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The Official Report is a written record of public meetings of the Parliament and committees.  

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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 8 August 2025
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SPCB Supported Bodies Landscape Review Committee [Draft]

SPCB Supported Bodies Landscape Review

Meeting date: 3 April 2025

Lorna Slater

Dr Wilson, I will now get into the more practical operational questions about things such as shared offices, information technology systems and human resources support. I am curious about the kind of resources that are supplied to the officers of Parliament and the independent Crown entities and about whether they are expected to use common office space, HR support and so on.

SPCB Supported Bodies Landscape Review Committee [Draft]

SPCB Supported Bodies Landscape Review

Meeting date: 3 April 2025

Lorna Slater

Is the scrutiny by the subject committees of both the officers of Parliament and the Crown entities on any sort of rigorous schedule? Does it happen annually, or is it up to the committees to decide? Is there a framework?

SPCB Supported Bodies Landscape Review Committee [Draft]

SPCB Supported Bodies Landscape Review

Meeting date: 3 April 2025

Lorna Slater

Understood. If, during scrutiny, an officer of Parliament or one of the Crown entities is found not to be performing effectively against their function, how would that issue be identified and resolved, and are there any examples where that has happened?

SPCB Supported Bodies Landscape Review Committee [Draft]

SPCB Supported Bodies Landscape Review

Meeting date: 3 April 2025

Lorna Slater

Thank you.

Economy and Fair Work Committee [Draft]

Skills Delivery

Meeting date: 2 April 2025

Lorna Slater

I would like to dig into what both Andrew Lamond and Ian Hughes said about the faster, quicker learning, particularly for a mature student, in a bit more detail. One of the things that I am concerned about is the varying quality of provision, which may be because we have varying needs. I have heard a concern from trade unions and other trade bodies that apprenticeships are too quick, that we are rushing people through and that they are not gaining the right qualifications. Your view seems to be the other way around. Do you want to elaborate on that? I ask Andrew Lamond to start.

Economy and Fair Work Committee [Draft]

Skills Delivery

Meeting date: 2 April 2025

Lorna Slater

My next question is for Kellie Zdanowicz. During our evidence gathering, we have heard from employers about their frustrations with college provision鈥攕ome of which you have outlined鈥攊ncluding the timing of that provision and colleges not being able to keep up with the technology. Lothian Buses is using hydrogen buses and electric buses, and the colleges just cannot keep up with the technology. On the flipside of that, I have heard from apprentices who are going through independent training providers. Do you also represent employers who do their own training?

Economy and Fair Work Committee [Draft]

Skills Delivery

Meeting date: 2 April 2025

Lorna Slater

One of the complaints that I have had from apprentices who are on that route is that they miss out on the peer support, activities and study space that college apprentices get. They do not have the peer networks, mental health support or social opportunities that college apprentices have and they feel the lack of those. Do you have any thoughts on that?

Economy and Fair Work Committee [Draft]

Skills Delivery

Meeting date: 2 April 2025

Lorna Slater

Do you have any thoughts on how those soft provisions could be provided for apprentices? I hear what you are saying about not putting everyone through college, but if there is only one young person in a business, how might peer-to-peer learning, having someone to study with and having a space to study in be provided where a college is not part of the apprenticeship? Are there other routes?

Economy and Fair Work Committee [Draft]

Skills Delivery

Meeting date: 2 April 2025

Lorna Slater

Thank you, Andrew. Ian, do you have any thoughts on that?

Economy and Fair Work Committee [Draft]

Skills Delivery

Meeting date: 2 April 2025

Lorna Slater

We have lost your sound, Ian.