Written Question · S3W-01654 · Session 3
Whether asylum seekers in Scotland can apply to the fresh talent initiative.
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether asylum seekers in Scotland can apply to the fresh talent initiative.
The answer
The Fresh Talent initiativeis about attracting to Scotland those individuals who have the legal right to live,work and study here by promoting Scotland as a destination and providing information to thosethinking of coming here. Therefore, in its broadest sense people do not ‘apply’to the Fresh Talent initiative.
However, individuals fromoutwith the EEA can apply to the Fresh Talent: Working in Scotland Scheme, oneparticular strand of the initiative, and I have addressed this issue in the answerto question S3W-1655, answered on 24 July 2007.
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However, individuals fromoutwith the EEA can apply to the Fresh Talent: Working in Scotland Scheme, oneparticular strand of the initiative, and I have addressed this issue in the answerto question S3W-1655, answered on 24 July 2007.
All answers to written parliamentaryquestions are available on the Parliament's website the search facility forwhich can be found at:
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S3W-01654 by reference.