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Parliamentary questions can be asked by any MSP to the Scottish Government or the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. The questions provide a means for MSPs to get factual and statistical information.

Written questions must be answered within 10 working days (20 working days during recess)
Other questions such as Topical, Portfolio, General and First Minister's Question Times are taken in the Chamber

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Question reference: S4W-10171

Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for East Kilbride, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 October 2012
Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 2 November 2012

To ask the Scottish Government what changes there will be to the terms of employment for police officers who are transferred to the single police force.

Question reference: S4W-10170

Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for East Kilbride, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 October 2012
Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 2 November 2012

To ask the Scottish Government whether the terms of employment for police officers are uniform across forces.

Question reference: S4W-09801

Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for East Kilbride, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 24 September 2012
Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 18 October 2012

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S3W-33599 by Michael Russell on 27 May 2010, whether (a) detention of children in Dungavel Immigration Removal Centre, (b) the transfer of children of asylum seekers from Scotland to detention elsewhere in the UK and (c) dawn raids in Scotland has/have ended.

The Scottish Government does not hold the information requested due to this being a reserved matter and therefore for the UK Government to respond to.

The Scottish Government continues to be opposed to the detention of children for immigration purposes. My officials will continue to monitor how the new family returns process is affecting asylum seeking families in Scotland and I await the outcomes of the findings on the evaluation of this policy by the UK Government.

Question reference: S4W-09442

Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for East Kilbride, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 07 September 2012
Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 21 September 2012

To ask the Scottish Government whether a record is kept of how many victims of child abuse are also young carers and, if so, how many such cases there have been in each of the last five years.

Question reference: S4O-01272

Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for East Kilbride, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 September 2012
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 13 September 2012

To ask the Scottish Government how it assists local authorities ensure that childcare places are available for working parents.

Question reference: S4O-01244

Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for East Kilbride, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 August 2012
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 5 September 2012

To ask the Scottish Government how young people who are not in education can access careers advice.

Young people who are not in education can access all of Skills Development Scotland’s career services by visiting an SDS centre, by using the SDS telephone contact centre or by accessing online services through My World of Work.

Young people not in education are a priority group for SDS and their staff work closely with this vulnerable group in order to ensure they are provided with targeted support to progress their employment prospects.

Question reference: S4F-00824

Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for East Kilbride, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 03 September 2012
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 6 September 2012

To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government's response is to the proposed closure of the Rolls Royce plant in East Kilbride.

Question reference: S4O-01202

Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for East Kilbride, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 June 2012
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 June 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive what criteria will be considered in deciding where to target the next roll-out of broadband.

Question reference: S4O-01164

Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for East Kilbride, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 June 2012
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 21 June 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive what progress Healthcare Improvement Scotland is making in carrying out care inspections for older people.

Question reference: S4O-01141

Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for East Kilbride, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 June 2012
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 14 June 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the single police force will take over liabilities in relation to tribunals that are current at the time of transfer of responsibility from regional police authorities.