- 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, why 19 pool members were recruited before vacancies occurred.
Answer
It is standard human resource practice to have people ready to fill vacancies as they occur. The people making up the pool were recruited to create a ready source to meet demand. They were appointed and became employees only at the point they took up post.
- 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, what new senior civil service posts were created during 2001-02.
Answer
Nine new posts at head of division level were created during 2001-02.
- 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 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: 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 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 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 input it will have to the meeting of European Union ministers in Berlin in 2003 to discuss harmonisation of higher education; whether any minister will lead a delegation there; what evidence it intends to submit to the meeting, and what research it has done to assist in gathering evidence to present.
Answer
The Berlin conference will take place in September 2003 and the agenda has not yet been set. Discussions between the UK Government and the devolved administrations on which ministers will attend for the UK will take place nearer the time.
- 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 steps it has taken, or is taking, to help higher education institutions meet the recommendations of the Lisbon/Bologna seminar of April 2002 on the harmonisation of higher education.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-29668. 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.
