Portfolio Questions

Education and Skills Donald Cameron S6O-01852 1. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to improve access to additional support for learning. Joe FitzPatrick S6O-01853 2. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its action to recruit more foster carers. Graham Simpson S6O-01854 3. To ask the Scottish Government what assurances it has received that the correct procedures were used by the board of South Lanarkshire College when it took the decision to dismiss its Principal. Rachael Hamilton S6O-01855 4. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to tackle bullying in schools. Michelle Thomson S6O-01856 5. To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to further encourage articulation from college-based Higher National qualifications to university-based degree programmes. Michael Marra S6O-01857 6. To ask the Scottish Government what monitoring is undertaken to ensure that any commitments made to tertiary education are delivered. Foysol Choudhury S6O-01858 7. To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take to increase the recruitment of pupil support assistants, including ensuring they receive fair pay. Pauline McNeill S6O-01859 8. To ask the Scottish Government what recent meetings it has had with Universities Scotland to discuss gender-based violence in higher education.