Chamber
Plenary, 01 Mar 2007
01 Mar 2007 · S2 · Plenary
Item of business
SCOTTISH EXECUTIVE
Enterprise Education
Enterprise, Lifelong Learning and Transport
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to increase the involvement of business people, both at a local and national level, in the development and delivery of enterprise education in schools in line with the determined to succeed strategy. (S2O-12218)
In the same item of business
2. Susan Deacon (Edinburgh East and Musselburgh) (Lab):
Lab
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to increase the involvement of business people, both at a local and national level, in the development ...
The Deputy First Minister and Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning (Nicol Stephen):
LD
Since launching determined to succeed in March 2003, we have worked with Scotland's employers both locally and nationally. The outcome is that, according to ...
Susan Deacon:
Lab
I thank the minister for his answer and welcome the progress that has been made on this important programme. However, as I am sure he is aware, local and nat...
Nicol Stephen:
LD
I agree with everything that Susan Deacon has said. A key decision that had to be made in the delivery of the original determined to succeed strategy was whe...
Jim Mather (Highlands and Islands) (SNP):
SNP
What impact does the Executive expect determined to succeed to have on the business birth rate in Scotland? How will it measure the initiative's impact? What...
Nicol Stephen:
LD
As Jim Mather knows, we are giving specific support to young people who wish to start businesses. We also give strong support to the Prince's Scottish Youth ...