Questions and answers

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

Urgent Questions aren't included in the Question and Answers search. There is a SPICe fact sheet listing Urgent and emergency questions.

Question reference: S1W-29842

Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 September 2002
Current Status: Answered by Margaret Curran on 8 October 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive what the role of ministers is in changing attitudes in order to combat racism.

Question reference: S1W-29862

Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 September 2002
Current Status: Answered by Margaret Curran on 8 October 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to combat racism against refugees.

Question reference: S1W-29854

Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 September 2002
Current Status: Answered by Andy Kerr on 8 October 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-28989 by Mr Andy Kerr on 19 September 2002, how many of the senior civil service appointments were recruited from (a) external and (b) internal sources.

Question reference: S1W-29860

Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 September 2002
Current Status: Answered by Margaret Curran on 8 October 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to combat racism.

The Executive launched a high profile anti-racism campaign on 24 September which received cross-party support during Parliament's debate on racism on 26 September. The campaign is founded on practical action by the Executive, often in partnership with the public and voluntary sectors to tackle racism and discrimination. This campaign will build on work which is on-going across the Executive and beyond and will assist in the implementation of the Race Relations Amendment Act.

Question reference: S1W-29866

Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 September 2002
Current Status: Answered by Margaret Curran on 8 October 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has any plans to encourage all families to speak English in their homes and what the reason is for its position on the matter.

Question reference: S1W-29852

Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 September 2002
Current Status: Answered by Andy Kerr on 8 October 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-28989 by Mr Andy Kerr on 19 September 2002, how many of the senior civil service appointments were for head of division posts.

Question reference: S1W-29861

Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 September 2002
Current Status: Answered by Margaret Curran on 8 October 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to combat racism against asylum seekers.

Question reference: S1W-29853

Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 September 2002
Current Status: Answered by Andy Kerr on 8 October 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-28989 by Mr Andy Kerr on 19 September 2002, how many senior civil servants (a) retired, (b) left and (c) were promoted during 2001-02.

Question reference: S1W-29843

Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 September 2002
Current Status: Answered by Margaret Curran on 8 October 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to ensure that ministers' use of language helps to combat racism.

Question reference: S1W-29855

Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 September 2002
Current Status: Answered by Andy Kerr on 8 October 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-28989 by Mr Andy Kerr on 19 September 2002, how many heads of division changed posts in each year since May 1999.

Year	Count
May 1999 to March 2000	6
April 2000 to March 2001	17
April 2001 to March 2002	10

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