Portfolio Questions

Education and Skills Jenny Gilruth S5O-02207 1. To ask the Scottish Government how its cross-portfolio work on tackling adverse childhood experiences is contributing to closing the attainment gap. Jeremy Balfour S5O-02208 2. To ask the Scottish Government what support it gives to school leavers regarding the transition to further education, training and work. Finlay Carson S5O-02209 3. To ask the Scottish Government what support it provides for the funding of further education courses in Dumfries and Galloway. Jackie Baillie S5O-02210 4. To ask the Scottish Government how it ensures that educational campuses have appropriate and adequate levels of accessibility for disabled students. George Adam S5O-02211 5. To ask the Scottish Government how it encourages engagement between universities and secondary education establishments. Fulton MacGregor S5O-02212 6. To ask the Scottish Government what feedback it has had from headteachers regarding the pupil equity fund. Stuart McMillan S5O-02213 7. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking in schools to address sectarianism. Christina McKelvie S5O-02214 8. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its progress in eliminating prejudice-based bullying in schools. Daniel Johnson S5O-02215 9. To ask the Scottish Government what progress it is making in delivering the expansion of early learning and childcare. Kezia Dugdale S5O-02216 10. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the findings of the report by NSPCC Scotland, The Right to Recover . Kenneth Gibson S5O-02217 11. To ask the Scottish Government which Scottish colleges carry a PFI burden and what it is doing to alleviate this. Linda Fabiani S5O-02218 12. To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the Young Women Lead report on sexual harassment in schools. Brian Whittle S5O-02219 13. To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to ensure that school meals are of the highest quality and that the uptake of these is maximised. James Kelly S5O-02220 14. To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the number of students from disadvantaged backgrounds going to university. Ross Greer S5O-02221 15. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to address the reported low uptake of coordinated support plans among pupils with additional needs. Alexander Burnett S5O-02222 16. To ask the Scottish Government what efforts it is making to encourage schools to inform students of their apprenticeship choices. Joan McAlpine S5O-02223 17. To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made on the implementation in Dumfries and Galloway of Developing the Young Workforce. Bill Kidd S5O-02224 18. To ask the Scottish Government what progress it is making in implementing the Independent Review of Student Financial Support in Scotland's recommendation that care-experienced students under 26 should receive a minimum student income of £8,100. Bill Bowman S5O-02225 19. To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on 10,000 fewer students being enrolled at Dundee and Angus College compared with 2006, representing a 38% drop. Maurice Corry S5O-02226 20. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Public Petitions Committee's call for child rights and wellbeing impact assessments of all armed forces' visits to schools.