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Modern Apprenticeship statistics are published on the Skills Development Scotland (SDS) website at Modern Apprenticeships | Skills Development Scotland . Year-end statistics for 2022-23 are expected to be published in May 2023.

The proportion of individuals who don't complete their apprenticeship or leave early are published by SDS at the following links:

Foundation Apprenticeships - https://www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk/media/50223/foundation-apprenticeship-report-2022-published-version.pdf

Modern Apprenticeships - https://www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk/media/49237/modern-apprenticeship-statistics-quarter-4-2021-22.pdf

Graduate Apprenticeships – https://www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk/media/49924/graduate-apprenticeship-annual-report-2022-final.pdf

Earlier years data can be found in older publications.

The detailed information requested is currently being collated by Skills Development Scotland and I will write to the member as soon as this data is available and a copy will be placed in the Parliament's Reference Centre (Bib number 64175).

Control over the rates and bands of non-savings non-dividends income tax has been devolved to the Scottish Parliament since 2017-18.

His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) publish Outturn statistics annually, showing the revenue raised from Scottish Income Tax for the tax year prior. These statistics show revenue raised from taxpayers at their highest marginal rate, that is, the Income Tax band that a taxpayer would pay their next pound of Income Tax into.

The following table shows the amount of tuition fees paid out by the Student Award Agency Scotland (SAAS) in cash and real terms (in 2021-22 prices) since 2007-08.

In addition to providing free tuition through SAAS, the Scottish Government also provides a block teaching grant to the Scottish Funding Council (SFC) to support universities provide free tuition. Information on the teaching grant, including the allocation amount for AY 2022-23, can be found on SFC’s website.

Source: SG analysis of SAAS and HM Treasury data

Notes: Real terms figures are presented in 2021-22 prices, based on HM Treasury's GDP deflators at market prices, and money GDP March 2023 (Quarterly National Accounts) series, published 3 April 2023.

Tables 1 and 2 reflect the relevant bursaries and grants since 1997-98 when consistent data recording started. The types of relevant bursaries and grants that were available each year varied. Bursaries and grants available to students depended on their circumstances as well as the type of course they were studying.

Information on benefits administered by Social Security Scotland is routinely published as part of official statistics releases. Excel tables released as part of these publications include information on the value of payments issued for each benefit since launch, and provide financial year breakdowns of payments.

The latest statistics publication for each benefit can be found at: https://www.socialsecurity.gov.scot/about/statistics/social-security-scotland-statistics-publications .

Information on average student loan debt is published, in table 5, by the Student Loans Company.

Student Loans in Scotland: 2021 to 2022 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

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 by taxpayers at their highest marginal rate.

The Scottish Government estimates that the Income Tax policy changes announced, for 2023-24 alone, will add £519 million to the Scottish Budget.

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 timeseries isn’t available back to 2007. The below table provides a consistent timeseries of student headcount, enrolments and full-time equivalent figures back to 2007.

The following table reflects the various bursaries and grants that existed since 2007. The types of bursaries and grants that were available each year varied and some replaced others. The bursaries and grants available to students depended on their circumstances as well as the type of course they were studying.