- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 08 February 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 1 March 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how many complaints it has received in respect of breaches of prison custody protocols in each year since 1999.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron,Chief Executive of the Scottish PrisonService (SPS) to respond. His response is as follows:
The SPS do not operatecustody protocols as described. The management of the prison population iscovered in terms of The Prisons and Young Offenders Institutions (Scotland)Rules 2006.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 February 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Hugh Henry on 28 February 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-19640 by Peter Peacock on 28 October 2005, whether the commitment to provide details of a single point of contact for each organisation that could be published on the Executive website to assist those seeking to access their personal files has now been honoured by the relevant organisations and, if so, when it expects to publish the information.
Answer
Yes. The updated informationwill be published shortly.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 15 February 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Hugh Henry on 28 February 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-31549 by Hugh Henry on 13 February 2007, how the helpline was advertised (a) prior to February 2005 and (b) from February to August 2005 and at what cost.
Answer
The helpline operated by WhoCares? Scotland was advertised on the website of the Scottish Executive.INCAS was funded to circulate information to its membership. A news release wasalso issued by the Scottish Executive on 1 April 2005.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 15 February 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 26 February 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the action plan of the Strategic Group on Gypsies/Travellers is complete and whether it will publish the action plan prior to dissolution of the Parliament.
Answer
The Strategic Group’s Action Plan is complete. However, given it will be drawnon in the further development of the National Strategy and Action Plan, it willrequire to be published simultaneously with the strategy, as will the other threestrategic groups’ reports.
I have notified allstrategic group members of the position and made clear to them that I am very pleasedwith their reports, and that it is the National Strategy and Action Plan which requiresfurther work.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 15 February 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 26 February 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the action plan of the Strategic Group on Ethnic Minorities and the Labour Market is complete and whether it will publish the action plan prior to dissolution of the Parliament.
Answer
The Ethnic Minorities and the Labour Market Strategic Group’s action plan iscomplete. However, given it will be drawn on in the further development of the NationalStrategy and Action Plan, it will require to be published simultaneously with thestrategy, as will the other three strategic groups’ reports.
I have notified allstrategic group members of the position and made clear to them that I am very pleasedwith their reports, and that it is the National Strategy and Action Plan which requiresfurther work.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 15 February 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 26 February 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-31758 by Rhona Brankin on 14 February 2007, what additional consultees will inform the further development of the race equality strategy.
Answer
We have already consulted a verywide range of stakeholders on the draft strategy, who have provided valuable feedback.The Executive will consult them again once the strategy has been further developedand following careful consideration of their comments. We will consult further stakeholders as is necessary,and will issue the Draft National Strategy and Action Plan for public consultation.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 15 February 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 26 February 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the action plan of the Strategic Group on Race Equality in Rural Areas is complete and whether it will publish the action plan prior to dissolution of the Parliament.
Answer
The Race Equality in Rural Areas Strategic Group’s Action Plan iscomplete. However, given it will be drawn on in the further development of the NationalStrategy and Action Plan, it will require to be published simultaneously with thestrategy, as will the other three strategic groups’ reports.
I have notified allstrategic group members of the position and made clear to them that I am very pleasedwith their reports, and that it is the National Strategy and Action Plan which requiresfurther work.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 15 February 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 26 February 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the action plan of the Strategic Group on Refugees and Asylum Seekers is complete and whether it will publish the action plan prior to dissolution of the Parliament.
Answer
The group’saction plan is complete. However, given it will be drawn on in the further developmentof the
National Strategy and Action Plan, it will require to be publishedsimultaneously with the strategy, as will the other three strategic groups’ reports.
I have notified allstrategic group members of the position and made clear to them that I am very pleasedwith their reports, and that it is the National Strategy and Action Planwhich requires further work.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 15 February 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 26 February 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-31758 by Rhona Brankin on 14 February 2007, what elements of the race equality strategy require further development.
Answer
The main elements which we wishto further develop are the balance in the strategy between a focus on preventingracism and on tackling it, the relationship between issues of faith and race andthe terminology and definitions used. However, we have received feedback from avery wide range of stakeholders covering the whole strategy and we want to considerall of it carefully in revising the strategy.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 16 February 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 26 February 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the final report of the strategic group on Gypsies/Travellers will include measurable targets with allocated budgets.
Answer
The Gypsy/Traveller StrategicGroup did not include measurable targets with allocated resources in their report,which they have finalised. These are matters for consideration in the further developmentof the Executive’s National Strategy and Action Plan which the group’s report isinforming.
