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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 MSPs to get factual and statistical information.

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Question reference: S6W-14372

Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 27 January 2023
Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 9 February 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of people with type 1 diabetes have been recorded as having a diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) episode, in each year since 2007.

Question reference: S6W-14398

Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 27 January 2023
Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 9 February 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of people with diabetes with an average blood glucose (sugar) level (HbA1c) greater than 75mmol/l have been recorded as having attended structured education, in each year since 2007.

Question reference: S6W-14401

Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 30 January 2023
Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 9 February 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what work has been done with (a) NHS boards, (b) clinicians and (c) the third sector to reduce any variation in the quality of mental health support access for people with diabetes across the country.

Question reference: S6W-14351

Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 30 January 2023
Current Status: Answered by Elena Whitham on 9 February 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how many tribunals there are; how (a) much funding and (b) many staff each has in 2022-23, and in which year each was established.

There are three types of tribunals which operate in Scotland. Scottish tribunals which deal with devolved issues and have specific jurisdiction in Scotland (such as the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland) and tribunals which deal with reserved issues but have specific Scottish jurisdiction and structures (such as the Pensions Appeal Tribunal for Scotland), these are administered by the Scottish Courts and Tribunal Service. Other tribunals exist which deal with reserved issues and have Great Britain wide structures administered by His Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service (such as the Employment Tribunal). The Scottish Government can only comment on those administered by the Scottish Courts and Tribunal Service.

As at 1 February 2023, the Scottish Courts and Tribunal Service administer the Scottish Tribunals (consisting of the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland and the Upper Tribunal for Scotland), the Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland, the Lands Tribunal for Scotland, and the Pensions Appeal Tribunal for Scotland. The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland is split into six Chambers.

The respective funding, staffing and year established for each of these tribunals is listed in the following table.

Tribunal		Funding*	Number of staff in post as of 1st February 2023	Year established
Created by Tribunals (Scotland) Act December 2014
Upper Tribunal for Scotland**		£7,413	0	December 2016
First-tier Tribunal for Scotland	Housing and Property Chamber	£4,157,686	61	December 2016
	Health and Education Chamber	£388,545	4	January 2018
	Social Security Chamber^	£3,361,006	26	November 2018
	General Regulatory Chamber †	-£6,096	5	January 2018
	Tax Chamber	£116,693	2	April 2018
	Local Taxation Chamber	£750,414	11	Commences April 2023
	- Council Tax Reduction Review Panel	£104,790	2	October 2013, functions transfer into the Local Taxation Chamber April 2023
Other Tribunals
Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland		£9,343,829	70	October 2005
Pensions Appeal Tribunal Scotland		£399,470	4	Present form since 1943 (in existence since 1919)
Lands Tribunal for Scotland"		£95,302	2	October 1970 (originally legislated 1949)
*Funding is for operational funding (direct running costs) and does not include overheads.
** Does not include judicial resource costs of £93,299 transferred to the Judicial Office for Scotland.
^staff posts and funding includes additional 11 staff to transfer in from His Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service on 1st March 2023.
† Costs within the General Regulatory Chamber are recharged to local authorities.
" Does not include salaried tribunal members.

Question reference: S6W-14402

Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 30 January 2023
Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 9 February 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what work has been done with (a) NHS boards, (b) clinicians and (c) the third sector to promote good practice in mental health support for people with diabetes.

Question reference: S6W-14399

Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 27 January 2023
Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 9 February 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what work it has done with partner agencies to support improvements in out-of-hours care for people with diabetes.

As part of the Scottish Diabetes Group, we have multiple sub-groups focusing on projects related to unscheduled and emergency care. Many of the commitments within the Diabetes Improvement Plan will have secondary outcome measures aiming to reduce attendances at A&E and out of hours care. Measures are continuously being developed as we utilise data within the diabetes dashboard. The Scottish Diabetes Group continues to review these projects to ensure we are always targeting the most appropriate stages of the pathway.

Question reference: S6W-14338

Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 26 January 2023
Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 8 February 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what impact it anticipates the Deposit Return Scheme will have on consumer choice.

Scotland’s Deposit Return Scheme will make a significant contribution to Scotland’s efforts to reduce climate emissions, tackle litter and increasing recycling. As it is a producer responsibility scheme, in line with similar schemes across the world, it inevitably means significant change for all producers in Scotland.

