- Asked by: Mr Lloyd Quinan, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 22 November 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 5 December 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-30910 by Cathy Jamieson on 19 November 2002, how many meetings of the Special Educational Needs (SEN) Forum have taken place to date, what issues were discussed, and whether the minutes of the meetings are publicly available.
Answer
The National SEN Advisory Forum met four times in 2000, five times in 2001 and three times in 2002. Forum discussions covered a range of interests, including disability and SEN legislation, the assessment and recording of children with SEN, inter-agency working, teacher specialist qualifications, an additional support needs strategy framework and the national education debate. Minutes of the forum meetings can be found on the Scottish Executive website.
- Asked by: Mr Lloyd Quinan, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 22 November 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 5 December 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-30910 by Cathy Jamieson on 19 November 2002, how the Special Educational Needs Forum will gather its evidence.
Answer
The forum's primary role is to offer advice and comment to Scottish ministers on their development of policy to support children with special educational needs. Members of the forum have held several discussions with ministers on the Executive's proposal to issue a strategy framework for meeting the needs of children who require additional support for learning.
- Asked by: Mr Lloyd Quinan, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 November 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 25 November 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive under what circumstances foreign security personnel visiting Scotland are given permission to carry firearms, detailing where the authority lies for granting such permission.
Answer
Arrangements for permission for foreign security personnel to carry firearms are a reserved matter for which the Home Secretary is responsible.
- Asked by: Mr Lloyd Quinan, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 14 November 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 25 November 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive why no attempt was made to arrest the former Israeli Defence Force Chief of Staff General Mofa' for crimes against humanity, in the light of the representations made to the Deputy First Minister and Minister for Justice on this matter.
Answer
I am not aware of any representations made in person to me on this matter.
- Asked by: Mr Lloyd Quinan, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 November 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 25 November 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive on how many occasions this year members of foreign security personnel have been given permission to carry firearms in Scotland.
Answer
Permission for foreign security personnel to carry firearms is a reserved matter for which the Home Secretary is responsible.
- Asked by: Mr Lloyd Quinan, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 14 November 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 25 November 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what the countries of origin were of foreign security personnel that have been given permission to carry firearms in Scotland in each of the last three years.
Answer
Permission for foreign security personnel to carry firearms is a reserved matter for which the Home Secretary is responsible.
- Asked by: Mr Lloyd Quinan, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 25 October 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 20 November 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many of the 148 responses received to the consultation Assessing our children's educational needs: The Way Forward? stated that the Record of Needs system should be kept.
Answer
The Scottish Executive received one response to the consultation document Assessing our children's educational needs: The Way Forward? stating that the Record of Needs system should not be abolished.
- Asked by: Mr Lloyd Quinan, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 25 October 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 19 November 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the proposed Co-ordinated Support Plans referred to in its response to the consultation Assessing our children's educational needs: The Way Forward? will specify the amount and quality of provision required for a child.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-30910 today. 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: Mr Lloyd Quinan, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 25 October 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 19 November 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what the timescales will be with in which parents and/or young people can appeal a proposed Co-ordinated Support Plan as referred to in its response to the consultation Assessing our children's educational needs: The Way Forward?
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-30910 today. 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: Mr Lloyd Quinan, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 25 October 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 19 November 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether children and young people who have specific or pronounced educational needs requiring continuing review will be provided with a Co-ordinated Support Plan.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-30910 today. 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.
