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To ask the Scottish Executive when the Minister for Health and Community Care will reply to the letter of 26 February 2001 from Mr S Taylor of Sheildhill, Falkirk.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
5 December 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive when the Minister for Health and Community Care will reply to my letter of 26 October 2000 regarding the provision of residential care for the elderly in the Scottish Borders.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
3 December 1999
Getting improvement there demands co-operation between the away team's management, the home team's management, the police in the home area and the police in the area from which the visiting club comes. Will the minister use her good offices to ensure that they all co-operate and operate a standard and effective policy to reduce this scourge?
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.