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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.

Written questions must be answered within 10 working days (20 working days during recess)
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Question reference: S6W-10596

Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Submitting member has a registered interest.
Date lodged: Thursday, 25 August 2022
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 20 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how many small and medium house builders involved in the affordable housing supply programme have become insolvent in the last year, and how many projects this has affected.

Question reference: S6W-10560

Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 25 August 2022
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 20 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-09497 by Shona Robison on 19 July 2022, what the scope of the preliminary work is; when the preliminary work began; when ministers requested a proposal be submitted for approval; how many staff have been committed to the preliminary work; which stakeholders it has met to determine the extent of the work; how many homeowners and their representatives it has engaged with, and how it would fund buy-outs.

The work to design a potential homeowner assistance scheme is in the discovery phase which involves defining the scope of any potential scheme and evaluating the suitability of existing forms of assistance. This also includes identifying a resilient funding and delivery model. This discovery phase relies on existing resources until such time as a proposal is approved. This discovery phase work began during summer recess and is scheduled to completed in the coming weeks. Officials have regular engagement with potential delivery partners and homeowners as part of the overall process and additional discussions will be undertaken prior to any scheme launch.

Question reference: S6W-10557

Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Submitting member has a registered interest.
Date lodged: Thursday, 25 August 2022
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 20 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how many requests it has received from the affordable housing supply sector for an early review of benchmarks in accordance with the scenarios envisaged in the Report on the work of the 2021 Affordable Housing Investment Benchmarks Working Group.

Question reference: S6W-10564

Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 25 August 2022
Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 20 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how many graduate apprenticeships were offered in each year from 2017 to 2021.

Following the introduction of Graduate Apprenticeships (GAs) in Scotland, we have seen a positive increase in the number of individuals taking up the opportunity to study for degree-level courses while in employment since the first two years of the programme.

The table below shows the number of Graduate Apprenticeship opportunities available from 2017-18 to 2021-22.

Year	GA Opportunities
2017-18	379
2018-19	887
2019-20	1,300
2020-21	1,370
2021-22	1,370

Question reference: S6W-10562

Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 25 August 2022
Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 20 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how many graduate apprentices there were in each year from 2017 to 2021.

Since the introduction of Graduate Apprenticeships (GAs) in Scotland we have seen a positive increase since the first two years of the scheme in the number of individuals taking up the opportunity to study for degree-level courses while in employment.

The following table shows the number of GA starts from 2017.

Year	Starts
2017-18	277
2018-19	921
2019-20	1,160
2020-21	1,158

GA figures for 2021-22 will be published as part of the Skills Development Scotland GA report for 2021-22 which is expected later in the year.

The Scottish Government will continue to work collaboratively with Skills Development Scotland and the Scottish Funding Council to prioritise a recovery that creates new jobs, good jobs and green jobs, supporting the long-term future of work-based learning and the economy.

Question reference: S6W-10561

Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 25 August 2022
Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 20 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how many modern apprentices there were in each year from 2017 to 2021.

Apprenticeships are a key way for all employers to invest in their workforce, providing the skills the economy needs both now and in the future. Official Modern Apprenticeship (MA) statistics are published by Skills Development Scotland (SDS) quarterly, including the number of starts, and are cumulative throughout the year.

The following table shows the number of MA starts from 2017 to 2021

Year	Starts
2016-17	26,262
2017-18	27,145
2018-19	27,270
2019-20	27,875
2020-21	18,655
2021-22	25,401

Question reference: S6W-10012

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 July 2022
Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 16 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will take any steps to prevent looted steel from Ukraine being used in Scotland.

Question reference: S6W-10401

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 18 August 2022
Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 15 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide details of the planning, delivery and measurement of stroke rehabilitation performance in 2022.

Our vision is for everyone with rehabilitation needs to be able to access the care and support they need to live well, on their own terms.

Defined performance markers such as access to acute therapy, access to inpatient stroke therapy, access to community stroke therapy and six-month reviews are being included in the refreshed Stroke Improvement Plan, and annual board reviews carried out by the Scottish Stroke Improvement Programme Team, led by the Scottish Stroke Improvement Programme Lead, will assess rehabilitation performance against these targets.

Question reference: S6W-10394

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 18 August 2022
Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 15 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to prevent the spread of giardiasis, so-called beaver fever, in light of reported plans to introduce beavers into freshwater communities in national park lochs.

Question reference: S6W-10404

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 18 August 2022
Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 15 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that NHS Scotland stroke-related services are operating in line with the Stroke Improvement Plan and Scottish Stroke Care Standards.

Following the publication of the National Advisory Committee for Stroke’s Progressive Stroke Pathway, work is underway to develop a refreshed Stroke Improvement Plan by the end of 2022. This will outline how recommendations in the Progressive Stroke Pathway will be prioritized and implemented, as well as a continued emphasis on the importance of the Scottish Stroke Care Standards.

The Scottish Stroke Care Standards are regularly reviewed in line with current evidence and updated guidelines. We monitor the implementation of these standards through the Scottish Stroke Care Audit to ensure that stroke patients in Scotland are receiving high quality care.