Annabel Goldie

2 Jul 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it expects NHS boards to meet the first HEAT targets on drugs rehabilitation referrals by December 2010 and what sanctions will be laid against boards that fail to meet these targets.

Answer · Fergus Ewing: All NHS boards have assured us that they are on track to achieve their interim performance indicators by December 2010. The HEAT target for reducing waiting times to drug treatment is to be achieved by March 2013.</b></p> <p >Prior to agreeing the HEAT targ…

10 Jun 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, while recognising that gambling is a reserved matter, whether it (a) has a strategy for dealing with problem gambling among young people through education, (b) has educational and advice services in place in schools, colleges and universities to make young people aware of the risks invol…

Answer · Adam Ingram: <em>Curriculum for Excellence will ensure that our children and young people receive a broad, general education which will equip them to become successful learners, confident individuals, responsible citizens </em>and<em> </em>effective<em> </em>contributors<…

19 Mar 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how much funding each (a) local authority and (b) NHS board has made available for crisis service treatment in each year since 2004.

Answer · Shona Robison: This information has not been and is not collected and held centrally.</p> <p >Local authorities and NHS boards are responsible for and work in partnership in planning, designing and delivering services “ including crisis services such as those in mental hea…

19 Mar 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many crisis services treatment places there have been in each (a) local authority area and (b) NHS board in each year since 2004.

Answer · Shona Robison: This information has not been and is not collected and held centrally.</p> <p >Mental health crisis services are designed to respond quickly and flexibly to individual crisis situations, aiming to help keep and support individuals in their community as far a…

19 Mar 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how much funding each (a) local authority and (b) NHS board has made available for detoxification and relapse prevention programme treatment in each year since 2004.

Answer · Shona Robison: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-32585 on 14 April 2010. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/…

19 Mar 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many detoxification and relapse prevention programme treatment places there have been in each (a) local authority and (b) NHS board in each year since 2004.

Answer · Shona Robison: Information on how many detoxification and relapse prevention programme treatment places there have been in each (a) local authority and (b) NHS board in each year since 2004, is not held centrally. The National Directory of Drug Services is not able to separ…

19 Mar 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how much funding each (a) local authority and (b) NHS board has made available for residential rehabilitation treatment in each year since 2004.

Answer · Shona Robison: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-32585 on 14 April 2010. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/…

19 Mar 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many residential rehabilitation treatment places there have been in each (a) local authority area and (b) NHS board in each year since 2004.

Answer · Shona Robison: Information from the National Directory of Drug Services, maintained by the Scottish Drugs Forum (SDF) and funded by the Scottish Government, shows that there are currently 447 beds provided by 27 residential services in Scotland. The number of beds does not …

19 Mar 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how much funding each (a) local authority and (b) NHS board has made available for community rehabilitation treatment in each year since 2004.

Answer · Shona Robison: Information on local authority and NHS board funding for specific forms of treatment is not held centrally.</p> <p >Health board allocations for drug treatment and rehabilitation and for alcohol misuse, and local authorities'' net revenue expenditure on adul…

19 Mar 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many community rehabilitation treatment places there have been in each (a) local authority area and (b) NHS board in each year since 2004.

Answer · Shona Robison: Information from the National Directory of Drug Services, maintained by the Scottish Drugs Forum (SDF) and funded by the Scottish Government, shows that there are currently 219 providers offering non-residential community-based services. The directory does no…

19 Mar 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many returns have been received by NHS National Services Scotland in respect of the prescription of methadone in each year since 2004.

Answer · Shona Robison: The information requested can be found in the report <i >Drugs Misuse Statistics Scotland 2009</i>, which was published by National Services Scotland Information and Statistics Division on 30 March 2010.</p> <p >The report is available at <a href="http://www…

19 Mar 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people on a methadone prescription (a) in prison or (b) subject to a drug treatment and testing order have failed a drug test in the last year.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: I have asked Willie Pretswell, Interim Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service, to respond. His response is as follows:</p> <p >The information requested is not held centrally for both prisons and Drug Treatment and Testing Orders.</p>

19 Mar 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many deaths by a methadone overdose have been recorded by each (a) local authority and (b) NHS board in each year since 2004.

Answer · Fergus Ewing: The GROS annual publication <i >Drug-related Deaths in Scotland</i> provides background information about drug-related death statistics, covers the definition of the kinds of death which are counted as drug-related and how the drugs involved in such deaths ar…

19 Mar 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people (a) in prison or (b) subject to a drug treatment and testing order have had their methadone prescription withdrawn in the last year after failing a drug test.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: I have asked Willie Pretswell, Interim Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service, to respond. His response is as follows:</p> <p >The information requested is not held centrally for both prisons and Drug Treatment and Testing Orders.</p>

8 Oct 2009 · First Minister's Question

To ask the First Minister when he will next meet the Prime Minister.

