Carers Oral Question, 04/02/10 [S]
During Question Time on 4 February 2009 Cathy Peattie (Lab) asked the Scottish Executive, given that education and lifelong learning for Scotland's 660,000 unpaid carers are not mentioned in "Skills for Scotland", what role agencies such as Skills Development Scotland have in supporting learning and training for, and addressing the particular needs of, unpaid carers.
The Minister for Skills and Lifelong Learning, Keith Brown, replied that the planned refresh of the skills strategy offers the opportunity to consider further the learning and training needs of unpaid carers and older young carers with partners such as Skills Development Scotland and the Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding Council.
For the full answer to this and any subsidiary questions see the Scottish Parliament Official Report 4 February 2010 which is available from the Scottish Parliament website.
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Scottish Parliament Official Report 4 February 2010
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