022 |
Judicial Appointments Board for Scotland | 2009 | £436,000 | 7 |
Boundaries Scotland | 1973 | £437,000 | 6 |
Mobility and Access Committee for Scotland | 2002 | £170,000 | 12 |
Poverty and Inequality Commission | 2019 | £317,296 | 0 |
Scottish Advisory Committee on Distinction Awards | 1998 | £74,393 | 0 |
Scottish Commission on Social Security | 2019 | £340,000 | 6 |
Scottish Fuel Poverty Advisory Panel | 2022 | £150,000 | 2 |
Scottish Law Commission | 1965 | £1,055,000 | 16 |
Scottish Local Authorities Remuneration Committee (stood down in 2013) | 2004 | £25,318.16 | 0 |
Tribunals
Public Body | Year of Establishment | Funding 2022-23 | Staff numbers Q3 2022 |
First - tier Tribunal for Scotland | 2016 | £0 | 112 |
Parole Board for Scotland | 1968 | £2,944,000 | 26 |
Upper Tribunal for Scotland | 2016 | £0 | 2 |
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 30 January 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom Arthur on 27 February 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many other agencies, organisations and public bodies there are that it is responsible for which are not public corporations, non-departmental bodies, executive agencies or tribunals; how (a) much funding and (b) many staff each has in 2022-23, and in which year each was established.
Answer
There are 18 other significant public bodies. The following table for other significant public bodies contains year of establishment, funding and staff numbers.
Public Body | Year of Establishment | Funding 2022-23 | Staff numbers Q3 2022-23 |
Audit Scotland | 2000 | £11,600,000 | 330 |
Convener of School Closure Review Panels | 2010 | less than £400,000 | 0 |
Court of Lord Lyon | 1867 | £100,000 | 0 |
Drinking Water Quality Regulator | 2002 | £963,000 | 12 |
HM Inspector of Constabulary in Scotland | 2012 | £1,798,000 | 0 |
HM Chief Inspector of Prisons in Scotland | 1981 | £1,035,000 | 0 |
HM Chief Inspector of Prosecution in Scotland | 2003 | £425,000 | 0 |
HM Fire Service Inspectorate in Scotland | 2013 | £732,000 | 0 |
Justices of the Peace Advisory Committee (6 bodies, the breakdown is the following): | administered by the Local Authority | | |
Glasgow and Strathkelvin | | £0 | 0 |
Grampian, Highlands and Islands | | £0 | 2 |
Lothian and Borders | | £0 | 2 |
North Strathclyde | | £0 | 2 |
South Strathclyde, Dumfries and Galloway | | £0 | 0 |
Tayside, Central and Fife | | £0 | 2 |
Office of the King’s Printer for Scotland | 1998 | £116,000 | 0 |
Scottish Fire and Rescue Service | 2013 | £326,707,000 | 4,633 |
Scottish Police Authority | 2013 | £1,291,282,000 | 6,163 |
Scottish Road Works Commissioner | 2007 | £300,000 | 6 |
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 30 January 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Humza Yousaf on 27 February 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many organisations there are that aim to safeguard, maintain and improve the quality of care provision, and how (a) much funding and (b) many staff each has in 2022-23, and in which year each was established.
Answer
From Scottish Government’s (SG) perspective, there are four organisations that aim to safeguard, maintain and improve the quality of care provision.
The specific details you have requested in relation to these organisations for the year 2022-23 are listed in the following table:
| Organisation | Year Established | SG Funding in 2022-23 (£) | Number of Staff in 2022-23 (FTE) |
| Healthcare Improvement Scotland (HIS)* | 2011 | 38,300,000 | 600 |
| Mental Welfare Commission (MWC) | 1962 | 6,086,000 | 47 |
| Care Inspectorate (CI) | 2011 | 28,705,000 | 648 |
| Scottish Public Services Ombudsman (SPSO) | 2002 | NIL | 85 |
It is worth highlighting that Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland (HMICS) and Scottish Police Authority (SPA) are not included in the above table because these organisations conduct reviews of health care in custody settings in partnership with the inspectorates above.
* HIS was established by the Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010, taking over the work of QIS and the regulatory functions in regard to independent healthcare provision. NHS Quality Improvement Scotland (NHS QIS) was established on 1 January 2003 as a special health board with a remit to improve the quality of healthcare in Scotland.
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 30 January 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom Arthur on 27 February 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many public corporations there are; how (a) much funding and (b) many staff each has in 2022-23, and in which year each was established.
