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Latest policy news and developments affecting children and young people, their families and those who work with or for them in Scotland. For news that is no longer current visit the directory or use the search facility.

School Management Motion, 10/03/10 [S]
Motion lodged before the Scottish Parliament by Elizabeth Smith (Cons) on the management of schools.

Class Size regulations, 10/03/10 [S]
A consultation on regulations to set a legal limit of 25 for primary one class sizes will be published on Friday March 19, 2010.

US inspired child health programme, 09/03/10 [S]
The Scottish Government has launched the Family Nurse Partnership in NHS Lothian where it is supporting first-time parents or single mums under the age of 19.

Dentistry Written Answer, 09/03/10 [S]
Written Answer given in response to Ross Finnie's (LD) question asking the Scottish Executive how many people aged (a) under five, (b) five to 18 and (c) over 18 had teeth extracted in the (i) NHS general, (ii) hospital and (iii) community dental service setting in 2008-09.

Vaccinations Written Answer, 09/03/10 [S]
Written Answer given in response to Jackie Baillie's (Lab) question asking the Scottish Executive whether the influenza A (H1N1) vaccination programme has now been offered to all children aged over six months and under six years.

School Playgrounds Motion, 08/03/10 [S]
Motion lodged before the Scottish Parliament on 8 March 2010 by Robin Harper (Green) on the importance of school playgrounds.

Kinship Care Written Answer, 08/03/10 [S]
Written Answer given in response to Johann Lamont's (Lab) question asking the Scottish Executive whether it plans to amend the Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007 to facilitate parity of levels of kinship carer payments across local authorities without impacting on welfare benefits.

Schools Written Answer, 08/03/10 [S]
Written Answer given in response to Bill Butler's (Lab) question asking the Scottish Executive whether it will publish any correspondence between it and faith communities sent since 1 June 2007 regarding encouraging the twinning of denominational and non-denominational schools.

Fairtrade Written Answer, 08/03/10 [S]
Written Answer given in response to Bill Butler's (Lab) question asking the Scottish Executive what is being done to promote fair trade in schools through the curriculum and procurement.

Teachers Written Answer, 08/03/10 [S]
Written Answer given in response to Margaret Smith's (LD) question asking the Scottish Executive how many local authorities have used the funds available under the teacher refresh scheme; and what steps it is taking to encourage local authorities to use the funds available under the teacher refresh scheme.

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