- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 March 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Robert Brown on 19 April 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive whether any of its agencies will carry out the independent inspection of the immigration service in Scotland.
Answer
Discussions on how inspectionof the immigration service will work in practice are on-going.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 March 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Robert Brown on 19 April 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive what input it is having into the review of family removal processes and whether this is the review which was previously referred to by the First Minister.
Answer
The Executive will make representationsto the Home Office as part of its review of family removals. The review is thatto which the First Minister referred at First Minister’s questions on 30 March 2006.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 March 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Robert Brown on 19 April 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive what additional involvement it will have in the development of the concept of a lead professional for failed asylum seeking families with children and from what profession these lead professionals are expected to come.
Answer
The Executive will be fully involvedin discussions about the role of lead professionals. Lead professionals are expectedto be whoever is best placed to ensure the needs of the child are met, whatevertheir professional background.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 March 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Robert Brown on 19 April 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has on when the lead professional concept, developed with the Home Office for use in the treatment of failed asylum seeking families with children, is expected to come into operation.
Answer
Discussions with local agencieson when the lead professional arrangements will begin are on-going.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 March 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Robert Brown on 19 April 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the appointment of the new Regional Director for Immigration in Scotland will hamper or enhance the Fresh Talent initiative.
Answer
This new appointment will helpthe Executive build on the existing positive links with the Home Office on managedmigration.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 March 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Robert Brown on 19 April 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will have an input into the appointment process of the new Regional Director for Immigration in Scotland.
Answer
No. The Regional Director willbe appointed and employed by the Home Office.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 March 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Robert Brown on 19 April 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the new procedures announced by it and the Home Office in respect of the treatment of asylum seeking families will ensure compliance with the Children (Scotland) Act 1995.
Answer
None of the measures announcedby the Home Office affect the duties that local authorities and others have underthe Children (Scotland) Act, for example the duty on local authorities to provideservices to safeguard and promote the welfare of children in need, nor their abilityto comply with those duties.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 March 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Robert Brown on 19 April 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it advocates the concept of a lead professional to help provide services for asylum seeking families with children before their cases are determined, as well as after their cases have fallen.
Answer
Yes. Precise details are stillto be agreed, but there is agreement in principle from all parties that lead professionalsshould work with the children of asylum seekers from the point at which they andtheir family are dispersed into the community.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 03 March 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Tavish Scott on 7 April 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) road traffic accidents and (b) fatalities and serious injuries there were on the A726 in each of the last 10 years.
Answer
The number of injuryaccidents, fatalities and serious injuries on the A726 trunk road betweenCarmunnock Bypass Roundabout and Birniehill Roundabout in each of the last 10years is in the following table:
| Year | Injury Accidents | Fatal Casualties | Serious Casualties |
| Dec 95 – Nov 96 | 11 | 0 | 3 |
| Dec 96 – Nov 97 | 13 | 0 | 2 |
| Dec 97 – Nov 98 | 14 | 0 | 3 |
| Dec 98 – Nov 99 | 11 | 0 | 4 |
| Dec 99 – Nov 00 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 00 – Nov 01 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 01 – Nov 02 | 18 | 0 | 2 |
| Dec 02 – Nov 03 | 13 | 1 | 1 |
| Dec 03 – Nov 04 | 11 | 0 | 2 |
| Dec 04 – Nov 05 | 19 | 0 | 2 |
The figures quoted maydiffer slightly from those published elsewhere because they were extracted on adifferent date and the database may have changed between the two dates e.g. dueto late returns or corrections to earlier returns.
Transport Scotland hasoperational responsibility for this area, and can be contacted for moreinformation if required.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 March 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 3 April 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of officers at each rank within (a) each police force and (b) the Scottish Drug Enforcement Agency have been from ethnic minority groups in each of the last 10 years.
Answer
The information requested isshown in the following tables.
Percentage of Officers fromEthnic Minority Groups by Rank
Central Scotland Police
| | 1995-96 | 1996-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-99 | 1999-00 |
| Constable | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.3% |
| | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 |
| Sergeant | 1.0% | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.9% | |
| Constable | 0.2% | | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.7% |
Dumfries & GallowayConstabulary
| | 1995-96 | 1996-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-99 | 1999-00 |
| Constable | | | | | 0.3% |
| | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 |
| Constable | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% |
Fife Constabulary
| | 1995-96 | 1996-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-99 | 1999-00 |
| Constable | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.5% |
| | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 |
| Constable | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.8% |
Grampian Police
| | 1995-96 | 1996-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-99 | 1999-00 |
| Inspector | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.3% |
| Constable | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.3% |
| | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 |
| Inspector | 1.3% | | | | |
| Constable | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% |
Lothian & Borders Police
| | 1995-96 | 1996-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-99 | 1999-00 |
| Inspector | | | | | 0.8% |
| Sergeant | 0.3% | | 0.3% | 0.3% | |
| Constable | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.5% |
| | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 |
| Chief/Superintendent | | | | | 2.6% |
| Chief Inspector | | 2.3% | 2.2% | 2.1% | |
| Inspector | 1.6% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1.3% |
| Sergeant | | 0.3% | 0.5% | 1.0% | 1.0% |
| Constable | 0.8% | 0.9% | 0.2% | 1.1% | 1.1% |
Northern Constabulary
| | 1995-96 | 1996-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-99 | 1999-00 |
| Constable | | | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 |
| Constable | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% |
Strathclyde Police
| | 1995-96 | 1996-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-99 | 1999-00 |
| Sergeant | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| Constable | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.8% |
| | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 |
| Chief Inspector | | | | 1.0% | |
| Inspector | | | | 1.0% | |
| Sergeant | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 1.0% | |
| Constable | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 2.0% | 0.7% |
Tayside Police
| | 1995-96 | 1996-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-99 | 1999-00 |
| Constable | 0.1% | | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% |
| | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 |
| Constable | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.5% |
SDEA
| | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 |
| Constable | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% |
