Portfolio Questions

Education and Skills Gail Ross S5O-02849 1. To ask the Scottish Government how it can support schools to ensure that their staff and teachers are trauma informed. Elaine Smith S5O-02850 2. To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the trend in the number of college students since 2007. Mary Fee S5O-02851 3. To ask the Scottish Government what the impact will be of the college capital spending plans in the draft Budget. Kenneth Gibson S5O-02852 4. To ask the Scottish Government what impact the Pupil Equity Fund has had on attainment in North Ayrshire. Edward Mountain S5O-02853 5. To ask the Scottish Government what action it has taken in the last year regarding the provision of training for teachers and staff to support pupils with mental health issues. Patrick Harvie S5O-02854 6. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the document, Towards a Cooperative University , by Queen Margaret University members of the University and College Union Scotland. Angus MacDonald S5O-02855 7. To ask the Scottish Government what progress the Transition Training Fund has made in addressing the reported skills shortage in the HGV industry and increasing the number of drivers. Bob Doris S5O-02856 8. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding partnership working to help communities access employment support. Willie Coffey S5O-02857 9. To ask the Scottish Government what impact its commitment to invest £500 million to expand early learning and childcare provision will have on demand for skilled staff and infrastructure investment opportunities in the Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley constituency. Stewart Stevenson S5O-02858 10. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Higher Education Statistics Agency recording a record number of students from deprived areas enrolling at university in Scotland. Angela Constance S5O-02859 11. To ask the Scottish Government how it will ensure that pupils with additional support needs in the Almond Valley constituency have their needs and right to an education met. Jeremy Balfour S5O-02860 12. To ask the Scottish Government whether the processing of applications to the PVG scheme for people working in schools will change as a result of Disclosure Scotland's new IT system, and what progress has been made on this. Gillian Martin S5O-02861 13. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the rate of articulation from college to university. Jamie Greene S5O-02862 14. To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of primary school teachers are supply staff. Michelle Ballantyne 15. [Not Lodged] Iain Gray 16. [Withdrawn] Monica Lennon S5O-02865 17. To ask the Scottish Government how many school pupils have died by suicide in the last five years and what action it has taken in response to this. Stuart McMillan S5O-02866 18. To ask the Scottish Government what assistance it gives to childcare providers in Inverclyde. Clare Adamson S5O-02867 19. To ask the Scottish Government what the education secretary’s position is on the establishment of a commission on gender equality in education and learning as recommended by the National Advisory Council on Women and Girls. Alexander Stewart S5O-02868 20. To ask the Scottish Government what action is being taken to help pupils affected by the closure of the New School in Butterstone.