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Scottish Cot Death Trust Motion, 06/09/10 [S]
Motion lodged before the Scottish Parliament on 6 Spetembe 2010 by Gil Paterson (SNP) on the 25th Anniversary of the Scottish Cot Death Trust.

Household Transport in 2009, 06/09/10 [S]
The Scottish Government has published a statistical bulletin on the transport facilities available to private households, some travel by household members and some aspects of travel.

Teaching standards safeguarded, 06/09/10 [S]
New powers are being proposed that will stop teachers threatened with disciplinary action avoiding a hearing by moving to a job in another area.

Home Education Written Answer, 02/09/10 [S]
Written Answer given in response to Robin Harper's (Green) question asking the Scottish Executive what its position is on elective home education; and what steps it will take to remind local authorities that they should have regard to the statutory guidance on home education when formulating local policies and procedures so that accurate information for parents and details of named contacts in relation to home education are included in council literature and easily accessible on council websites.

School Meals Written Answer, 02/09/10 [S]
Written Answer given in response to Wendy Alexander's (Lab) question asking the Scottish Executive whether there is formal monitoring of local authorities’ progress toward delivering the Scottish Government’s commitment on free school meals.

Swimming fund makes a splash, 02/09/10 [S]
Free swimming lessons for primary school pupils across Scotland are set to increase.

"Can you help fix the cracks in a child's life?", 01/09/10 [S]
A new campaign to recruit Children's Panel members has been launched by the Minister for Children and Early Years, Adam Ingram.

Foster Care Written Answer, 01/09/10 [S]
Written Answer given in response to Robert Brown's (LD) question asking the Scottish Executive how many children are in foster care organised by each local authority; and how many children are in foster care organised by independent agencies, broken down by the local authority of origin of the child.

Patient Rights (Scotland) Bill Written Answer, 01/09/10 [S]
Written Answer given in response to Richard Simpson's (Lab) question asking the Scottish Executive what consultation it carried out with children and young people regarding the Patient Rights (Scotland) Bill.

Pre-School Education Written Answer, 01/09/10 [S]
Written Answer given in response to Margaret Curran's (Lab) question asking the Scottish Executive whether it plans to increase funding to local authorities given the statutory requirement to increase the pre-school education entitlement for every eligible child from 474 to 570 hours per year.

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