- Asked by: Margaret Mitchell, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 16 March 2020
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 26 March 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to concerns that there is wide variability across local authorities in identifying rates of dyslexia among secondary school pupils.
Answer
The Scottish Government is working closely with local authorities and schools to improve consistency of support across Scotland. This includes improved guidance, building capacity to deliver effective additional support, improving career pathways and providing professional development resources.
The Scottish Government has provided guidance to education authorities on the recording of pupils with additional support needs as part of the pupil census.
- Asked by: Margaret Mitchell, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 16 March 2020
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 26 March 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to increase identification of dyslexia among primary school pupils.
Answer
The Scottish Government understands how important an early identification of dyslexia is. The Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004, (as amended) places duties on education authorities to make sure that learners with additional support needs, such as dyslexia, have their needs fully met through the right support and planning.
We recognise that practitioners may require support in the process of identification and we are working closely with local authorities and schools to improve consistency of support across Scotland. This includes improved guidance, building capacity to deliver effective additional support, improving career pathways and providing professional development resources.
We are also investing an additional £15 million this year to further enhance capacity in education authorities and schools to respond effectively to the individual needs of children and young people.
- Asked by: Margaret Mitchell, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 16 March 2020
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 26 March 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to ensure that local authorities have suitable resources to identify secondary school pupils with dyslexia.
Answer
The Scottish Government has supported the development and publication of the Addressing Dyslexia toolkit ( http://addressingdyslexia.org/home ) to support those working with children and young people in schools in the identification and support of pupils with dyslexia. There are also free online modules for practitioners – the Career Long Professional Learning for Dyslexia Route Map and professional online training.
The ‘Introduction to dyslexia and inclusive practice’ ( http://addressingdyslexia.org/free-online-learning-modules ) The Scottish Government will continue to work closely with local authorities and organisations, such as Dyslexia Scotland, to ensure that children and young people with dyslexia are identified and receive the appropriate support to get the most out of their learning opportunities.
- Asked by: Margaret Mitchell, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 16 March 2020
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 26 March 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to increase the identification of dyslexia in young people and adults who were not recognised with the condition when they were at school.
Answer
The Scottish Government’s Disability Delivery Plan to 2021, A Fairer Scotland for Disabled People, sets out our ambitions and commitments to supporting disabled people - including those with dyslexia and other learning difficulties and disabilities.
The Scottish Government also provides funding to Dyslexia Scotland who offer the following services:
- 3 Adult Networks
- Assessment and tutoring service (for adults as well as children and young people)
- Career development service for adults (which includes training and resources for careers advisers and others working with adults – e.g. this film on career journeys )
- Our Helpline is open to anyone with an interest in dyslexia
- A wide range of events throughout the year including Adult Masterclasses, Dyslexia Awareness Week events
- Open meetings run by our Branch network (18 volunteer-led branches)
- We held our first Dyslexia Festival in October 2019 – and have another planned in February 2020
- Dyslexia awareness training for a range of organisations including employers and service providers
- Modules for CLD practitioners and others working with adults
- Over 30 leaflets , including for adults
The Scottish Government is working with representative organisations across the Scottish economy, including organisations representing those who have been diagnosed with dyslexia, to assess the support that is needed to enable people to move into and stay in work.
We expect all boards to undertake individualised assessments of employees’ workplace needs and to provide tailored workplace adjustments where necessary, in line with their legal obligations under the Equality Act 2010.
- Asked by: Margaret Mitchell, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 12 March 2020
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Current Status:
Answered by Humza Yousaf on 25 March 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how many fixed penalty notices have been issued for fly tipping in each of the last five years, and what the total value of notices was in each year.
Answer
Dealing with fly-tipping is primarily a local authority responsibility. Scottish Government does not hold information on fixed penalty notices issued by local authorities for fly-tipping offences.
- Asked by: Margaret Mitchell, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 12 March 2020
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Current Status:
Answered by Humza Yousaf on 25 March 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how many convictions there have been for fly tipping in each of the last five years.
Answer
The available information is provided in the following table, which has been produced from the Scottish Government’s criminal proceedings database .
Please note: Information for 2018-19 will not be available until publication of the Criminal Proceedings in Scotland, 2018-19 Statistical Bulletin. The dates of all Scottish Government Official and National Statistics publications are pre-announced, and the up to date list of future publications can be found at: https://www2.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/ForthcomingPubs
Number of people convicted in the Scottish Courts for fly-tipping offences¹, 2013-14 to 2017-18
| | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 |
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT 1990 SECTION 33 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 5 |
1 - where main crime
Source: Scottish Government Criminal Proceedings database
- Asked by: Margaret Mitchell, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 12 March 2020
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Current Status:
Answered by Humza Yousaf on 25 March 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what the total value of fines issued to people convicted of fly tipping has been in each of the last five years.
Answer
The available information is provided in the following table, which has been produced from the Scottish Government’s criminal proceedings database .
Please note: Information for 2018-19 will not be available until publication of the Criminal Proceedings in Scotland, 2018-19 Statistical Bulletin. The dates of all Scottish Government Official and National Statistics publications are pre-announced, and the up to date list of future publications can be found at: https://www2.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/ForthcomingPubs
Total value of fines issued by the Scottish Courts for fly-tipping offences¹, 2013-14 to 2017-18.
| | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 |
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT 1990 SECTION 33 | 2,670 | 17,750 | 2,775 | 34,100 | 100 |
1 - where main crime
Source: Scottish Government Criminal Proceedings database
- Asked by: Margaret Mitchell, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 February 2020
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 5 March 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to tackle fly tipping.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on 5 March 2020
- Asked by: Margaret Mitchell, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 February 2020
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 27 February 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to support the voluntary and third sectors.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on 27 February 2020
- Asked by: Margaret Mitchell, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 16 January 2020
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Current Status:
Answered by Humza Yousaf on 23 January 2020
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-18390 by Humza Yousaf on 18 September 2018, in light of the cabinet secretary's comment that the Expert Group on Preventing Sexual Offending involving Children and Young People would "report back with findings and recommendations to Scottish Ministers by the end of next March", on what date the group reported these to Minsters; by what date it will publish its final report, and what the reason has been for the delay in making this public.
Answer
The report of the Expert Group on Preventing Sexual Offending Involving Children and Young People is published today. I refer the member to the answer to question S5W-27078 on 23 January 2020. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx
The timescales for the Expert Group to report were extended to allow the group to fully consider the complex issues involved. This ensured that the group had the necessary time to consider a wide range of UK and international evidence before making its recommendations.
A final report was shared with Ministers on 19 November 2019. The UK General Election on 12 December 2019 further impacted the timing of the final report.