Drinks producers must register their products in order to continue to sell them in Scotland once DRS has launched. Registration is free for producers with an annual turnover of £85,000 or lower. As an industry-led scheme, it will be for individual businesses to decide what products they wish to sell in Scotland once DRS launches. Any producer with questions or concerns about registration should contact Circularity Scotland for advice and guidance.

Question reference: S6W-14336

Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 26 January 2023
Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 7 February 2023

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-13469 by Humza Yousaf on 24 January 2023, how many of those places were taken by (a) international and (b) domestic students.

Information on entrants and enrolments at Scottish Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) is collect by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA).

Between 2018-19 and 2019-20 HESA introduced a new subject classification system moving from JACS over to HECOS. As such, a continuous time series can not be provided and information has been put into two different tables below.

First degree entrants to pre-clinical medicine courses at Scottish HEIs, JACS subject classification

Scottish Provider	Domicile	2007-08	2008-09	2009-10	2010-11	2011-12	2012-13	2013-14	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17	2017-18	2018-19
University of Edinburgh	Scotland	125	120	110	120	135	100	110	90	85	85	95	80
	Rest of UK	80	85	95	95	75	85	85	95	90	90	95	105
	Overseas	30	30	35	35	25	15	20	30	25	25	25	25
	Total	230	235	235	250	235	200	215	210	205	205	210	210
University of Glasgow	Scotland	155	145	125	110	110	145	140	140	140	140	150	165
	Rest of UK	50	65	85	100	130	60	60	60	65	60	65	65
	Overseas	30	25	30	35	30	25	30	35	35	45	35	50
	Total	235	235	240	245	270	235	230	235	235	245	250	280
University of Aberdeen	Scotland	115	110	105	135	110	90	115	105	100	115	115	125
	Rest of UK	45	60	55	30	60	55	30	40	40	35	35	35
	Overseas	20	20	20	20	15	20	20	25	25	30	30	20
	Total	180	190	180	185	185	170	170	165	165	180	180	185
University of Dundee	Scotland	140	110	115	90	105	120	75	90	95	115	115	125
	Rest of UK	10	25	30	40	40	40	30	25	35	25	20	20
	Overseas	15	15	15	25	15	10	15	25	15	15	15	15
	Total	165	155	155	155	160	170	120	140	145	155	155	160
University of St Andrews	Scotland	70	75	70	65	85	65	60	55	60	60	40	85
	Rest of UK	50	40	45	40	65	35	50	65	55	60	60	80
	Overseas	30	40	45	45	70	50	45	45	55	50	45	50
	Total	150	150	160	150	220	145	155	165	165	165	145	210

Source: HESA student data

Figures have been rounded to the nearest 5

EU students are included in the overseas figures

Pre-clinical medicine as defined by JCAS code 'A100'

First degree entrants to pre-clinical medicine courses at Scottish HEIs, HECOS subject classification

Scottish Provider	Domicile	2019-20	2020-21	2021-22
University of Edinburgh	Scotland	105	115	130
	Rest of UK	75	95	95
	Overseas	35	25	30
	Total	215	235	255
University of Glasgow	Scotland	190	205	240
	Rest of UK	55	60	50
	Overseas	50	70	35
	Total	295	335	325
University of Aberdeen	Scotland	145	140	175
	Rest of UK	35	30	25
	Overseas	30	40	25
	Total	210	215	220
University of Dundee	Scotland	130	140	140
	Rest of UK	20	20	20
	Overseas	15	25	25
	Total	170	185	185
University of St Andrews	Scotland	75	50	95
	Rest of UK	75	65	90
	Overseas	55	60	60
	Total	205	175	250

Source: HESA student data

Figures have been rounded to the nearest 5

EU students are included in the overseas figures

Pre-clinical medicine as defined by HECOS code '100276'

Question reference: S6W-14380

Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 26 January 2023
Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 7 February 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of people with type 1 diabetes have had access to flash glucose monitoring in each year since 2007.

Question reference: S6W-14379

Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 26 January 2023
Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 7 February 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what it has done to ensure that people with type 1 diabetes receive appropriate and timely access to technologies to improve glycaemic control and their quality of life.

As part of the Scottish Diabetes Group, there are several sub-groups working on delivering commitments specific to Type 1 Diabetes. These include commitments to improving education and self-management and also inpatient care. Closed Loop Systems are also being considered for potential inclusion in the new Accelerated National Innovation Adoption (ANIA) pathway co-odinated by the Centre for Sustainable Delivery. Projects centred on access to technologies will have a particular focus on increasing access for those living in the most deprived areas of Scotland, using SIMD data.