Edwin Reyes MP  Questions for October Parliament Session

Parliament is scheduled to meet on Wednesday 19th October 2022 @ 3.00pm.

Further to his answer to Question No. 34 of 2022, can the Minister for Sports now provide updated details in respect of the management arrangements in operation at Lathbury and Europa sports facilities, together with details of future long-term plans for the operation and maintenance of both of these facilities?
Can the Minister for Education provide details, broken down by educational establishment and school year, in respect of the number of pupils currently enrolled in all schools?
Further to his answer to Question No. 208 of 2022, can the Minister for Sports update this House with details of which remedial works in respect of sporting facilities are still pending to be fully completed and their newly revised completion dates?
Further to the answer provided to Question No. 36 of 2022, can Government provide updated details of how many cases are currently pending to be processed by the Employment Tribunal, together with details of dates when individuals first applied to the tribunal with their grievance

Can Government provide details of the opening times at all Youth Clubs for the current autumn/winter period?

Can Government provide details of the number of Trainees currently enrolled at both the Gibraltar Construction Training Centre and the Engineering Trades Training Centre, providing details of the estimated completion dates of such courses and the qualifications to be obtained upon successful completion of said courses?

Can Government provide details in respect of the number of Instructors currently employed at both the Construction Training Centre and the Engineering Trades Training Centre, together with details of any vacancies which may presently exist?

Can Government provide details of its future plans for both the Construction Trades and Engineering Trades Training Centres?

Can Government provide details of which Vocational Courses are being delivered at our schools for the academic year 2022/23, together with details of numbers of students following these courses, the educational establishment delivering the courses, the completion date of the courses and the qualifications obtainable upon successful completion of said courses?
Can Government provide details of the number of new Mandatory Scholarships which have been granted and commencing during the 2022/23 Academic Year?

Can Government provide details in respect of the number of Mandatory Scholarship applications which may have been rejected, together with reasons why?Can Government say how many new applications for Discretionary Scholarships were received for the academic year 2022/23 and, of these, how many were:

 

(1) Successful as per original applications;

(2) Successful after appeals lodged by applicants;

and

(3) Not successful at all, together with reasons why?Can Government say how many new applications for Distance Learning Scholarships were received for the academic year 2022/23 and, of these, how many were:

 

(1) Successful as per original applications;

(2) Successful after appeals lodged by applicants;

and

(3) Not successful at all, together with reasons why?

Can Government provide details of any BTEC Courses it is offering within our educational establishments

Can Government provide details of classes being delivered in any of our schools by Instructors without the presence of qualified teachers?

Can Government provide details in respect of the circumstances and courses where pupils enrolled in Government Schools are being sent to GAMPA premises for tuition and preparation for public examinations?

Can Government explain the circumstances whereby parents have been asked to deliver and/or collect pupils from locations other than the schools in which they are enrolled for official school activities and what their plans are for 2022/2023 in this respect?

Can Government explain why there were huge delays in the recruitment and subsequent employment of Supply Teachers for the academic year 2022/23?

Can Government provide an update in respect of their promised new building to house the Gibraltar College of Further Education?Can Government provide updated details of how many pupils were on the Special Education Needs and Disability Register, with a breakdown of the special need or disability identified and the education establishment in which they are enrolled, for the academic years:

Can Government provide details in respect of what is the eligibility and/or criteria applied for a pupil to be entered into the Special Education Needs and Disability Register in our schools?
When does Government expect to fulfil their manifesto commitment and introduce through legislation the plans known as Educational, Health and Care (EHC) Plans as in the United Kingdom?
  1. 2019/2020
  2. 2020/2021
  3. 2021/2022

and

Current academic year 2022/2023?

Can Government say how long it takes on average, from the initial point of referral, for a pupil to be discussed at the SEN Panel for school placements and further assessments

Can Government provide a detailed account of the Department of Education’s criteria and points system used to select applicants both into teaching posts and into TLR positions?

How many separate reserves Teachers’ Supply Lists are currently in place at the Department of Education and how many teachers are in each list?
Can Government provide details in respect of the criteria used by the Department of Education to allocate teachers on a supply basis when requests are received from schools

Can Government say when it expects to carry out and complete a review of Teaching and Learning Responsibility (TLR) Posts in all our schools?

Can Government provide details of what actions it has taken, and/or currently taking, in respect of reports about toilets vandalism and vaping by students within our Secondary Schools?

Can Government provide details in respect of the actual timeframe currently being experienced by unsuccessful applicants for applications to any teaching posts where they have requested constructive feedback from the Department of Education?