– Scottish Parliament written question – answered at on 3 September 2008.
Lord George Foulkes
Labour
Question S3W-15009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide details of all meetings between Cabinet ministers and the Scottish Islamic Foundation since May 2007, including the location and those (a) present and (b) observing.
Fergus Ewing
Scottish National Party
The Scottish Islamic Foundation was constituted in January 2008 and formally launched in June 2008. Since January 2008 Cabinet Secretaries and ministers have met the Scottish Islamic Foundation on the following occasions:
| Date | Location | In Attendance |
| 17-01-08 | Scottish Parliament | Minister for Europe, External Affairs and Culture |
| Osama Saeed, Scottish Islamic Foundation. | ||
| Humza Yousaf, Scottish Islamic Foundation | ||
| Mohammed Sawalha, IslamExpo | ||
| Ismail Patel, IslamExpo | ||
| Anas Altikriti, IslamExpo | ||
| Officials from the Scottish Government. | ||
| 30-01-08 | Scottish Parliament | First Minister |
| Minister for Europe, External Affairs and Culture | ||
| Osama Saeed, Scottish Islamic Foundation. | ||
| Humza Yousaf, Scottish Islamic Foundation. | ||
| Officials from the Scottish Government. | ||
| 26-6-08 | Dynamic Earth | This was the launch event for the Scottish Islamic Foundation. The Scottish Government does not hold an extensive guest list for this event but speeches were made by:The First MinisterAnnabel Goldie, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party.Nichol Stephen, Liberal Democratic Party.Pauline MacNeill, Scottish Labour Party.His Eminence Cardinal Keith Patrick O’Brien.Rami Ousta, BEMISOsama Saeed, Scottish Islamic Foundation |
| 22-07-08 | Al Furqan Masjid Mosque & Islamic Centre | Cabinet Secretary for Justice |
| Allan Burnett, Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland | ||
| Alan Miller Scottish Human Rights Commission | ||
| Amar Shakoor Strathclyde Police Muslim Association | ||
| Bashir Maan, President, Glasgow Central Mosque. | ||
| Humza Yousaf Scottish Islamic Foundation | ||
| Officials from the Scottish Government. |
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The cabinet is the group of twenty or so (and no more than 22) senior government ministers who are responsible for running the departments of state and deciding government policy.
It is chaired by the prime minister.
The cabinet is bound by collective responsibility, which means that all its members must abide by and defend the decisions it takes, despite any private doubts that they might have.
Cabinet ministers are appointed by the prime minister and chosen from MPs or peers of the governing party.
However, during periods of national emergency, or when no single party gains a large enough majority to govern alone, coalition governments have been formed with cabinets containing members from more than one political party.
War cabinets have sometimes been formed with a much smaller membership than the full cabinet.
From time to time the prime minister will reorganise the cabinet in order to bring in new members, or to move existing members around. This reorganisation is known as a cabinet re-shuffle.
The cabinet normally meets once a week in the cabinet room at Downing Street.
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