- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 September 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Peter Peacock on 30 September 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what guarantees it has received from the Home Office regarding the education and social contact of children detained at Dungavel House Immigration Removal Centre.
Answer
Home Office ministers have givena commitment to discuss with the Scottish Executive how the recommendations in theHM Chief Inspector of Prisons and HM Inspectorate of Education reports can be takenforward.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 September 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Curran on 30 September 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive when the Scottish Refugee Integration Forum last met and when it will next meet.
Answer
The Scottish Refugee IntegrationForum was stood down following the publication of its Action Plan in February 2002.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 11 September 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Peter Peacock on 29 September 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-1921 by Peter Peacock on 5 September 2003, what provisions of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 have been disapplied by UK legislation.
Answer
Nationality, immigrationand asylum are matters for the Home Office. In respect of asylum seekers, the child welfare provisions at section 22 of the Children(Scotland) Act 1995 are disapplied where the provisions in section 122 of the Immigrationand Asylum Act 1999 apply.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 07 August 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Euan Robson on 29 September 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what involvement the Social Work Services Inspectorate has had, and continues to have, with Dungavel House immigration removal centre.
Answer
The Social Work Services Inspectoratehas had no involvement with Dungavel House Immigration Removal Centre, nor any involvementat present.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 11 September 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 25 September 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-1582 by Mr Jim Wallace on 18 August 2003, whether it has taken its own legal advice on the legal implications of the BetterCare Group Ltd ruling on the impact and operation of the General Agreement on Trade in Services and what the reasons for its position on the matter are.
Answer
The Scottish Executive has not taken legal advice on the legal implications of the BetterCare GroupLtd ruling on the impact and operation of the General Agreement on Trade in Services(GATS). The regulation of international trade is a reserved matter and as such theUKGovernment take the lead on issues relating to the GATS. However, Scottish Executive officials maintain regular contact with DTI officials regarding trade issues,including the GATS, and how it may impact on the Executive’s responsibilities.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 11 September 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Peter Peacock on 25 September 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-1922 by Peter Peacock on 5 September 2003, what provisions of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 disapply provisions of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995.
Answer
Section 122 of the Immigrationand Asylum Act 1999 disapplies provisions of the Children (Scotland) Act1995.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 11 September 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom McCabe on 25 September 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-1884 by Mr Tom McCabe on 2 September 2003, when the report of the employment sub-group of the national The Same as you? Implementation Group will be published.
Answer
We currently expect to publishthe report of the employment sub-group around the end of October.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 11 September 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom McCabe on 25 September 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-1879 by Mr Tom McCabe on 1 September 2003, where the Scottish Consortium for Learning Disability will be located.
Answer
The address of the Scottish Consortiumfor Learning Disability (SCLD) is Unit 16, Adelphi Centre, 12 Commercial Road, Glasgowand has been there for two and a half years. Information about the work of SCLDcan be found on their website at
http://www.scld.org.uk/.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 11 September 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Curran on 25 September 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-1578 by Ms Margaret Curran on 18 August 2003, whether discussions between it, the two local authorities, Communities Scotland and the enterprise network have now been completed.
Answer
The Scottish Executive is continuing to consider the allocation of resources for vacant and derelictland and the process for considering proposals for expenditure and an announcementwill be made in due course.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 11 September 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Peter Peacock on 25 September 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-1885 by Mr Tom McCabe on 1 September 2003, what additional resources it has provided to schools to allow them to comply with legislation providing for the inclusion of all children in mainstream schools.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S2W-1447 on 6 August 2003, which is available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at:
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/search_wa.
