- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 September 2002
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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, what the duties were, or are, of the pool members recruited prior to vacancies occurring.
Answer
Pool members took up head of division appointments and became employees as and when posts became available. Their duties were those of the posts they were assigned to.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 September 2002
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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, whether any of the 28 senior civil servants were recruited from civil service departments outwith the Scottish Executive.
Answer
One senior civil servant was recruited from a civil service department outwith the Scottish Executive.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 September 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Curran on 8 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what assessment it has made of any impact that recent comments made by the Home Secretary to the House of Commons Home Affairs Select Committee may have on combating racism against asylum seekers.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-29863. All answers to written PQs are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at:
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/search_wa.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 20 September 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 7 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the General Agreement on Trade in Services is a key motivating factor in increasing the use of private finance initiative and public private partnership projects in public services.
Answer
The General Agreement on Trade in Services is not a key motivating factor in increasing the use of private finance initiative and public private partnership projects in public services.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 23 September 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Curran on 7 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, with regard to recent comments by the Home Secretary to the House of Commons Home Affairs Select Committee, what assessment it has made of any impact of the comments on its ability to provide services to asylum seekers and refugees and, in particular, Afghani asylum seekers and refugees and what representations it has made to Her Majesty's Government about the comments and any such impact.
Answer
The Executive is committed to ensuring that good quality and co-ordinated services are provided to all asylum seekers and refugees living in Scotland and continues to work in partnership with a range of bodies to achieve this.I and my officials are in regular contact with the Home Office on a range of issues.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 20 September 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Iain Gray on 3 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how it will ensure there is no adverse impact on universities should the current round of General Agreement on Trade in Services negotiations on trade in services agree to a complete liberalisation of tertiary education.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-29657 on 2 October 2002. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/search_wa.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 20 September 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Iain Gray on 3 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what it understands to be the definition of "liberalisation" under the General Agreement on Trade in Services proposals on trade in services as it will affect tertiary education.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-29657 on 2 October 2002. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/search_wa.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 20 September 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Curran on 2 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking, and intends to take, to ensure that Afghani asylum seekers and refugees feel welcome in Scotland.
Answer
The Scottish Executive has made it very clear that we are intent on ensuring that Scotland is a welcoming place for all people coming to live here. Specifically, we have established the Scottish Refugee Integration Forum, which I chair and which has been charged with developing action plans to enable the successful integration of refugees in Scotland and the provision of more accessible, co-ordinated and good quality services. The forum has been undertaking a great deal of work and a draft action plan will be available for comment shortly.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 20 September 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Iain Gray on 2 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what representations it has made about the education system in advance of the current General Agreement on Trade in Services negotiations on trade in services and whether it consulted (a) Universities Scotland, (b) the National Union of Students and (c) the Association of University Teachers before making any such representations.
Answer
The Scottish Executive is in regular contact with the UK Government on the GATS as it relates to education services. Universities Scotland, the National Union of Students and the Association of University Teachers have all been consulted by the Executive and we expect to consult these bodies further throughout the process. The Department of Trade and Industry intends to publish in early October a public consultation document on the GATS. Copies will be sent to each of these bodies and others with an interest in education in Scotland.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 20 September 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Iain Gray on 2 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what involvement it has in the tuning of the Dublin descriptors on higher education following the Amsterdam/Bologna seminar of May 2002.
Answer
The Tuning project is a two-year project led by the Universities of Deusto and Groningen and sponsored by the European Commission. The work has been taken forward by academics from universities throughout Europe and there has been no direct ministerial involvement.