Answer
There are 4 public corporations. The following table contains year of establishment, funding and staff numbers.
Public Body | Year of establishment | Funding 2022-23 | Staff numbers Q3 2022 |
Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd | 2006 | £29,017,000 | 53 |
Glasgow Prestwick Airport | 2015 (established as a public corporation) | £0 | 282 |
Scottish Water | 2002 | £170,000,000 | 4,366 |
Crown Estate Scotland | 2017 | £0 | 73 |
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 30 January 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom Arthur on 27 February 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) commissioners and (b) ombudsmen for which it is responsible there are; how (i) much funding and (ii) many staff each has in 2022-23, and in which year each was established.
Answer
There are 7 commissioners and ombudsmen. The following table with commissioners and ombudsmen contains year of establishment, funding and staff numbers.
In the case of Commissioners and Ombudsmen they are classed as Parliamentary Bodies and as such, are accountable directly to the Scottish Parliament with the Scottish Parliament Corporate Body conducting a sponsorship function.
Public Body | Year of establishment | Funding 2022-23 | Staff numbers Q3 2022 |
Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life | 2013 | £0 | 11 |
Scottish Biometrics Commissioner | 2021 | £400,000 | 3 |
Scotland's Commissioner For Children and Young People | 2004 | £0 | 15 |
Scottish Human Rights Commission | 2008 | £65,000 | 12 |
Scottish Information Commissioner | 2005 | £0 | 20 |
Scottish Public Services Ombudsman | 2002 | £0 | 84 |
Standards Commission for Scotland | 2000 | £0 | 4 |
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 30 January 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom Arthur on 27 February 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many executive agencies there are; how (a) much funding and (b) many staff each has in 2022-23, and in which year each was established.
Answer
There are 10 executive agencies. Please see the following table for executive agencies contains year of establishment, funding and staff numbers.
Public Body | Year of establishment | Funding 2022-23 | Staff numbers Q3 2022 |
Accountant in Bankruptcy | 1985 | £2,455,000 | 119 |
Disclosure Scotland | 2009 | £24,347,000 | 362 |
Education Scotland | 2011 | £28,734,000 | 343 |
Forestry and Land Scotland | 2019 | £27,200,000 | 1081 |
Scottish Forestry | 2019 | £90,863,000 | 205 |
Scottish Prison Service | 1993 | £476,407,000 | 4,523 |
Scottish Public Pensions Agency | 1993 | £28,279,000 | 323 |
Social Security Scotland | 2018 | £310,900,000 | 3,803 |
Student Awards Agency for Scotland | 1994 | £14,752,000 | 252 |
Transport Scotland | 2006 | £3,214,840,000 (of which £29,977,00 is Agency Administration) | 545 |
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 02 February 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Lorna Slater on 21 February 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-13427 by Lorna Slater on 19 January 2023, what further work is currently underway to ensure that the interactions between minimum unit pricing and the Deposit Return Scheme are understood, and what discussions it has had with the industry on this issue.
Answer
Scottish Government officials are undertaking work to ensure that the interactions between Minimum Unit Price and the Deposit Return Scheme are fully understood. This work includes engagement with stakeholders.
For example, a planned evaluation of the Deposit Return Scheme will explore consumer behaviours prior to the scheme’s introduction, a year after implementation and two years after implementation.
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 30 January 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Maree Todd on 21 February 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what (a) the Scottish Ambulance Service and (b) NHS24 has done to assess the flow of patients with diabetes using their services out of hours, and what activity has arisen from any such assessments.
Answer
As part of the Scottish Diabetes Group, we have established work streams to identify efficiencies and opportunities within the Scottish Ambulance Service. This work is still in very early stages, however there is an established process in NHS Fife and NHS Grampian that links Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS) data from the patient report form with SCI-Diabetes. This system ensures local diabetes teams have information about patients presenting to SAS with hypoglycaemic episode, in order to provide rapid, informed and appropriate follow up care. We are working closely with SAS and NHS Boards to further increase this connection across Scotland.
The Scottish Diabetes Group will take forward actions to improve services provided by NHS24 for people living with diabetes in the next year.
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 30 January 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Kevin Stewart on 17 February 2023
To ask the Scottish Government which NHS boards include patient-reported outcomes as part of their clinical consultations, with a view to discussing emotional health.
Answer
The information requested is not held centrally by the Scottish Government.
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 27 January 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Maree Todd on 10 February 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to promote and review the usage of the diabetes dashboard.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question: S6W-14424 on 10 February 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 .
