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Part of Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body Question Time – in the Scottish Parliament am 2:00 pm ar 13 Mehefin 2024.

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Photo of Pam Gosal Pam Gosal Ceidwadwyr 2:00, 13 Mehefin 2024

Educational visits to Parliament provide pupils with a first-hand experience of the democratic process, and it is important for young people to witness the institutions that shape our country’s governance. Earlier this year, primary 5 pupils from Our Lady of Loretto primary school in Dalmuir, in my region, were denied that experience due to travel costs. Although Scottish schoolchildren can claim back 85 per cent of the travel expenses to visit their United Kingdom Parliament, the Scottish Parliament offers no financial assistance for travel. What consideration has the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body given to allowing a percentage of travel costs to be claimed back for school visits?