Portfolio Questions

Education and Skills Ruth Maguire S5O-01099 1. To ask the Scottish Government how it supports the teaching and studying of science in schools. Jenny Gilruth S5O-01100 2. To ask the Scottish Government how many secondary school principal teachers and faculty heads there are. Ross Greer S5O-01101 3. To ask the Scottish Government what role it considers the arms industry should have in education. Dean Lockhart S5O-01102 4. To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that pupils from deprived backgrounds gain more National 5 qualifications. Neil Findlay S5O-01103 5. To ask the Scottish Government what funding will be made available to local authorities to increase the availability of childcare. Iain Gray S5O-01104 6. To ask the Scottish Government when the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills last met the EIS. Johann Lamont S5O-01105 7. To ask the Scottish Government when a minister last met representatives of teachers and what issues were discussed. Ben Macpherson S5O-01106 8. To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to tackle Islamophobia in schools. Rona Mackay S5O-01107 9. To ask the Scottish Government what impact it considers negative media coverage of the education system could have on pupils and teachers. Gail Ross S5O-01108 10. [Not Lodged] Maurice Corry S5O-01109 11. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that there is adequate funding for local authorities to ensure that all pupils have access to necessary learning equipment. Angus MacDonald S5O-01110 12. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking with Skills Development Scotland to address the reported shortage of HGV drivers. Maree Todd S5O-01111 13. To ask the Scottish Government what progress it is making in implementing the recommendations of the Commission for Developing Scotland’s Young Workforce. Ash Denham S5O-01112 14. To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made with the gender segregation aspect of Skills Development Scotland's Equalities Action Plan for Modern Apprenticeships in Scotland. Neil Bibby S5O-01113 15. To ask the Scottish Government what support it will provide to ensure that private sector and voluntary partners have the capacity required to meet its proposed expansion of early years and childcare services. Michelle Ballantyne S5O-01114 16. To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that pupils can study a range of subjects at National 4 and 5 levels. Mike Rumbles S5O-01115 17. To ask the Scottish Government how many teaching vacancies it estimates there will be in the North East Scotland parliamentary region at the start of the 2017-18 school year. Liam McArthur S5O-01116 18. To ask the Scottish Government how it supports the provision of educational support in mainstream schools. Jamie Greene S5O-01117 19. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to reduce class sizes. Bill Bowman S5O-01118 20. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the action it is taking to close the attainment gap.