- Asked by: George Adam, MSP for Paisley, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 October 2015
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 4 November 2015
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the rollout of superfast broadband.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on 4 November 2015
- Asked by: George Adam, MSP for Paisley, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 October 2015
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 28 October 2015
To ask the Scottish Government how town centres could benefit from business rates being set by local authorities.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on 28 October 2015
- Asked by: George Adam, MSP for Paisley, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 September 2015
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 8 October 2015
To ask the Scottish Government how its plans are progressing to build a national film studio.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on 8 October 2015
- Asked by: George Adam, MSP for Paisley, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 September 2015
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 1 October 2015
To ask the Scottish Government how the planned changes to subsidies for onshore windfarms will affect developments in Scotland.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on 1 October 2015
- Asked by: George Adam, MSP for Paisley, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 September 2015
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Current Status:
Answered by Angela Constance on 10 September 2015
To ask the Scottish Government how many Scottish-domiciled students have been accepted by Scottish universities for 2015-16 and how many have been accepted by their (a) first and (b) second choice university and how many have been placed through clearing.
Answer
The latest data on acceptances to higher education institutions (HEIs) across the UK are Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) data as at 15 days after A-level results day 2015.
At that stage, the number of Scottish domiciled applicants accepted to HEIs in Scotland was 27,940.
Further breakdowns by choice/clearing are not published for Scottish domiciled applicants accepted to HEIs in Scotland but are published for Scottish domiciled applicants accepted to HEIs anywhere in the UK.
Table 1: Scottish domiciled students accepted to HEIs anywhere in the UK at 15 days after A-level results day: 2011 to 2015
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2011
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2012
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2013
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2014
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2015
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Total placed at this stage
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27,500
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27,660
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28,090
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28,890
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29,610
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First choice
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24,050
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24,180
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25,020
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25,860
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26,270
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Second choice
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1,530
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1,510
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1,350
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1,410
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1,480
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No preference indicated
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800
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630
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500
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510
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510
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‘Adjustment’*
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10
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20
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10
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10
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10
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Clearing (Main scheme)
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980
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1180
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1070
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960
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1150
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Clearing (Direct to)
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130
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150
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150
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130
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190
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Source: UCAS
Data rounded to nearest 10.
*A small number of applicants meet the entry conditions for their first choice but opt to accept an alternative offer.
- Asked by: George Adam, MSP for Paisley, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 September 2015
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 16 September 2015
To ask the Scottish Government how the growth of Japanese knotweed is controlled.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on 16 September 2015
- Asked by: George Adam, MSP for Paisley, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 August 2015
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 2 September 2015
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the recent admission by the UK Government that it used fake quotes to promote its benefit sanctions regime in Scotland and across the UK.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on 2 September 2015
- Asked by: George Adam, MSP for Paisley, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 August 2015
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Current Status:
Initiated by the Scottish Government.
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 19 August 2015
To ask the Scottish Government when the Registrar General will publish his annual report for 2014.
Answer
Scotland’s Population 2014: the Registrar General’s Annual Review of Demographic Trends will be published on 20 August 2015. The report contains information about births, deaths and marriages during the year, together with other demographic information. A copy of the report will be laid in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre and will be available on the Registrar General’s website at: www.nrscotland.gov.uk.
- Asked by: George Adam, MSP for Paisley, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 17 August 2015
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Current Status:
Initiated by the Scottish Government.
Answered by Angela Constance on 18 August 2015
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to extend the Attainment Scotland Fund beyond the local authorities that have already been announced.
Answer
I am pleased to announce that we are expanding the Attainment Scotland fund to include an additional 57 primary schools across 14 local authority areas. Each of these 57 primary schools will receive funding from the Attainment Scotland fund. The schools have been selected on the basis that they are supporting a significant proportion of pupils and families from communities which are facing some of the greatest challenges across Scotland. Many of these schools are already doing well for all of their pupils and we want to learn from and spread this practice. These schools will work closely with their attainment advisors and each other to implement, support and spread good practice of what works to raise attainment, ambition and aspirations for our children and young people.
Local authority
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School Name
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Aberdeen City
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Riverbank School
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Aberdeen City
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Manor Park School
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Aberdeen City
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Tullos School
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Aberdeen City
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Bramble Brae School
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Argyll and Bute
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Rosneath Primary School
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Dumfries and Galloway
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Kelloholm School
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East Ayrshire
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St Xavier’s Primary School
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East Ayrshire
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Patna Primary School
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East Ayrshire
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Logan Primary School
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East Ayrshire
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Bellsbank Primary School
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East Ayrshire
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Hillhead Primary School
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East Ayrshire
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Shortlees Primary School
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Edinburgh
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Sighthill Primary School
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Edinburgh
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St Catherine’s RC Primary School
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Edinburgh
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Clovenstone Primary School
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Edinburgh
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St Francis’ RC Primary School
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Edinburgh
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Craigroyston Primary School
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Edinburgh
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Niddrie Mill Primary School
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Edinburgh
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Canal View Primary School
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Edinburgh
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Castleview Primary School
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Falkirk
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Langlees Primary School
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Fife
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St Serf’s R C Primary School
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Fife
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Inzievar Primary School
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Fife
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St Kenneth’s R C Primary School
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Fife
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Southwood Primary School
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Fife
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Warout Primary and Community School
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Fife
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Pathhead Primary School
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Highland
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Milton Primary School
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Highland
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Coulhill Primary School
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Highland
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Bishop Eden Primary School
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Highland
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South Primary School
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Highland
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Merkinch Primary School
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Renfrewshire
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St Catherine’s Primary School
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Renfrewshire
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St David’s Primary School
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Renfrewshire
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St Fergus Primary School
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Renfrewshire
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Gallowhill Primary School
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Renfrewshire
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Glencoats Primary School
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Scottish Borders
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Burnfoot Community School
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Scottish Borders
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St Margaret’s RC Primary School (Hawick)
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South Ayrshire
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Dalmilling Primary School
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South Ayrshire
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Newton Primary School
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South Ayrshire
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Braehead Primary School
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South Lanarkshire
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St Mark’s Primary School (Rutherglen)
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South Lanarkshire
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James Aiton Primary School
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South Lanarkshire
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Beckford Primary School
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South Lanarkshire
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Carstairs Junction Primary School
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South Lanarkshire
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Burgh Primary School
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South Lanarkshire
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St Paul’s Primary School
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South Lanarkshire
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Auchinraith Primary School
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South Lanarkshire
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Cathkin Primary School
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South Lanarkshire
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Loch Primary School
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South Lanarkshire
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Robert Smillie Memorial Primary School
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South Lanarkshire
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Hareleeshill Primary School
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South Lanarkshire
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Rigside Primary School
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Stirling
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Raploch Primary School
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West Lothian
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Bridgend Primary School
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West Lothian
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St Thomas’ Primary School
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- Asked by: George Adam, MSP for Paisley, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 July 2015
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Current Status:
Answered by Fiona McLeod on 12 August 2015
To ask the Scottish Government how many P1 to P3 pupils have received free school meals since universal provision was introduced, broken down by local authority area, and what the estimated saving has been for the pupils' families.
Answer
The latest statistics on free school meal uptake were published on 17 June 2015 in the Scottish Government statistics publication - Summary statistics for attainment, leaver destinations and healthy living, No. 5: 2015 Edition. Table 7 in the accompanying supplementary data, provides details of the number of P1-P3 pupils present and taking free school meals on the day of the survey, broken down by local authority, and can be accessed at the following address:
http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/Browse/School-Education/MealsSD/mealspesd/mealspesd2015
We estimate the saving for families will be around £380 per child per year.