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Parliamentary questions can be asked by any MSP to the Scottish Government or the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. The questions provide a means for MSPs to get factual and statistical information.

Written questions must be answered within 10 working days (20 working days during recess)
Other questions such as Topical, Portfolio, General and First Minister's Question Times are taken in the Chamber

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Question reference: S3W-15097

Asked by: Cathy Peattie, MSP for Falkirk East, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 18 July 2008
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 11 August 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it will take to ensure that, following the European Court of Justice's judgment in the Coleman case, the laws which protect disabled people against discrimination are applied also to their carers and whether it will support the extension of such rights to all carers

As the member will be aware, matters relating to equality legislation are reserved to the UK Government. I welcome the European Court of Justice''s ruling in the Coleman case and hope that this will lead to increased awareness among employers of the need to ensure that carers receive the fair treatment they deserve.

Equalities legislation is reserved and the UK Government is considering the implications of the Coleman ruling. We are working closely with the UK Government on those aspects of equalities legislation which have devolved implications.

Question reference: S3W-15080

Asked by: Cathy Peattie, MSP for Falkirk East, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 18 July 2008
Current Status: Answered by Jim Mather on 11 August 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive what meetings have taken place between ministers or their officials and representatives of the Royal Mail Group or its subsidiaries since May 2007 and what matters were discussed at these meetings.

A number of meetings have taken place between Ministers and officials with representatives of Royal Mail Group. Matters discussed during these meetings were primarily the Network Change Programme and alternative methods of delivering postal services (outreach services), with the aim of ensuring that sustainable business models underpin the Post Office branches that remain after the Network Change programme is completed.

Question reference: S3W-15096

Asked by: Cathy Peattie, MSP for Falkirk East, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 18 July 2008
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 8 August 2008

Question reference: S3W-15089

Asked by: Cathy Peattie, MSP for Falkirk East, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 18 July 2008
Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 28 July 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive what its estimate is of the number of police officers that will be recruited in each year to 2011-12, broken down by police force.

Question reference: S3W-15087

Asked by: Cathy Peattie, MSP for Falkirk East, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 18 July 2008
Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 28 July 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive how many police officers have left the police force for reasons other than retirement or voluntary resignation, including death, discharge during probation, dismissal or resignation resulting from conduct hearings, conduct regulations and unspecified reasons, in each year since 1996-97, broken down by police force.

Question reference: S3W-15095

Asked by: Cathy Peattie, MSP for Falkirk East, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 18 July 2008
Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 28 July 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive what its estimate is of the number of civilians that will undertake the investigation of "more serious" crimes such as murder and serious sexual assault, currently normally performed by police officers, in each year to 2011-12, broken down by police force.

Question reference: S3W-15086

Asked by: Cathy Peattie, MSP for Falkirk East, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 18 July 2008
Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 28 July 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive how many police officers have voluntarily resigned in each year since 1996-97, broken down by police force.

Question reference: S3W-15093

Asked by: Cathy Peattie, MSP for Falkirk East, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 18 July 2008
Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 25 July 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive what its estimate is of the number of civilians that will undertake duties which are currently normally performed by police officers, in each year to 2011-12, broken down by police force.

Question reference: S3W-15092

Asked by: Cathy Peattie, MSP for Falkirk East, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 18 July 2008
Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 25 July 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive what its estimate is of the number of police officers that will leave the police force for reasons other than retirement or voluntary resignation, including death, discharge during probation, dismissal or resignation resulting from conduct hearings, conduct regulations and unspecified reasons, in each year to 2011-12, broken down by force.

Question reference: S3W-15094

Asked by: Cathy Peattie, MSP for Falkirk East, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 18 July 2008
Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 25 July 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive what its estimate is of the number of civilians that will undertake the investigation of “low level” group three and four crimes such as vandalism and theft, currently normally performed by police officers, in each year to 2011-12, broken down by police force.