- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 12 July 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by David Steel on 26 July 1999
To ask the Presiding Officer what action the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body plans to take in order to ensure that MSPs' constituency offices have adequate access for disabled people and facilities for those with a sensory impairment.
Answer
The Members' Allowance Scheme provides that constituency offices should be suitable for public access. This includes disabled people and those with sensory impairment. Accordingly, the SPCB would expect individual members to take account of the needs of these groups when securing constituency or regional office premises.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 08 July 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Angus MacKay on 22 July 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide details of its plans for the relationship between the Drug Enforcement Agency and Customs and Excise.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer I gave today, to Mr Keith Raffan's question number S1W-00488.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 08 July 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Angus MacKay on 22 July 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends to recruit officers for the Drug Enforcement Agency from existing Police staffing levels.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer I gave today, to Mr Keith Raffan's question number S1W-00488.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 08 July 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Angus MacKay on 22 July 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive what is the cost of establishing the Drug Enforcement Agency.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer I gave today, to Mr Keith Raffan's question number S1W-00488.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 08 July 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Angus MacKay on 22 July 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive how many Police Officers it plans to appoint to the Drug Enforcement Agency.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer I gave today, to Mr Keith Raffan's question number S1W-00488.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 08 July 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Angus MacKay on 22 July 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the cost of the Drug Enforcement Agency will be met from existing Police budgets.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer I gave today, to Mr Keith Raffan's question number S1W-00488.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 June 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Iain Gray on 14 July 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive what guidance it intends to issue to local authorities in order to tackle bullying and harassment of people who have a learning disability.
Answer
The review of services for people with a learning disability recognises the need to promote more positive public attitudes towards people with learning disabilities. It has already commissioned a study of how public attitudes might be changed for the better. We would expect this to address bullying and harassment. Its findings will be taken into account in the review which is to report to Ministers at the end of the year.The Moray House Institute of Education manages the national anti-bullying network. This is funded by the Scottish Executive and provides support and advice to all levels of school education through sharing good practice. It offers support to schools and authorities in tackling bullying.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 June 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Henry McLeish on 14 July 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to provide home based tuition for people with disabilities receiving education.
Answer
The Scottish Executive has no plans to change the current situation whereby the provision of home-based tuition is a matter for individual educational institutions and authorities.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 June 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 14 July 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to tackle racism within the criminal justice system.
Answer
On 20 July I will be publishing an action plan to take forward in Scotland the recommendations of the Macpherson Report into the murder of Stephen Lawrence. I will also be setting up and chairing a Steering Group to ensure that progress is made on the recommendations. The Lord Advocate has already accepted some of the recommendations relevant to the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service, and has introduced initiatives to improve racial awareness training. In addition, the Scottish Executive is committed to mainstreaming equal opportunities and tackling racism through the public sector as a whole.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 June 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Iain Gray on 14 July 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to provide counselling services to people with a learning disability who have experienced abuse or harassment.
Answer
The need for services in any particular circumstances is best assessed by authorities at a local level. In making those assessments, I would expect authorities to take account of the information mentioned in my reply to question S1W-00330 today.
