Edwin Reyes MP  Questions for November Parliament Session

Parliament is scheduled to meet on Wednesday 23rd November 2022 @ 3.00pm
Further to the answer given through Written Question W29 of 2002, can the Minister for Education explain why there are no students as Year 12 equivalents at the Gibraltar College of Further Education for the academic year 2022/23?
Further to the answer given through Written Question W29 of 2002, can the Minister for Education explain the high number of students registered as Year 13 equivalents at the Gibraltar College of Further Education when compared to students attending Bayside and Westside Schools?
Further to the answer given through Written Question W30 of 2002, can the Minister for Education explain why the total number of pupils listed under the heading “Main Area of Need” does not coincide with the total number of pupils then further listed under the subheadings of needs.  These non-reconciliations of totals equally apply to statistics given for all the four academic years requested in the original Question?

Further to the answer given through Written Question W37 of 2002, can the Minister for Sport explain the temporary management and manning system currently in place at Europa Sports Complex whilst we await a final long-term agreement?
Can Government update this House if there have been any changes to the number of cases currently going through the Employment Tribunal process since the last answer provided to Question No W39 of 2022?

Further to the answer given through Written Question W43 of 2002, can the Minister for Education explain why the Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate in Music Performance is not being delivered within our Secondary Schools’ or the Gibraltar College premises?
Further to the answer given through Written Question W44 of 2002, can the Minister for Education explain what alternatives does the Department of Education offer to any parent who for a variety of reasons find it extremely difficult to drop off or collect children for educational activities at a location other than the school premises where they are enrolled?
Further to the answer given through Written Question W45 of 2002, can the Minister for Education provide updates in respect of the success, or otherwise, of their efforts to curtail vandalism within our school premises?
Can Government provide details in respect of Training Courses which it intends to offer at the Gibraltar Construction Training Centre and Engineering Trades Training Centre for future applicants, together with details of starting dates and qualifications to be obtained upon successful completion of said courses?

Does Government intend to publicly advertise any Instructors or Management Posts for applications by persons not currently Government employees in respect of existing or future vacancies at both the Gibraltar Construction Training Centre and the Engineering Trades Training Centre?
Can the Minister for Youth update this House in respect of providing premises for the Laguna Youth Club within their own Housing Estate?

Can the Minister for Youth provide details of forthcoming planned refurbishment works in respect of all our Youth Clubs?
Does Government have any plans to relocate the skateboard park which was previously open at the North-East end of Victoria Stadium complex?
Can Government provide details of the Speech Therapy facilities currently in place and available for students of all Government Schools

Can the Minister for Education provide this House with updated details in respect of all vacant teaching posts, identifying the school/establishment where these may exist together with the grade they pertain to, and further indicating how many are being covered in an acting capacity and by when it is expected these posts will be allocated on a substantive basis?Can Government provide updated details of repayments outstanding from pupils who have not completed any courses for which they were granted scholarships, indicating the dates from which such repayments were due, frequency and amounts to be paid, together with the date by when individuals’ repayments are expected to be completed?