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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)
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Question reference: S1W-06697

Asked by: Tricia Marwick, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 May 2000
Current Status: Answered by Jackie Baillie on 24 May 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive at what stage the Equality Unit had an input to the Standards in Scotland's Schools etc. Bill.

Question reference: S1W-06698

Asked by: Tricia Marwick, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 May 2000
Current Status: Answered by Jackie Baillie on 24 May 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive at what stage the Equality Unit had an input to the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Bill.

Question reference: S1W-06690

Asked by: Tricia Marwick, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 May 2000
Current Status: Answered by Jackie Baillie on 24 May 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive what the precise remit is of the Equality Unit.

The remit of the Equality Unit is to support the Executive in the delivery of its commitments on equal opportunities.

To that end the Equality Unit has the following role:

to provide support to Ministers on equality issues;

to develop the mainstreaming of equal opportunities across the Executive;

to promote equal opportunities within the Executive and beyond;

to provide a visible external profile on equality issues and a point of contact on equal opportunities within the Executive;

to liaise with the Equal Opportunities Committee of the Parliament;

to liaise with Whitehall in particular over the impact of reserved equality legislation;

to have oversight of the equality issues within public appointments.

Question reference: S1W-06696

Asked by: Tricia Marwick, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 May 2000
Current Status: Answered by Jackie Baillie on 24 May 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive at what stage the Equality Unit had an input to the National Parks (Scotland) Bill.

Question reference: S1W-06689

Asked by: Tricia Marwick, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 May 2000
Current Status: Answered by Jackie Baillie on 24 May 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-6286 by Jackie Baillie on 9 May 2000, what the running costs budget of the Equality Unit is, specifying in particular the number of staff and their salaries.

Further to my answer to your question S1W-6286 on 9 May 2000, I should clarify that, as outlined in the recently published document Investing in You: Annual Expenditure Report of the Scottish Executive, the planned programme expenditure for Equalities in 2000-01 is £0.5 million within the aggregate figure of £6.4 million identified for Voluntary Sector and Equalities.

The budget for running the Equality Unit for 2000-01 is £209,000, which includes provision for seven members of staff. Salaries are not disclosed to protect the privacy of those concerned.

Question reference: S1W-06701

Asked by: Tricia Marwick, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 May 2000
Current Status: Answered by Jackie Baillie on 24 May 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive at what stage the Equality Unit had an input to the Public Finance and Accountability (Scotland) Act 2000.

Question reference: S1W-06691

Asked by: Tricia Marwick, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 May 2000
Current Status: Answered by Jackie Baillie on 24 May 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive at what stage the Equality Unit had an input to the Abolition of Feudal Tenure etc. (Scotland) Bill.

It is the responsibility of sponsoring departments to assess the equal opportunities implications of their policy and proposed legislation. The Equality Unit has a role to assist departments in that process as part of the mainstreaming of equal opportunities. Work on the mainstreaming of equal opportunities is at an early stage.

Existing guidance on policy appraisal for equal treatment was made available to departments in July 1999. The Equality Unit is considering how this guidance and the process of policy appraisal can be developed.

Question reference: S1W-06694

Asked by: Tricia Marwick, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 May 2000
Current Status: Answered by Jackie Baillie on 24 May 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive at what stage the Equality Unit had an input to the Ethical Standards in Public Life etc. (Scotland) Bill.

Question reference: S1W-06702

Asked by: Tricia Marwick, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 May 2000
Current Status: Answered by Jackie Baillie on 24 May 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive at what stage the Equality Unit had an input to Investing in You: The Annual Report of the Scottish Executive.

In compiling spending plans, it is for departments to consider the equal opportunities implications. As part of the mainstreaming of equal opportunities the Equality Unit has a role in assisting departments in this process.

Question reference: S1W-06693

Asked by: Tricia Marwick, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 May 2000
Current Status: Answered by Jackie Baillie on 24 May 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive at what stage the Equality Unit had an input to the Education and Training (Scotland) Bill.