Portfolio Questions

Education and Skills Mairi Evans S5O-00181 1. To ask the Scottish Government how its reforms of school governance will contribute to closing the attainment gap between pupils from the poorest and wealthiest backgrounds. Gil Paterson S5O-00182 2. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on progress with the Attainment Scotland Fund. Ivan McKee S5O-00183 3. To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on making it mandatory to train teachers about inclusive education. Gordon MacDonald S5O-00184 4. To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to help and support students from Scotland who want to study elsewhere in the EU. Willie Coffey S5O-00185 5. To ask the Scottish Government what action it takes to ensure that there is equality in admissions to university places for people who meet the entrance requirements. Graeme Dey S5O-00186 6. To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the implications of Brexit for the college sector. Brian Whittle S5O-00187 7. To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether the provision of physical education and extra-curricular activity in schools is encouraging children to lead active and healthy lifestyles. Ross Thomson S5O-00188 8. To ask the Scottish Government what the mechanism will be for distributing monies from the Attainment Scotland Fund to schools. Bob Doris S5O-00189 9. To ask the Scottish Government what contribution improving support at school for young children with autism will make towards meeting its ambition to close the educational attainment gap. Lewis Macdonald S5O-00190 10. To ask the Scottish Government when it will provide an update on the progress of its education governance review. Richard Leonard S5O-00191 11. To ask the Scottish Government what recent assessment it has made of the condition of college buildings. Peter Chapman S5O-00192 12. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the SQA regarding the future of the Scottish Baccalaureate. Daniel Johnson S5O-00193 13. To ask the Scottish Government when it will implement the recommendations arising from its consultation on the Apprenticeship Levy. Donald Cameron S5O-00194 14. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to encourage universities to increase the number of Scotland-domiciled medicine undergraduates. Stuart McMillan S5O-00195 15. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that schools have enough teachers. Kate Forbes S5O-00196 16. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to upgrade primary school buildings in the Highlands. Emma Harper S5O-00197 17. To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to widen university access. Dean Lockhart S5O-00198 18. To ask the Scottish Government what action Skills Development Scotland is taking to tackle the reported digital skills gap. Rhoda Grant S5O-00199 19. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to increase the number of people that choose teaching as a career. Ben Macpherson S5O-00200 20. To ask the Scottish Government what investment it is making, and plans to make, in school infrastructure in Edinburgh Northern and Leith.