Parliamentary proceedings

The latest information on parliamentary proceedings, primarily from the Scottish Parliament but also covering information that affects Scotland from Westminster that affects children and young people in Scotland.

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National Qualifications Motion, 06/01/09 [S]
Motion lodged before the Scottish Parliament on 6 January 2009 by Fiona Hyslop (SNP) on the importance of developing the next generation of national qualifications in Scotland in line with Curriculum for Excellence.

Justice Written Answer, 23/12/08 [S]
Written Answer given in response to Robert Brown's (LD) question asking the Scottish Executive how many under 18-year-olds have been convicted of illegally carrying (a) knives or (b) other weapons in each year since 1990.

Lone Parents Written Answer, 22/12/08 [S]
Written Answer given in response to Claire Baker's (Lab) question asking the Scottish Executive how many people (a) applied for and (b) received a Lone Parent’s Grant in each of the last three years.

Class Sizes Written Answer, 19/12/08 [S]
Written Answer given in response to Murdo Fraser's (Cons) question asking the Scottish Executive, based on the legally enforceable class size maximum, what the average capacity of state schools is in 2008-09.

Poverty Written Answer, 18/12/08 [S]
Written Answer given in response to Bill Butler's (Lab) question asking the Scottish Executive whether during its discussions with COSLA it will propose that the £7.5 million to support the poverty framework is targeted at delivering services in the 5% most deprived areas, as identified by the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation.

Television food advertising Statement, 18/12/08 [E/NI/S/W]
Ministerial Statement by Andy Burnham, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, announcing the publication of Ofcom’s review of the impact of the restrictions of advertising foods high in fat, salt or sugar (HFSS) to children.

Kinship Care Written Answer, 17/12/08 [S]
Written Answer given in response to Margaret Smith's (LD) question asking the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to make sure that all kinship carers receive financial assistance.

Education, Lifelong Learning and Culture Committee considers Teacher Employment Working Group Report, 17/12/08 [S]
During its meeting of 17 December 2008 the Scottish Parliament Education, Lifelong Learning and Culture Committee considered the report of the teacher employment working group.

Education, Lifelong Learning and Culture Committee takes evidence on the Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland)
During its meeting of 17 December 2008 the Scottish Parliament Education, Lifelong Learning and Culture Committee took evidence on the Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Bill.

Child dependency increases, 17/12/08 [E/NI/S/W]
Ministerial Statement by Jonathan Shaw, Under Secretary of State for Work and Pensions announcing “measures to ensure that people who have dependent children will continue to receive the benefit they are entitled to through child dependency increases, payable with incapacity benefit, state pension, widows benefit, bereavement benefit, and carer’s allowance”.

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