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Parliamentary questions can be asked by any MSP to the Scottish Government or the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. The questions provide a means for MSPs to get factual and statistical information.

Written questions must be answered within 10 working days (20 working days during recess)
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Question reference: S6W-30812

Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 October 2024
Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 19 November 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that staff at the Trade Union Education Centre are being prevented from planning and offering courses beyond June 2025.

Operational decisions on course planning and delivery are for individual colleges to determine. I encourage the City of Glasgow College and the Trade Union Congress to build upon its recent partnership agreement and work together to ensure sustainable delivery of trade union education at the College on a longer term basis.

I raised this issue with the Principal of City of Glasgow College on 29 October 2024, who assured me the College remains committed to providing trade union education.

Question reference: S6W-30813

Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 October 2024
Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 19 November 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what estimate (a) it and (b) the City of Glasgow College has made of any lost revenue for the College resulting from unions reportedly being unable to secure places at the Trade Union Education Centre beyond June 2025.

Question reference: S6W-30814

Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 October 2024
Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 19 November 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what action it can take to ensure that the Trade Union Education Centre will be able to provide an extensive range of trade union learning opportunities beyond June 2025.

Question reference: S6W-30811

Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 October 2024
Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 19 November 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the importance of the Trade Union Education Centre in Scotland.

Question reference: S6W-30810

Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 October 2024
Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 18 November 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with the management of the City of Glasgow College regarding the long-term future of the Trade Union Education Centre.

I raised this issue with the Principal of City of Glasgow College on 29 October 2024, who assured me the College remains committed to providing trade union education.

The Scottish Government welcomes the new partnership agreement reached between the College and the Trade Union Congress. I encourage both parties to continue to work collaboratively to find ways to ensure sustainable delivery of trade union education at the City of Glasgow College on a longer-term basis.

Question reference: S6W-31228

Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 15 November 2024
Current Status: Answer expected on 2 December 2024

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the recommendation of the Education, Children and Young People Committee, when the Supporting Children’s Learning Code of Practice will be reviewed.

Question reference: S6W-31338

Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 15 November 2024
Current Status: Answer expected on 2 December 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what data it expects national standardised assessments to produce; whether it considers that the cost of these assessments matches the value of this data, and what the reasons are for its position on this matter.

Question reference: S6W-31230

Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 15 November 2024
Current Status: Answer expected on 2 December 2024

To ask the Scottish Government when the Cabinet Secretary for Education, Children and Young People last met NHS Scotland and the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists to discuss progression of the recommendations in the Education, Children and Young People Committee report that the government should work with it to identify the causes of any delays in access to support for children and young people with additional support needs {ASN) in mainstream schools.

Question reference: S6W-31339

Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 15 November 2024
Current Status: Answer expected on 2 December 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how it measures literacy rates among school pupils.

Question reference: S6W-31251

Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 14 November 2024
Current Status: Answer expected on 28 November 2024

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-29857 by Graeme Dey on 27 September 2024, by what date it will publish the required impact assessments for the Student Mental Health Action Plan.