Written Assembly Questions tabled on 11 December 2009 for answer on 18 December 2009
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(Self identifying Question no. shown in brackets)
To ask the Minister for Children, Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills
Leanne Wood (South Wales Central): With reference to the Welsh Assembly Government’s 'Transforming Education and Training Provision’ agenda, will the Minister outline the process by which Strategic Outline Programmes and Strategic Outline Cases are evaluated within the Welsh Assembly Government, and will the Minister state whether these evaluations are available for public scrutiny. (WAQ55312)
Leanne Wood (South Wales Central): Will the Minister make a statement elaborating on how criterion (vii) - 'the positive effect that the proposal will have on the range and quality of Welsh-medium opportunities for learners' - contained within the Welsh Assembly Government's 'Transforming Education and Training Provision' agenda, should be interpreted. (WAQ55313)
Leanne Wood (South Wales Central): Will the Minister make a statement on the Welsh Assembly Government's draft Welsh-Medium Education Strategy, specifically on those parts relating to the difference in learner outcomes between Welsh-Medium courses delivered in institutions whose day-to-day language is English and the outcomes of those courses delivered through an all-round Welsh-Medium education in an institution that operates through the medium of Welsh. (WAQ55314)
Leanne Wood (South Wales Central): Will the Minister make a statement on whether the Rhondda Cynon Taf's preferred option for transformation, involving the closure of every 6th Form across the Authority and the creation of a single 'bilingual' tertiary system, complies with the evaluation criteria set out in 'Transforming Education and Training Provision'. (WAQ55315)
To ask the Minister for Social Justice and Local Government
Jeff Cuthbert (Caerphilly): Will the Minister provide an update on what grant aid is available from the Welsh Assembly Government to local authorities to assist with architectural fees prior to planning permission being granted. (WAQ55311) Transferred for answer by the Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing