Chamber
Meeting of the Parliament 27 April 2017
27 Apr 2017 · S5 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
General Question Time
Attainment Gap (Scottish Borders)
Well, we know the cheerful, optimistic tone that John Lamont will be taking to the doors of the Borders over the course of the next few weeks. I was going to be generous to Mr Lamont because I know that he will be leaving us tomorrow, but, based on the miserable tone that he has expressed, I will say that he cannot realise the significant investment that has been made in the Borders. I look forward to making sure that the young people and the electors of the Borders understand the strenuous efforts that this Government is going to make to close the attainment gap in the Borders. I look forward to Mr Lamont being a distant observer of that process.
In the same item of business
6. John Lamont (Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire) (Con)
Con
To ask the Scottish Government what progress it is making in closing the attainment gap in the Scottish Borders. (S5O-00914)
The Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills (John Swinney)
SNP
The Scottish Government, through the Scottish attainment challenge, is providing increased support for local authorities, including Scottish Borders Council,...
John Lamont
Con
I thank the cabinet secretary for that reply, but the attainment gap in the Borders remains one of the worst in Scotland. Indeed, the Scottish National Party...
John Swinney
SNP
Well, we know the cheerful, optimistic tone that John Lamont will be taking to the doors of the Borders over the course of the next few weeks. I was going to...