Answer · Alex Salmond: <i >This question was answered in the Chamber. The answer can be viewed in the Official Report using the following link:</i></p> <p ><a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/officialReports/meetingsParliament/or-09/sor1008-01.htm">http://www.scott…

1 Oct 2009 · First Minister's Question

To ask the First Minister when he will next meet the Secretary of State for Scotland.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: This question was answered in the Chamber. The answer can be viewed in the Official Report using the following link: <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/officialReports/meetingsParliament/or-09/sor1001-01.htm">http://www.scottish.parliament.uk…

16 Sep 2009 · First Minister's Question

To ask the First Minister when he will next meet the Prime Minister.

Answer · Alex Salmond: <i >This question was answered in the Chamber. The answer can be viewed in the Official Report using the following link:</i></p> <p ><a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/officialReports/meetingsParliament/or-09/sor0924-01.htm">http://www.scott…

9 Sep 2009 · First Minister's Question

To ask the First Minister when he will next meet the Secretary of State for Scotland.

Answer · Alex Salmond: <i >This question was answered in the Chamber. The answer can be viewed in the Official Report using the following link:</i></p> <p ><a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/officialReports/meetingsParliament/or-09/sor0917-01.htm">http://www.scot…

3 Sep 2009 · First Minister's Question

To ask the First Minister when he will next meet the Secretary of State for Scotland.

Answer · Alex Salmond: <i >This question was answered in the Chamber. The answer can be viewed in the Official Report using the following link:</i></p> <p ><a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/officialReports/meetingsParliament/or-09/sor0903-01.htm">http://www.scott…

2 Sep 2009 · First Minister's Question

To ask the First Minister when he will next meet the Prime Minister.

Answer · Alex Salmond: <i > This question was answered in the Chamber. The answer can be viewed in the Official Report using the following link:</i></p> <p ><a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/officialReports/meetingsParliament/or-09/sor0910-01.htm">http://www.scot…

22 Jun 2009 · First Minister's Question

To ask the First Minister when he will next meet the Prime Minister.

Answer · Alex Salmond: <i > This question was answered in the Chamber. The answer can be viewed in the Official Report using the following link:</i></p> <p ><a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/officialReports/meetingsParliament/or-09/sor0625-01.htm">http://www.scot…

15 Jun 2009 · First Minister's Question

To ask the First Minister when he will next meet the Secretary of State for Scotland.

Answer · Alex Salmond: <i > This question was answered in the Chamber. The answer can be viewed in the Official Report using the following link:</i></p> <p ><a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/officialReports/meetingsParliament/or-09/sor0618-01.htm">http://www.scot…

23 Apr 2009 · First Minister's Question

To ask the First Minister when he will next meet the Prime Minister.

Answer · Alex Salmond : <i> This question was answered in the Chamber. The answer can be viewed in the Official Report using the following link:</i></p> <p ><a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/officialReports/meetingsParliament/or-09/sor0430-01.htm">http://www.scott…

15 Apr 2009 · First Minister's Question

To ask the First Minister when he will next meet the Secretary of State for Scotland.

Answer · Alex Salmond: <i> This question was answered in the Chamber. The answer can be viewed in the Official Report using the following link:</i></p> <p ><a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/officialReports/meetingsParliament/or-09/sor0423-01.htm">http://www.scott…

18 Mar 2009 · First Minister's Question

To ask the First Minister when he will next meet the Prime Minister.

Answer · Alex Salmond: <i > This question was answered in the Chamber. The answer can be viewed in the Official Report using the following link:</i></p> <p ><a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/officialReports/meetingsParliament/or-09/sor0326-01.htm">http://www.scot…

12 Mar 2009 · First Minister's Question

To ask the First Minister when he will next meet the Prime Minister.

Answer · Alex Salmond: <i > This question was answered in the Chamber. The answer can be viewed in the Official Report using the following link:</i></p> <p ><a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/officialReports/meetingsParliament/or-09/sor0312-01.htm">http://www.scot…

11 Mar 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many drug finds there have been in each prison since 1 January 2008, broken down by type of drug.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: I have asked Mike Ewart, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service, to respond. His response is as follows:</p> <p >The following table illustrates the number of suspected drug finds recorded since January 2008 to 17 March 2009 broken down per establish…

11 Mar 2009 · First Minister's Question

To ask the First Minister when he will next meet the Secretary of State for Scotland.

Answer · Alex Salmond: <i > This question was answered in the Chamber. The answer can be viewed in the Official Report using the following link:</i></p> <p ><a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/officialReports/meetingsParliament/or-09/sor0312-01.htm">http://www.scot…

5 Mar 2009 · First Minister's Question

To ask the First Minister when he will next meet the Secretary of State for Scotland.

Answer · Alex Salmond: <i >This question was answered in the Chamber. The answer can be viewed in the Official Report using the following link:</i></p> <p ><a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/officialReports/meetingsParliament/or-09/sor0305-01.htm">http://www.scott…

26 Feb 2009 · First Minister's Question

To ask the First Minister when he will next meet the Prime Minister.

Answer · Alex Salmond: <i > This question was answered in the Chamber. The answer can be viewed in the Official Report using the following link:</i></p> <p ><a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/officialReports/meetingsParliament/or-09/sor0226-01.htm">http://www.scot…