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6. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the reported decreasing trend in specialist support staff in schools. (S5O-04878)
In a submission to the Public Petitions Committee on the role of specialist support staff for young people with additional support needs, the Educational Institute of Scotland reported a pattern over 10 years of a decreasing number of staff and an increasing number of children with additional support needs. The Tes newspaper recently reported that nine councils had taken on no new support...
7. To ask the Scottish Government how it will support the recovery of the tourism sector in Glasgow, in light of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. (S5O-04839)
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Entered the Scottish Parliament on 6 May 1999 — Election
Also represented Glasgow Pollok
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