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If we are to cover the territory, we will need to visit places like that. It would be good for the committee to be seen to be gradually colouring in the map.
The special needs of victims and witnesses are addressed before they attend court to give evidence and, where necessary, pre-trial visits are arranged. Appropriate measures are also taken to ensure that witnesses can give evidence.
Such exceptions relate to, for example, police officers, members of the armed forces, members of ethnic communities who have to go on extended visits overseas and people who have religious or cultural reasons for taking holidays during term time.
State Hospital (PE440) PE440 is in the name of Mr and Mrs Dave Crichton. Those members who visited Dundee will recall that we took evidence from Mrs Crichton in the course of our scrutiny of the Mental Health (Scotland) Bill.
John McAllion's letter was forwarded to the European Committee. During our last visit to Brussels, the committee raised the petition with the Commission, in the context of its continuing negotiations with the WTO.
As I mentioned, a leaflet for users and carers has gone out. Various visits have been made to day-care services and psychiatric institutions and there are public seminars this month.
To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has on what proportion of school pupils were recruited into the UK armed forces from Scottish schools following a visit by a tri-service recruitment team.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
18 December 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive which organisation carries out the monitoring and scrutiny of conditions when individuals are being transported to and from court by Reliance, in the same way that prison visiting committees carry out this function for transportation to and from prisons.
None.It is widely accepted thatone of the benefits of a concessionary travel scheme is that it will have apositive health benefit by enabling those eligible to travel to visit friendsand relatives, access services and generally to be more actively involved inthe community.