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Question reference: S6W-38764

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 June 2025
Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 4 July 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how much has been spent on dementia services by each Integration Joint Board (IJB) in each financial year from 2020-21 to 2024-25, and what the notional budget is for 2025-26.

As it is integration authorities and locally elected representatives who are responsible for making decisions on how best to deliver services to local communities, the Scottish Government would not be appropriately placed to provide an accurate figure on spend specific to dementia services by each Integration Joint Board (IJB) since 2020-21.

The 2025-26 budget for Health and Social Care provides record funding of £21.7 billion and whilst service delivery remains the responsibility of receiving partnerships, the Scottish Government has continued its investment of £3.5 million per annum, to be used to enhance access to dementia Post-Diagnostic Support services. This funding is allocated in accordance with the standard NRAC formula and thereafter each IJB will receive delegated funds from the relevant Health Board.

Commissioned by the Scottish Government, the 2025-26 independent evaluation of dementia Post-Diagnostic Support will work closely with Health and Social Care Partnerships and those with lived experience to evidence the value and impact of Post-Diagnostic Support to date, helping to inform future policy, service planning and practice.

This is one of a number of strands of work being undertaken to improve the dementia experience, and people’s access to appropriate services and supports. As part of the first 2-Year Delivery Plan for the Dementia Strategy for Scotland, we have aimed to:

Increase access to support following a diagnosis. That includes investment of £4.35m this year to increase direct support to dementia community groups and settings across Scotland, and to continue efforts to increase the number of people who benefit from our commitment to 12 months’ Post-Diagnostic Support.
Build the understanding and evidence we need to make the changes necessary to improve people’s dementia experience. That includes working with research, academia and national partners to build a comprehensive understanding of who is providing them care and support (and the skills and education they need), enhancing the data we have on how many people are living with a diagnosis and accessing support, and commissioning evaluations on future service delivery.
Challenge people’s preconceptions of dementia. That includes a national Rethink Dementia campaign that saw over 73% of those engaged commit to continue to be there for those in their lives receiving a diagnosis, and how this can help them stay well for longer, and taking forward efforts to understand how we can promote the link between healthier lifestyles and reducing your dementia risk.

Question reference: S6W-38815

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 June 2025
Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 26 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what changes will be made to the civil servant resource for conditions such as stroke and heart disease within the long-term conditions policy unit, in light of the publication of the long-term conditions framework.

Question reference: S6W-38814

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 June 2025
Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 26 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many full-time equivalent civil servants currently work within its (a) cancer policy unit, (b) long-term conditions policy unit, broken down by condition, and (c) long-term conditions strategy unit.

The number of full-time equivalent civil servants is broken down by policy area and condition as follows:

Policy Area	Health Condition	Full Time Equivalent (FTE) Civil Servants
Cancer and Rehabilitation Policy Unit	Cancer	6.61 WTE
Long Term Conditions Policy Unit	Heart Disease	1.6 WTE
	Cardiac Arrest	0.9 WTE
	Stroke	2.5 WTE
	Neurological Conditions	4.73 WTE
	Diabetes and Respiratory	2.3 WTE
Long Term Conditions Strategy Unit	Long Term Conditions Strategy and Long Covid	4 WTE

Question reference: S6W-38813

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 June 2025
Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 26 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how funding will be allocated to condition-specific projects under the long-term conditions framework.

Question reference: S6W-38811

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 June 2025
Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 26 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what impact it anticipates the long-term conditions framework will have on the role of the current national advisory committees and taskforces that provide clinical leadership to the delivery of strategies.

As we develop our new integrated Long Term Conditions Framework, we will consider how it and its series of action plans are governed and implemented to ensure all conditions are considered and action plans are implemented effectively. Future planning for current advisory committees and taskforces will be considered at the same time

Details of the governance arrangements will form part of the Framework and will be published in December 2025.

Question reference: S6W-38812

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 June 2025
Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 26 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what (a) patient, (b) clinical and (c) third sector engagement was undertaken in the long-term conditions framework consultation, and whether it will summarise the feedback given on the strategic direction.

Question reference: S6W-38916

Current Status: Withdrawn

Question reference: S6W-38380

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 05 June 2025
Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 19 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether Scottish Enterprise consulted it when making its recently reported decision not to provide grant funding to Rolls-Royce Submarines.

Question reference: S6W-38379

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 05 June 2025
Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 19 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how much funding it has allocated to defence-related projects in each of the last five financial years, broken down by the (a) value of each allocation, (b) organisation that received the funding and (c) purpose of the project.

Question reference: S6W-37917

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 06 June 2025
Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 17 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown by health and social care partnership of the distribution of the 100,000 enhanced GP appointments it has committed to provide by March 2026.

HSCP	Clinical review appointments expected
Aberdeen City	3650
Aberdeenshire	2767
Angus	1672
Argyll and Bute	1347
Clackmannanshire and Stirling	2802
Dumfries and Galloway	2469
Dundee City	3544
East Ayrshire	2486
East Dunbartonshire	1306
East Lothian	1760
East Renfrewshire	1105
Edinburgh	8239
Falkirk	2403
Fife	6540
Glasgow City	17582
Highland	3668
Inverclyde	1792
Midlothian	1618
Moray	1212
North Ayrshire	3046
North Lanarkshire	7224
Orkney Islands	267
Perth and Kinross	1994
Renfrewshire	3533
Scottish Borders	1676
Shetland Islands	264
South Ayrshire	1982
South Lanarkshire	6092
West Dunbartonshire	2160
West Lothian	3413
Western Isles	396
Grand Total	100009