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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)
Other questions such as Topical, Portfolio, General and First Minister's Question Times are taken in the Chamber

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Question reference: S6W-11062

Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 September 2022
Current Status: Answered by Christina McKelvie on 3 October 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has sought legal advice in relation to the so-called Tinker Experiment.

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-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-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-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-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: 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: 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-10594

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

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on when it plans to publish guidance on the use of restraint and seclusion in schools.

As outlined in response to S6W-09197 on 24 June 2022 the Scottish Government launched a public consultation on the draft physical intervention in schools guidance on 21 June. The draft human rights-based guidance makes clear that restraint and seclusion should only ever be used as a last resort and when in the best interests of the child or young person.

The draft guidance is a result of our 2019 agreement with the Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland and the Equality and Human Rights Commission in 2019 that non-statutory guidance be developed as a first step to improve practice in this area.

The draft guidance has been developed carefully, over time, with extensive input from over thirty working group members and partners, including the Children’s Commissioner, young people, parents, staff, local government and third sector organisations.

The consultation period has been extended to 25 October to allow all those with an interest in this sensitive area, including children and young people, to feedback their views. We will work closely with partners, following final publication, to ensure the guidance is followed.

Details of the membership and notes of the meetings of the physical intervention working group are available on the Scottish Government’s website: Physical Intervention Working Group - gov.scot (www.gov.scot) .

All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/written-questions-and-answers

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.