Christine Grahame

11 Aug 2005 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-10218 by Rhona Brankin on 16 November 2004, how many digital hearing aids have been drawn off the central contract in each year since 1999.

Answer · Lewis Macdonald: The number of digital hearingaids drawn off the central contract arranged by Scottish Healthcare Supplies since1999 are shown in the following table:</p><table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3> <thead> <tr> <td> <p align=center>Period</p> </td> …

11 Aug 2005 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-12998 by Rhona Brankin on 18 January 2005, when information on the provision of digital hearing aids will be available centrally.

Answer · Lewis Macdonald: This information will be publishedby the end of October 2005.</p>

27 Jul 2005 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many external consultants it has used to validate data and statistics produced by non-departmental public bodies (NDPB) in (a) 2002-03, (b) 2003-04 and (c) 2004 to date, broken down by NDPB, and what the cost was to (i) it and (ii) each NDPB in terms of fees paid in each period.

Answer · Tom McCabe: The Scottish Executive has notused external consultants to validate data and statistics produced by NDPBs in thetime period asked. Information is not held centrally on the use of external consultantsby the NDPBs themselves. Where the NDPB publishes data as Na…

22 Jul 2005 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) police reports and (b) written warnings concerning children in respect of alcohol-related crime there have been in each year since 1999, broken down by police force area.

Answer · Cathy Jamieson: The information requested by the member is not held centrally.</p>

22 Jul 2005 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many referrals to the Reporter to the Children’s Panel regarding children with personal alcohol problems there have been in each year since 1999.

Answer · Robert Brown: The Scottish Children’sReporter Administration collates data in line with the grounds for referral setout in section 52(2) of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995. Section 52(2)(j) sets out the ground forreferral where a child has misused alcohol or any drug. The…

22 Jul 2005 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many admissions to hospital of people under 24 with acute intoxication there have been in each year since 1999, broken down by NHS board area.

Answer · Lewis Macdonald: Information on all acuteintoxication discharges from general acute hospitals for people aged under 24during 1999-2000 to 2004-05 is shown in the following table.</p><p>ScottishGeneral Acute Hospital ^1,2 Discharge Records for Patients forPatients ag…

22 Jul 2005 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-6196 by Mr Tom McCabe on 10 March 2004, how much funding it provided to address alcohol misuse in 2004-05, showing the proportion spent on national advertising.

Answer · Lewis Macdonald: Core costs are incurred by health, the police and other agencies in tackling alcohol problems. This is also targeted through generic social and in particular joint drugs/alcohol initiatives such as the Lloyds TSB PDI initiative which supports activities to su…

22 Jul 2005 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many alcohol-related deaths there have been in each year since 1999, broken down by NHS board area.

Answer · George Lyon: The information requested in given in the following table.</p> <p>Alcohol-Related Deaths in Scotland 1999-2004¹</p><table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3> <thead> <tr> <td> <p>&nbsp;</p></td> <td> <p align=right>1999</p></td>…

22 Jul 2005 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many discharges with alcohol-related liver disease there have been in each year since 1999, broken down by NHS board area.

Answer · Lewis Macdonald: Information on all alcohol-relatedliver disease discharges from general acute hospitals during 1999-2000 to 2004-05is shown in the following table.</p><p>ScottishGeneral Acute Hospital ^1,2 Discharge Records with an ExplicitDiagnosis of Alcoholic Li…

22 Jul 2005 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many alcohol-related acute hospital discharges of people under 24 there have been in each year since 1999, broken down by NHS board area.

Answer · Lewis Macdonald: Information on allalcohol-related discharges from general acute hospitals for people aged under24 by NHS board area during 1999-2000 to 2004-05 is shown in the following table.</p><p>ScottishGeneral Acute Hospital ^1,2 Discharge Records for Patients…

22 Jul 2005 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people have received council tax benefit in each year since 1999 to date, broken down by local authority area.

Answer · George Lyon: The number of recipients of counciltax benefit in each local authority in Scotland are published quarterly by the Department for Work andPensions. These are available from February 2002 onwards from the DWP statisticswebsite at <a href="http://www.dwp.gov.uk/…

22 Jul 2005 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many children have received free school meals in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority area.

Answer · Peter Peacock: Table 1 shows how many children have received free school meals in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority area. This table shows a steady decline in the number of pupils taking free school meals. However, this decline in absolute numbers must be…

22 Jul 2005 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many patients have been awaiting renal transplants in each year since 1999.

Answer · Andy Kerr: The number of patients in Scotland onthe active waiting list for a kidney transplant in each year since 1999 is setout in the table.</p><table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3> <thead> <tr> <td> <p>Year</p> </td> <td> <p align=center>No. of Pa…

22 Jul 2005 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how may renal transplants there have been in each year since 1999.

Answer · Andy Kerr: The number of renaltransplants carried out in Scotland in each year since 1999 is set out in the table. Thefigures include patients who received a kidney only transplant, as well askidney/liver, kidney/pancreas and kidney/heart transplants.</p><table border=…

22 Jul 2005 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-30537 by Malcolm Chisholm on 7 November 2002, which NHS boards operate a scheme for reimbursement of travel costs of patients eligible for assistance under the statutory travel schemes where this is viewed as an extension of the patients' treatment c…

Answer · Andy Kerr: All NHS boards havediscretion to reimburse patient travelling expenses where it is viewed to be anextension of treatment costs and is deemed to be clinically necessary.</p>

22 Jul 2005 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-30537 by Malcolm Chisholm on 7 November 2002, whether it has any plans to review the criteria for eligibility for travelling expenses contained within the NHS Travelling Expenses and Remission of Charges (Scotland) Regulations 1988 as amended by the …

Answer · Andy Kerr: The criteria for eligibilityfor travelling expenses are contained within The National Health Service (TravellingExpenses and Remission of Charges) (Scotland) (No. 2) Regulations 2003 asamended by The National Health Service (Travelling Expenses and Remission …

22 Jul 2005 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-9961 by Malcolm Chisholm on 7 September 2004, how many patients had to travel outwith their own NHS board area for dialysis in each year since 1999, broken down by NHS board area.

