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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.

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Question reference: S4W-05116

Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 23 January 2012
Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 3 February 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive how many times ministers have met the (a) Scottish Funding Council Access and Inclusion Committee and (b) post-16 education equality and diversity working group and what was discussed.

Scottish ministers have not met with the Scottish Funding Council's Access and Inclusion Committee and have no immediate plans to do so. An official from the Scottish Government attends the Access and Inclusion Committee meetings as an observer.

No post-16 education equality and diversity working group has been established as part of the Post-16 Reform process. Issues relating to equality and diversity are currently being considered on a continual basis as we develop our policy in this area.

Question reference: S4W-05112

Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 23 January 2012
Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 3 February 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive how many times the post-16 education equality and diversity working group has met to discuss the further education equality impact assessment carried out prior to the drafting of the Scottish Spending Review 2011 and Draft Budget 2012-13.

Question reference: S4W-05062

Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 19 January 2012
Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 2 February 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive what funding for student support in the further education sector was provided in (a) 2009-10 and (b) 2010-11, is provided in 2011-12 and is proposed for (i) 2012-13, (ii) 2013-14 and (iii) 2014-15.

Matters relating to the funding of colleges fall within the responsibility of the Scottish Funding Council.

Funding for student support in the further education sector is detailed in the following table.

Year	Total Student Baseline £ Million	Addition to Baseline £ Million	Total Student Support £ Million
2009-10	78.9		78.9
2010-11	83.8	5	88.8
2011-12	84.2	11.4*	95.5
2012-13 (planned by SFC)	84.2		84.2
2013-14	Level not yet set by SFC		Level not yet set by SFC
2014-15	Level not yet set by SFC		Level not yet set by SFC

Note: *£10 million to fund extra student support plus an additional £1.4 million, representing the “student support” element of an extra one-off £8 million to fund additional student places and related costs

Question reference: S4W-05069

Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 19 January 2012
Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 30 January 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive what meetings have taken place in relation to the pilot scheme to promote a greater synergy between Skills Development Scotland and colleges; what partners are involved, and what (a) analysis, (b) reports and (c) strategy papers have been produced.

Question reference: S4W-05064

Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 19 January 2012
Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 30 January 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive what criteria will be used to determine which colleges will receive a budget reduction other than 8.5% in 2012-13.

Question reference: S4W-05061

Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 19 January 2012
Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 30 January 2012

Question reference: S4W-05066

Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 19 January 2012
Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 30 January 2012

Question reference: S4W-05059

Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 19 January 2012
Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 30 January 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive whether discussions have taken place regarding changing the further education budget since the publication of the Scottish Spending Review 2011 and Draft Budget 2012-13.

Question reference: S4W-05063

Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 19 January 2012
Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 30 January 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive how much funding for student support was provided to each further education college in (a) 2009-10 and (b) 2010-11, is provided in 2011-12 and is proposed for (i) 2012-13, (ii) 2013-14 and (iii) 2014-15.

Question reference: S4W-05068

Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 19 January 2012
Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 30 January 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive where the pilot scheme to promote a greater synergy between Skills Development Scotland and colleges will take place; when it will begin, and what areas of college education it will cover.