Portfolio Questions

Education and Skills Ruth Maguire S5O-01854 1. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the implementation of its national Play Strategy. Richard Lochhead 2. [Withdrawn] Peter Chapman S5O-01856 3. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to encourage young people into STEM apprenticeships. Jackie Baillie S5O-01857 4. To ask the Scottish Government what the average school clothing grant payment was in 2017. Gail Ross S5O-01858 5. To ask the Scottish Government how it supports school staff who provide guidance and counselling to vulnerable young people. Liam McArthur S5O-01859 6. To ask the Scottish Government what it sees as the key roles of student associations in representing the interests of students at colleges and universities. Joan McAlpine S5O-01860 7. To ask the Scottish Government what evaluation it has carried out of how the Scottish Studies strand of the curriculum is operating. Alex Cole-Hamilton S5O-01861 8. To ask the Scottish Government what impact its most recent teacher recruitment campaign has had. Stuart McMillan S5O-01862 9. To ask the Scottish Government what support it is giving to registered childminders. Brian Whittle S5O-01863 10. To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it gives to the provision of teaching life skills as part of the school curriculum. Monica Lennon S5O-01864 11. To ask the Scottish Government how schools support children and young people who are affected by alcohol harm. Jenny Gilruth S5O-01865 12. To ask the Scottish Government when it will next meet Fife Council to discuss education matters. Iain Gray S5O-01866 13. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will comment on the trends in spending on schools since 2010-11. Rhoda Grant S5O-01867 14. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with trade unions regarding the merger of UHI colleges. Colin Smyth S5O-01868 15. To ask the Scottish Government what change it forecasts in the number of support for learning staff in schools in the next year. Bob Doris S5O-01869 16. To ask the Scottish Government how it is monitoring the use of the Pupil Equity Fund in schools in the Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn constituency. Neil Bibby S5O-01870 17. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the industrial action by the University and College Union regarding staff pensions. Miles Briggs S5O-01871 18. To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding the number of Scottish-domiciled students applying to study medicine in Scotland. Kate Forbes S5O-01872 19. To ask the Scottish Government what support it has given to improving school buildings in the Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch constituency since May 2016. Emma Harper S5O-01873 20. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to remove the barriers to learning faced by children with dyslexia.