Meeting of the Parliament, Continued

Portfolio Questions Education and Skills Douglas Ross S6O-05635 1. To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether colleges should have borrowing powers and how any such powers would be delivered. Finlay Carson S6O-05636 2. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to protect and strengthen schools in rural areas. Audrey Nicoll S6O-05637 3. To ask the Scottish Government what support it is providing to colleges and universities to address skills shortages in the defence, aerospace and space sectors. Jamie Hepburn S6O-05638 4. To ask the Scottish Government how much has been invested in schools in the Cumbernauld and Kilsyth constituency through the Schools for the Future programme and the Learning Estate Investment Programme. Paul Sweeney S6O-05639 5. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will meet with stakeholders to discuss school provision and safe travel routes in Robroyston. Keith Brown S6O-05640 6. [Not Lodged] Jackie Dunbar S6O-05641 7. To ask the Scottish Government how its Budget 2026-27 will support apprenticeships. Stephen Kerr S6O-05642 8. To ask the Scottish Government what steps it has taken to reduce the number of violent and disruptive incidents in schools. followed by Ministerial Statement: Tackling Child Poverty Delivery Plan followed by Stage 3 Proceedings: Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Decision Time