Monica Lennon

7 Jun 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what specialist health provision it provides for pregnant and new mothers in Central Scotland who experience mental ill health.

Answer · Maureen Watt: NHS boards in Central Scotland are responsible for working with their partners to plan and provide specialist health care for pregnant and new mothers who experience mental ill health according to individually assessed needs and in line with published clinica…

7 Jun 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what action it has (a) carried out and (b) plans to take to support families affected by alcohol harm.

Answer · Aileen Campbell: The Scottish Government has taken significant action to support families affected by alcohol harm. Our alcohol framework contains more than 40 measures to tackle alcohol-related harm which include actions to support families. The Scottish Government provides…

7 Jun 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how it will ensure that its educational attainment strategy reflects the additional challenges that young (a) BME, (b) disabled and (c) LGBTI people can face.

Answer · John Swinney: The Education (additional support for learning) (Scotland) Act 2004 requires education authorities to identify, provide and review the additional support needs of their pupils. An additional support need may arise for any reason and may be of short or long-te…

7 Jun 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what research it (a) has carried out and (b) plans to assess the educational attainment of young (i) BME, (ii) disabled and (iii) LGBTI people.

Answer · John Swinney: The Scottish Government has not carried out any specific research on the educational attainment of these children and young people and has no plans to do so. We do however have attainment data for young people taking Sottish Qualifications Authority examinati…