Answer · Andy Kerr: The information requested isnot collected centrally by the Scottish Renal Registry (SRR), which is thesource for national data on renal dialysis. The figures provided in the answerto S2W-9961 were collected specifically for that question. Iunderstand that the…

22 Jul 2005 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-15784 by Mr Andy Kerr on 3 May 2005, how many (a) adults and (b) children have been receiving home dialysis in each year since 1999, broken down by NHS board area.

Answer · Andy Kerr: The number of patients in Scotland usinghome dialysis as treatment for established renal failure on 31 December foreach year since 1999 is set out in the table. Due to the small numbersinvolved, the figures have not been presented by age or NHS board area.</p…

22 Jul 2005 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) children and (b) adults have been receiving hospital dialysis in each year since 1999, broken down by NHS board area.

Answer · Andy Kerr: The information is set outin the table. Due to the small number of children involved, the data have notbeen split by age.</p><table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3> <thead> <tr> <td> <p>NHS Board Area</p> </td> <td> <p align=center>1999</p> …

22 Jul 2005 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what allowances or reimbursement of travelling expenses are available to those who have to travel by necessity outwith their NHS board area for dental treatment.

Answer · Lewis Macdonald: No such allowances orreimbursements are automatically available. NHS boards wishing to set up such ascheme can seek guidance from the Executive.</p>

22 Jul 2005 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many patients had to travel outwith their NHS board area for dental treatment in each year since 1999, broken down by NHS board area of residence.

Answer · Lewis Macdonald: This information is not heldcentrally.</p>

22 Jul 2005 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people have been on a waiting list to register for a community dentist in each year since 1999, broken down by NHS board area.

Answer · Lewis Macdonald: Information on waiting liststo register with dentists under NHS general dental services is not heldcentrally.</p>

22 Jul 2005 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) salaried dentists and (b) vacancies for salaried dentists there have been in each year since 1999, broken down by NHS board area.

Answer · Lewis Macdonald: This information is not heldcentrally. The appointment of salaried dentists is a matter for NHS boards.</p>

22 Jul 2005 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-9962 by Mr Tom McCabe on 6 September 2004, how many people are now registered with a dentist, broken down by NHS board.

Answer · Lewis Macdonald: The information requested is provided in the table.</p> <p>Number of People Registered with an NHS General Dental Practitioner, 31 March 2005</p><table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3> <thead> <tr> <td> <p>Health Board Area</p></td> <td…

19 Jul 2005 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive when the £2 million targeted for the treatment and intervention of offenders with drug misuse problems will be allocated; how many offenders will be covered by this programme, and how the effectiveness of the programme will be monitored.

Answer · Hugh Henry: The extra £2 million will begin to forge the closer links between our drugs strategy and our plans for reducing reoffending, signalled in the <i>Criminal Justice Plan</i>, published in December 2004, by creating up to an extra 1000 treatment places. The extra…

19 Jul 2005 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the criteria were for allocation to the drug action teams of their share of the additional £4 million.

Answer · Hugh Henry: The additional drug treatmentand rehabilitation money was allocated to drug action teams (DAT) on the basis of the quantified impact of DAT proposals on the three identified national prioritiesnamely: increasing the number of clients entering treatment; reduc…

19 Jul 2005 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive when the additional £4 million for drug action teams was allocated and how much each drug action team (a) bid for and (b) was allocated.

Answer · Hugh Henry: On 1 July 2005, the ScottishExecutive announced the following allocation by drug action team (DAT) area. Thesum of proposals received from each DAT is also detailed.</p><table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3> <thead> <tr> <td> <p align=center>Drug …

18 Jul 2005 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many self harm incidents there were in HM Prison Cornton Vale in each year since 1999.

Answer · Cathy Jamieson: I have asked Tony Cameron,Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is asfollows:</p><p>The information is availablefrom 2002-03 onwards and is as follows:</p><table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3> <thead> <tr> <td> <…

18 Jul 2005 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-14101 by Cathy Jamieson on 28 February 2005, what steps it will take to address any concerns raised by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons’ interim report on HM Prison Cornton Vale and the fatal accident inquiry into the recent suicide of Alice Bone held o…

Answer · Cathy Jamieson: I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to respond. His response is as follows:</p> <p>In his interim report of March 2005, HM Chief Inspector of Prisons made many positive comments. The Governor of Cornton Vale continu…

18 Jul 2005 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-16432 by Colin Boyd QC on 8 July 2005, how many of the individual charges with a guilty verdict resulted from a guilty plea and in how many cases the convictions were after trial, and how many “not proven” verdicts there were, in each year from 2002-…

Answer · Colin Boyd: Further to the answer to questionS2W-16432, between April 2002 and March 2005 there were 168 charges involving eithera statutory racial offence or a racial aggravation which resulted in a verdict of“not proven”. A breakdown of this figure into financial years…