- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 19 February 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Hugh Henry on 2 March 2007
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.
Answer
The Scottish Executive does nothold information on school leaver destinations or on armed forces recruiting activitywhich could provide the analysis requested.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 19 February 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Hugh Henry on 2 March 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on increased levels of recruitment in Scottish schools targeting under 16-year-olds as a means to fill any shortfall in trained personnel in the UK armed forces.
Answer
It is for local authoritiesand schools to consider how and by whom advice on career opportunities shouldbe offered to pupils.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 19 February 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Hugh Henry on 2 March 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what guidance it is offering education departments across Scotland in respect of the use of the new e-learning lesson modules operated by the Ministry of Defence entitled “Defence Dynamics”.
Answer
I refer the member to the answerto question S2W-31860 on 2 March 2007. All answers to written parliamentary questions areavailable on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can befound at:
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 19 February 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Hugh Henry on 2 March 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what guidance it offers to pupils and schools in contact with Ministry of Defence recruitment and military career teams to ensure that they are aware of children's rights under UN protocols and UK-signed treaties with regard to the rights of the child, to ensure that no Scottish pupils under the age of 18 are deployed to frontline operational duties in Iraq, Afghanistan or elsewhere.
Answer
The Scottish Executive doesnot offer such guidance to pupils and schools in contact with Ministry ofDefence recruitment and military career teams. Recruitment of those under theage of 18 by the British armed forces is voluntary with the informed consent of the volunteer and his/her parents.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 19 February 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Hugh Henry on 2 March 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with the Ministry of Defence regarding the introduction of e-learning lesson modules, entitled “Defence Dynamics”, targeted at 14 to 16-year-old school pupils.
Answer
No detailed discussions havetaken place. We have asked MOD to engage with Learning and Teaching Scotland so thatwe can better determine how this resource might complement the school curriculumin Scotland. However, ultimately, it is for schools and local authoritiesto decide on management and delivery of the curriculum in Scottish schools.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 19 February 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Hugh Henry on 2 March 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has on what proportion of the 15 soldiers under the age of 18 sent to frontline operational duties in Iraq since 2003 had first contact with the military through tri-service teams operated by the Ministry of Defence in schools in Scotland.
Answer
The Scottish Executive does nothold information on school leaver destinations or on armed forces recruiting activitywhich could provide the analysis requested.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 19 February 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Hugh Henry on 2 March 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what representations it has made to the Ministry of Defence with regard to recruitment by the armed forces in schools.
Answer
The Scottish Executive has madeno representations to the Ministry of Defence on recruitment by the armed forcesin schools.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 19 February 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Hugh Henry on 2 March 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has allocated any funding in support of the proposed e-learning lesson modules and “Defence Dynamics” website operated by the Ministry of Defence and aimed at 14 to 16-year-old school pupils.
Answer
No.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 19 February 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Hugh Henry on 2 March 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to commission, roll out and support e-learning lesson modules covering the (a) manufacturing, (b) construction and (c) services sector to ensure genuine choice for pupils in the context of the announcement by the Ministry of Defence of the “Defence Dynamics” e-learning lesson modules.
Answer
It is for schools andeducation authorities to decide the management and delivery of the curriculumin Scottish schools.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 February 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 28 February 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive after how many 999 calls to emergency call controllers requesting the assistance of police officers took three hours or more to respond in each year since 2000, expressed also as a percentage of the total number of 999 calls requesting police assistance and broken down by police force area and division.
Answer
This information is not heldcentrally. Chief constables of the individual Scottish police forces are responsiblefor the operation of this service.
