Whether it will provide details of the meetings that the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning has had with local authority…

Answered Asked by Kezia Dugdale Lab Lodged 9 Sep 2013

The question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide details of the meetings that the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning has had with local authority (a) education conveners and (b) directors of education since January 2013.

The answer

Answered by Michael Russell on 24 Sep 2013 · 15 days after it was lodged, on time

The Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning has had the following meetings which have included both local authority education convenors and directors of education since January 2013:
Angus Council meeting regarding schools capital project: 28 February 2013
East Ayrshire Council meeting regarding Phase 3 school within the Schools for the Future Programme: 8 May 2013
ADES Conference on Curriculum for Excellence: 13 May 2013
Official opening of Dreghorn Primary School in North Ayrshire: 15 May 2013
Official opening of Spittal primary, Rutherglen: 9 September 2013
The Second Education Round-table event co-hosted by Cosla and the Scottish Government (education convenors and directors of education in attendance) 11 September 2013
Official opening of Haddington Infants and St Mary’s primary: 12 September 2013
The Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning has also met with education convenors and directors of education during school visits and summer cabinet.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S4W-17045 by reference.