Question reference: S6W-27030
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 24 April 2024
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Current status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 7 May 2024
Question
To ask the Scottish Government, in the last five financial years, how much was allocated to the General Dental Service budget in total, and how much of the yearly allocation was spent, broken down by financial year.
Answer
Figures in the following table show the gross General Dental Services budget and respective spend for the previous four financial years.
- Information on 2023-24 spend is not available at this time and will be published as part of the overall Scottish Government consolidated accounts to be laid in Parliament later this year.
19-20 | 20-21 | 21-22 | 22-23 | 23-24 | |
£'m | £'m | £'m | £'m | £'m | |
Budget documents | 416.6 | 428.6 | 431.0 | 469.0 | 476.2 |
Total spend | 439.4 | 423.5 | 449.4 | 502.2 | Not Available |
- Budget figures do not include funding provided in each financial year for contractor uplifts or, for 2021-22, additional consequential funding applied to support the dental sector’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic however these are included in spend.
- Activity in 2019-20 was significantly restricted due to the enforcement of stringent Infection Prevention Control guidance to reduce COVID-19 transmission.