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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Domestic Abuse Oral Question, 04/02/10 [S}
During Question Time on 4 February 2010 Nigel Don (SNP) asked the Scottish Government what steps are being considered to increase support available to male victims of domestic abuse and their children.

Education Budgets Oral Question, 04/02/10 [S]
During First Minister's Question Time on 4 February 2010 Michael McMahon (Lab) asked the First Minister what the Scottish Government's position is on reports that local authorities are considering cutting back education budgets in order to find savings of £270 million in 2010-11.

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.

School Exclusions Oral Question, 04/02/10 [S]
During Question Time on 4 February 2010 Stewart Maxwell (SNP) asked the Scottish Government what action it has taken to tackle the number of exclusions in schools.

National Courses Oral Question 04/02/10 [S]
During Question Time on 4 February 2010 Alison McInnes' (LD) asked the Scottish Executive what assessment it has made of the capacity of schools to timetable for pupils to study multiple national courses at secondary 4 level after their introduction in 2013.

Alcohol and Drug MIsuse Written Answer, 04/02/10 [S]
Written Answer given in response to James Kelly's (Lab) question asking the Scottish Executive what steps are being taken to tackle alcohol and drug misuse in schools.

Credit Unions Written Answer, 04/02/10 [S]
Written Answer given in response to Cathy Jamieson's (Lab) question asking the Scottish Executive what support it is providing for the establishment of credit unions in schools; and what percentage of secondary school pupils has access to a school-based credit union savings scheme.

Education Written Answer, 04/02/10 [S]
Written Answer given in response to Bill Butler's (Lab) question asking the Scottish Executive how Skills Development Scotland is promoting greater understanding of co-operative business models among young people.

Gaelic Written Answer, 04/02/10 [S]
Written Answer given in response to Mary Mulligan's (Lab) question asking the Scottish Executive whether it has undertaken research into educational benefits obtained by children receiving Gaelic medium education compared with children educated in English, other than being able to communicate in Gaelic.

Technology Written Answer, 04/02/10 [S]
Written Answer given in response to Elaine Murray's (Lab) question asking the Scottish Executive, given the recent study by the Institute of Fiscal Studies suggesting that having a laptop at home could lead to a two-grade improvement in one subject at GCSE, whether it will introduce a scheme similar to the £300 million Home Access scheme that will benefit 270,000 families in England.

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