- Asked by: Clare Haughey, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 16 April 2018
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 17 April 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the closure of the 2 Sisters factory in Cambuslang.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on 17 April 2018
- Asked by: Clare Haughey, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 26 March 2018
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 27 March 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with other governments regarding the enforcement of European arrest warrants.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on 27 March 2018
- Asked by: Clare Haughey, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 March 2018
Submitting member has a registered interest.
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 14 March 2018
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the roll-out of continuous glucose monitors across NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and NHS Lanarkshire.
Answer
As the Member will be aware the Scottish Government has committed to £10m additional funding to increase, over the term of this Parliament, the provision of Continuous Glucose Monitors (CGMs) and Insulin Pump therapy for adults.
The first £2m additional funding was allocated to NHS Boards in financial year 2017-18.
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and NHS Lanarkshire have exceeded the CGM delivery expectations set out in the Scottish Government's letter issued to all NHS Boards Directors on 12 June 2017.
Officials are currently consulting with NHS Boards with regard to the allocation of the £2m additional funding for 2018-19.
- Asked by: Clare Haughey, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 February 2018
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 8 March 2018
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its engagement with the 2 Sisters Food Group regarding the company's consultation on closing its factory in Cambuslang.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on 8 March 2018
- Asked by: Clare Haughey, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 February 2018
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 22 February 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with the 2 Sisters Food Group regarding its consultation on closing its factory in Cambuslang.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on 22 February 2018
- Asked by: Clare Haughey, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 January 2018
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Current Status:
Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 5 February 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how many FOI responses have been published on its website.
Answer
Automatic publication began on 3 July 2017. As of 31 January 2018, 1,106 cases have been published.
- Asked by: Clare Haughey, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 January 2018
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Current Status:
Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 5 February 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how many FOI requests it has (a) received and (b) answered on time in each year since 2007.
Answer
Year
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Number of requests received
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Number of requests answered on time
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Performance rate
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2007
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779
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475
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61%
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2008
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1260
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946
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75%
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2009
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1642
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1308
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80%
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2010
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1435
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1208
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84%
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2011
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1374
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1130
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82%
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2012
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1931
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1471
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76%
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2013
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2011
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1479
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74%
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2014
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2061
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1591
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77%
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2015
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2155
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1780
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83%
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2016
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2103
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1559
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76%
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2017
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3046
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2441
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83%
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This improvement has occurred whilst the volume and complexity of requests has grown. In 2017 we received 3,046 requests, 41% higher than the previous record of 2,155 in 2015 and 45% than the 2016 total.
We answered more requests on time in 2017 that we received in either 2015 or 2016.
- Asked by: Clare Haughey, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 January 2018
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Current Status:
Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 5 February 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how many FOI requests it (a) received, (b) answered and (c) answered on time in each month in 2017, also broken down by type of requester.
Answer
a) Number of requests received in 2017
January
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221
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February
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243
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March
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314
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April
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236
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May
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187
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June
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284
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July
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254
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August
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242
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September
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205
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October
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416
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November
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293
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December
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151
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b) Number of requests answered each month in 2017
January
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165
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February
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208
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March
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297
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April
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202
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May
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240
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June
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233
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July
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284
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August
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224
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September
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198
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October
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246
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November
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355
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December
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278
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c) Number of were answered on time each month in 2017
January
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176
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79%
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February
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166
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76%
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March
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204
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77%
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April
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168
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64%
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May
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174
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70%
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June
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170
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89%
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July
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256
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94%
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August
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214
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89%
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September
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189
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92%
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October
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212
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87%
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November
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291
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80%
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December
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230
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93%
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The Scottish Government issued answers to 355 requests in November, which was 43% more than the monthly average since the Commissioner’s intervention began in April, of 248.
d) Requests lodged each month of 2017 broken down by type of requester
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Elected representative
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Individual
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Media
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Organisation
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Other
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Researcher
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Solicitor
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January
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5
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94
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51
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30
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3
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28
|
10
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February
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11
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122
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33
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27
|
1
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39
|
10
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March
|
7
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132
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22
|
42
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7
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97
|
7
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April
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5
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109
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34
|
27
|
2
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54
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5
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May
|
2
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98
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47
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18
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1
|
13
|
8
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June
|
25
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103
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39
|
36
|
10
|
61
|
10
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July
|
20
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114
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40
|
33
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5
|
31
|
11
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August
|
5
|
115
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47
|
34
|
7
|
30
|
4
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September
|
8
|
89
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26
|
24
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6
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41
|
11
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October
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7
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118
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44
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25
|
5
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204
|
12
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November
|
10
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106
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43
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22
|
6
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98
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8
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December
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5
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66
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22
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21
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4
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27
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6
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Total
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110
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1266
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448
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339
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57
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723
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102
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- Asked by: Clare Haughey, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 18 December 2017
Submitting member has a registered interest.
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 9 January 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how much each territorial NHS board would see its budget fall by in 2018-19 on an NRAC basis if the total funding for all was reduced by (a) £360 million and (b) £501 million.
Answer
The Scottish Government’s Draft Budget for 2018-19 sets out an increase for the health and sport resource budget of over £400 million taking it to over £13.1 billion.
The following table sets out the impact on each Territorial Board on an NRAC basis if the total funding for all was reduced by (a) £360 million and (b) £501 million.
Territorial Board
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£360 million reduction
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£501 million reduction
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£m
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£m
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Ayrshire and Arran
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-26.7
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-37.1
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Borders
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-7.6
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-10.5
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Dumfries and Galloway
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-10.7
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-14.9
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Fife
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-24.5
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-34.1
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Forth Valley
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-19.5
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-27.2
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Grampian
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-35.5
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-49.5
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Greater Glasgow & Clyde
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-80.4
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-111.9
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Highland
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-23.2
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-32.3
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Lanarkshire
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-44.5
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-61.9
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Lothian
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-53.3
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-74.2
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Orkney
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-1.7
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-2.4
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Shetland
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-1.8
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-2.5
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Tayside
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-28.3
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-39.3
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Western Isles
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|
-2.4
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-3.3
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|
|
|
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Total
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-360.0
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-501.0
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- Asked by: Clare Haughey, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 08 December 2017
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Current Status:
Answered by Angela Constance on 13 December 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the recent analysis by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, which suggests that 700,000 more people in the UK are in poverty compared with four years ago.
Answer
The Scottish Government welcomes the recent analysis outlined by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation in their 'UK Poverty 2017' and 'Poverty in Scotland 2017' reports. We will consider their specific recommendations for Scotland as we continue to work towards our 2030 vision for a fairer Scotland.
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation reports show that poverty is lower in Scotland than in the rest of the UK, and that falls in poverty among pensioners and families with children have been greater and more sustained than elsewhere. However, we know the numbers are still too high. That is why our ambitious Child Poverty (Scotland) Bill, which was passed unanimously by Parliament on 8 November, will set in statute targets to significantly reduce the number of children living in poverty in Scotland by 2030.
Our first Child Poverty Delivery Plan will be published by 1 April 2018, and will set out our proposals for working towards these ambitious targets. But we know that meeting the targets will be particularly challenging whilst UK Government austerity and welfare cuts continue. According to the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, the four-year freeze on working age benefits is the “single biggest policy driver behind rising poverty, hitting families in and out of work”.