Questions and answers

Question reference: S6W-10872

Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 08 September 2022
Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 27 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether NHS boards currently offer those who survive a stroke with an early multi-disciplinary assessment of their needs, and, if so, what monitoring takes place of these assessments.

NHS Boards are expected to provide those who have a survived a stroke with the appropriate multi-disciplinary assessment, and are required to demonstrate their provision of access to acute therapy assessment during Scottish Stroke Improvement Programme (SSIP) annual reviews. Exploring ways to drive improvements in early access to assessment and rehabilitation is a key aspect of the work underway to develop the refreshed Stroke Improvement Plan.

Question reference: S6W-10871

Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 08 September 2022
Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 27 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether the benchmark descriptors used for the Scottish Stroke Care Audit have remained consistent in all reports published since 2019.

The Scottish Government would expect the Scottish Stroke Care Audit (SSCA) to aim to raise the Scottish Stroke Care Standards to drive improvements when a standard is being met or exceeded by most services. In line with this, the SSCA standard for CT brain scanning was raised in 2020. Changes in standards are highlighted in the annual Scottish Stroke Improvement Programme (SSIP) reports.

Further information on the Scottish Stroke Care Audit can be found at: https://www.strokeaudit.scot.nhs.uk/index.html

Question reference: S6W-10873

Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 08 September 2022
Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 27 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how many stroke survivors have received a full package of stroke rehabilitation in the last year.

Question reference: S6W-10577

Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 25 August 2022
Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 27 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it collects data on the number of people who are discharged with a disability resulting from a stroke.

Question reference: S6W-10576

Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 25 August 2022
Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 21 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it holds data on stroke recovery broken down by (a) NHS board and (b) hospital.

Question reference: S6W-10565

Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 25 August 2022
Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 21 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how much funding in total has been distributed through the Apprenticeship Employer Grant to employers to offer a Modern Apprenticeship or Graduate Apprenticeship.

Question reference: S6F-01364

Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 September 2022
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 September 2022

To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government's response is to the One Parent Families Scotland report, Living Without a Lifeline – Single Parenting and the Cost of Living.

Question reference: S6W-10721

Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 August 2022
Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 20 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how many Changing Places toilets it has installed since 1 September 2021.

The Scottish Government has committed to investing £10 million in Changing Places Toilets (CPTs) over this parliamentary term. This investment will increase the number of these facilities across Scotland and support mobile CPTs, to allow disabled people easier access to public spaces, events and venues around the country.

The funding will be delivered in phases over the course of the parliamentary term. Plans for the CPT fund are currently being developed and further information will be available in due course.

Question reference: S6W-10720

Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 August 2022
Current Status: Answered by Christina McKelvie on 20 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government by what date it expects to have published its new Disability Equality Plan.

Question reference: S6W-10566

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 young disabled people aged between 16 and 24 have had the opportunity to (a) study, (b) take up an apprenticeship, job or work experience and (c) volunteer, as part of the Young Person’s Guarantee.

Since the launch of the Young Person’s Guarantee in November 2020, we have provided additional funding of £10m per year in 2020-21, 2021-22 and 2022-23 to the college sector to enable them to deliver a range of short industry focused opportunities for young people, including skills boost and fast track courses, to meet the needs of employers and support economic recovery.

We have worked with the Scottish Funding Council, college sector and key partners to ensure that opportunities are targeted at supporting individuals who experience barriers in participating in the labour market, including disabled young people. Scottish Funding Council data from the first phase of delivery in colleges for 2020-21 shows that a total of 3,299 students enrolled on Young Person’s Guarantee college places and of those 755 (22.9%) declared a disability.

We do not hold data on the number of volunteering, employment or work experience opportunities taken up by young disabled people that can be attributed to the Young Person’s Guarantee. The Guarantee is not a standalone programme, reporting encompasses the investment by the Scottish Government across education, employability and skills.

We are continuing to engage with the further education sector and key partners to advance equality, inclusion and to eliminate discrimination. Provision is supporting tailored college opportunities for young people with protected characteristics across Scotland, including disabled young people. It is important to note that disabilities and health conditions are self-declared by students and applicants.

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