Portfolio Questions - Scottish Parliament: 25th June 2014

http://www.scottish.parliament.uk - Scottish Parliament Portfolio Questions: Education and Lifelong Learning 1. Chic Brodie: To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to encourage college and university engagement with employers following the publication of the report of the Commission for Developing Scotland's Young Workforce. (S4O-03401) 2. James Kelly: To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with the Scottish Funding Council regarding the European regional development funding that was given to the Woodburn House site of the former Langside College. (S4O-03402) 3. Aileen McLeod: To ask the Scottish Government what strategic contribution education can make to improving regional economic activity. (S4O-03403) 4. Alex Rowley: To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to address the estimated backlog of over £72 million for necessary school maintenance costs in Fife. (S4O-03404) 5. Patrick Harvie: To ask the Scottish Government when it will produce the final version of its guidance on relationships, sexual health and parenthood education and whether the right to be properly informed with the knowledge to make safe, healthy and positive choices will be an integral part of the document. (S4O-03405) 6. John Finnie: To ask the Scottish Government what assistance it provides to local authorities for the education of Gypsy/Travellers. (S4O-03406) 7. Jamie Hepburn: To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to protect from closure those schools classified as rural. (S4O-03407) 8. Claire Baker: To ask the Scottish Government when it last met the Scottish Funding Council and what issues were discussed. (S4O-03408) 9. Graeme Dey: To ask the Scottish Government how it encourages the establishment of student associations, and how many have been set up since the Post-16 Education (Scotland) Act 2013 came into force. (S4O-03409) 10. Nigel Don: To ask the Scottish Government what importance it attaches to musical instrument tuition in schools. (S4O-03410) 11. Kevin Stewart: To ask the Scottish Government how it monitors the application in schools of Getting it Right for Every Child for children who require additional support. (S4O-03411) 12. Jackson Carlaw: To ask the Scottish Government how it will address the attainment gap between girls and boys identified in the 2014 edition of the Summary statistics for attainment, leaver destinations and healthy living. (S4O-03412) 13. Liz Smith: To ask the Scottish Government how it is publicising to parents the expansion of childcare provision. (S4O-03413) 14. Joan McAlpine: To ask the Scottish Government when the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning last visited the Crichton Campus in Dumfries and what was discussed. (S4O-03414) 15. Clare Adamson: To ask the Scottish Government what opportunities there are in the curriculum for excellence to study geology. (S4O-03415) 16. Alex Fergusson: To ask the Scottish Government when it last met Dumfries and Galloway Council's Director of Education and what matters were discussed. (S4O-03416) 17. Annabelle Ewing: To ask the Scottish Government, according to the figures published on 17 June, how many school leavers in Fife went on to positive destinations. (S4O-03417) 18. Jenny Marra: To ask the Scottish Government for what reason it is spending £623 less in real terms per pupil on education than it was in 2008-09. (S4O-03418) 19. Maureen Watt: To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made on plans for a new secondary school at Bobby Calder Park in Cove in Aberdeen. (S4O-03419) 20. Hugh Henry: To ask the Scottish Government how it will ensure that local authorities will be given the full revenue and capital costs necessary to implement its early years and childcare initiative. (S4O-03420) The publisher of this material is: The Scottish Parliament Edinburgh EH99 1SP During the referendum period the Scottish Parliament is obliged to provide this information in order to ensure transparency and comply with the campaign rules. For further details, please see Schedule 4, Paragraph 27 of the Scottish Independence Referendum Act 2013: www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2013/14/schedule/4. In the lead-up to the Referendum on Independence for Scotland on 18 September 2014 there are restrictions on the material which the Scottish Parliament is permitted to publish and host on our online channels. During this period, therefore, the comments facility has been disabled on our YouTube channel to ensure the impartiality of the Scottish Parliament.