Andrew Baxter
Scottish Liberal Democrats · Scotland
“Andrew Baxter: I thank the cabinet secretary for recognising the importance of our PSAs. However, every summer, pupils, parents, teachers and pupil support assistants are left wondering what their classrooms will look like after the holidays.”
Scottish Parliament16 June 2026Source ↗
“I refer to my entry in the register of interests, which shows that I am a sitting councillor on Highland Council. To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of how any reduction in hours or withdrawal of pupil support assistant posts will impact rural primary schools, particularly in the Highlands and Islands region.”
Scottish Parliament16 June 2026Source ↗
“It bears repeating that local authorities are the employers of teachers and that, therefore, any assessment that is done regarding the reduction of hours or the withdrawal of pupil support staff in schools in the sort of rural setting that he mentions, or in any school, is a matter for the local authority.”
Scottish Parliament16 June 2026Source ↗
“When the call comes, coastguard rescue officers drop everything, leaving work, family and home to help to save lives. I am sure that the First Minister shares my concerns about proposals from the Maritime and Coastguard Agency to remove payments for emergency call-outs and training.”
Scottish Parliament16 June 2026Source ↗
“There are many of those and there is an extensive piece of work that backs up that approach and shows how the numbers stack up with regards to investment and return.”
Scottish Parliament11 June 2026Source ↗
“I am glad that the cabinet secretary has got on to talking about prevention, which was a central tenet of the Christie commission report. I listened to the cabinet secretary when he appeared on Radio Scotland this morning and heard him mention prevention several times, but I did not hear any detail about what he thought that actually mean…”
Scottish Parliament11 June 2026Source ↗