- Asked by: George Foulkes, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 24 April 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Bruce Crawford on 9 May 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many freedom of information requests made to the Minister for Community Safety were (a) answered (i) within 20 days, (ii) within 40 days, (iii) within 60 days and (iv) after 60 days, (b) not answered and (c) answered citing an exemption under the Freedom of Information Act 2002 as a reason not to provide the requested information since May 2007.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-12302 on 9 May 2008. 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/wa.search.
- Asked by: George Foulkes, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 24 April 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Bruce Crawford on 9 May 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many freedom of information requests made to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth were (a) answered (i) within 20 days, (ii) within 40 days, (iii) within 60 days and (iv) after 60 days, (b) not answered and (c) answered citing an exemption under the Freedom of Information Act 2002 as a reason not to provide the requested information since May 2007.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-12302 on 9 May 2008. 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/wa.search.
- Asked by: George Foulkes, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 24 April 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Bruce Crawford on 9 May 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many freedom of information requests made to the Minister for Environment were (a) answered (i) within 20 days, (ii) within 40 days, (iii) within 60 days and (iv) after 60 days, (b) not answered and (c) answered citing an exemption under the Freedom of Information Act 2002 as a reason not to provide the requested information since May 2007.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-12302 on 9 May 2008. 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/wa.search.
- Asked by: George Foulkes, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 24 April 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Bruce Crawford on 9 May 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many freedom of information requests made to the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment were (a) answered (i) within 20 days, (ii) within 40 days, (iii) within 60 days and (iv) after 60 days, (b) not answered and (c) answered citing an exemption under the Freedom of Information Act 2002 as a reason not to provide the requested information since May 2007.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-12302 on 9 May 2008. 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/wa.search.
- Asked by: George Foulkes, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 24 April 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Bruce Crawford on 9 May 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many freedom of information requests made to the Minister for Energy, Enterprise and Tourism were (a) answered (i) within 20 days, (ii) within 40 days, (iii) within 60 days and (iv) after 60 days, (b) not answered and (c) answered citing an exemption under the Freedom of Information Act 2002 as a reason not to provide the requested information since May 2007.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-12302 on 9 May 2008. 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/wa.search.
- Asked by: George Foulkes, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 24 April 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Bruce Crawford on 9 May 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many freedom of information requests made to the Minister for Public Health were (a) answered (i) within 20 days, (ii) within 40 days, (iii) within 60 days and (iv) after 60 days, (b) not answered and (c) answered citing an exemption under the Freedom of Information Act 2002 as a reason not to provide the requested information since May 2007.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-12302 on 9 May 2008. 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/wa.search.
- Asked by: George Foulkes, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 21 April 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Maureen Watt on 9 May 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what provisions there are for free English language teaching for migrants and what plans it has to develop such teaching.
Answer
Publicly funded ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) classes are provided in Scotland''s colleges, Community Learning and Development (CLD) partnerships and Adult Literacy and Numeracy (ALN) partnerships, and by a small number of voluntary providers. The vast majority of these classes are free to learners.
In March 2007, we launched an adult ESOL Strategy for Scotland to help all Scottish residents for whom English is not a first language. Additional funding of £5 million was made available to support the strategy in 2007-08 and a further £9 million available over the three year period 2008-11.
- Asked by: George Foulkes, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 04 April 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 8 May 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to tackle the issue of fly-tipping.
Answer
We fund the Scottish fly-tipping forum through the independent environmental charity Keep Scotland Beautiful. The forum includes all of the key stakeholders who are affected by fly-tipping including police, councils, Scottish Government, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency and farmers.
Fly-tipping is an offence under the Environmental Protection Act 1990. Anyone caught fly-tipping could face a penalty of up to £40,000, six months in prison, or both if the case goes to court. On indictment a fly-tipper can face an even more severe penalty of an unlimited fine and/or two years imprisonment “ five years if its hazardous waste “ and the police also have the power to issue £50 fixed penalty fines.
- Asked by: George Foulkes, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 April 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 8 May 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what consideration has been given to setting up in Scotland training and employment schemes for young offenders, prepared by the Smart Company and led by National Grid Transco, which operate in prisons in England.
Answer
I have asked Mike Ewart, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:
HM Young Offender Institution Polmont is at an advanced stage of discussion with National Grid and Fountains, one of four major companies working with National Grid in Scotland. They are in the final stages of preparing to pilot a scheme which will enable suitable young offenders to receive training with Fountains on a day release basis whilst in custody. On completion of training, and subject to a satisfactory probation period, the young offenders will be guaranteed employment. If the pilot scheme is successful we would hope to expand it to provide further opportunities for offenders to benefit from this very positive route into training and employment.
- Asked by: George Foulkes, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 25 April 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 7 May 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what its policy is on prison officers undertaking other employment in their time off.
Answer
I have asked Mike Ewart, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to respond. His response is as follows:
The SPS is keen to ensure that employees should have a healthy balance between work and non-work life. All staff are required to seek permission from the organisation prior to undertaking secondary employment. Secondary employment includes self-employment and voluntary work. This approval is twofold; to ensure that the proposed working hours do not breach the terms of the Working Time Regulations, and that the proposed activity does not form a conflict of interest. The policy has been agreed by and is jointly signed by SPS management and the Trade Union Side.
