Portfolio Questions

Education and Skills Annabelle Ewing S6O-05251 1. [Not Lodged] Carol Mochan S6O-05252 2. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the action that it is taking to develop apprenticeship models for healthcare workers. Ariane Burgess S6O-05253 3. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the education and skills secretary has had with the climate action and energy secretary regarding steps it is taking to expand education and training opportunities for green jobs, in light of Scotland’s 2045 target to balance climate-warming emissions with removals from the atmosphere. Fulton MacGregor S6O-05254 4. To ask the Scottish Government whether it has given any further consideration to initiating a consultation on the establishment of a kindergarten phase for children in Scotland. James Dornan S6O-05255 5. To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of increasing funded early years education and childcare to 1,140 hours per year for three- and four-year-olds and qualifying two-year-olds. Douglas Lumsden S6O-05256 6. To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting skills development to promote the future of the north east fishing industry. Fergus Ewing S6O-05257 7. [Not Lodged] Maggie Chapman S6O-05258 8. To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact on adult English (ESOL) classes that are held on school premises of the reported far-right protests that have taken place outside the schools in opposition to these.