Parliamentary questions

Maureen Watt

360 questions tabled in the Scottish Parliament, most recent first.

8 Jan 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many child NHS dental patients have been deregistered in each year since 1999, broken down by NHS board and showing year-on-year percentage changes.

Answer · Lewis Macdonald: Separate data are not maintainedon dental patients who are deregistered as NHS patients by general dental practitioners;these will be included among those patients whose registration status indicates“withdrawn”.Data on the number of child NHSgeneral de…

8 Jan 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many adult NHS dental patients have been deregistered in each year since 1999, broken down by NHS board and showing year-on-year percentage changes.

8 Jan 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many children have been registered with an NHS dentist in each year since 1999, broken down by NHS board and showing year-on-year percentage changes.

Answer · Lewis Macdonald: The information requested isgiven in table 1.3 of NHS General Dental Services Information a copy of which hasbeen placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. number 41550).

8 Jan 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many adults have been registered with an NHS dentist in each year since 1999, broken down by NHS board and showing year-on-year percentage changes.

Answer · Lewis Macdonald: The information requested isgiven in table 1.2 of NHS General Dental Services Information a copy of which hasbeen placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. number 41550).

8 Jan 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many dental practitioners have offered NHS dental services in each year since 1999, broken down by NHS board and showing year-on-year percentage changes.

Answer · Lewis Macdonald: The information requested isgiven in table 1.1 of NHS General Dental Services Information a copy of which hasbeen placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. number 41550).

3 Jan 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether there are any plans to increase spending to meet the needs of the motor neurone care team service, in light of the commitment by the Scottish Motor Neurone Disease Association to meet 50% of the costs.

Answer · Andy Kerr: The Scottish Motor NeuroneDisease Association has had discussions with officials in the Health Departmentabout developing a national Managed Clinical Network for Motor Neurone Disease.NHS Quality Improvement Scotland is developing standards for neurologicalse…

3 Jan 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how much each NHS board has spent on care for people with motor neurone disease since 1999 and, in particular, on the motor neurone care team service which operates with support from the Scottish Motor Neurone Disease Association.

Answer · Andy Kerr: This informationis not held centrally.

3 Jan 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many cases of motor neurone disease there have been in each NHS board area since 1999.

Answer · Andy Kerr: The number of patientstreated in Scottish hospitals with a main diagnosis of motor neurone disease ineach financial year since 1999-2000 is shown in the following table:<table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3> <tr> <td width=81 valign=top> <p class…

3 Jan 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to improve the provision of services for (a) men and (b) women who are victims of domestic violence.

Answer · Rhona Brankin: The Executive is committedto tackling domestic abuse in all its forms and works with the National Groupto Address Violence Against Women in progressing this agenda, includingconsideration of ways in which to encourage and develop improved serviceprovision. Wh…

3 Jan 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what services are available for (a) men and (b) women who are victims of domestic violence in each local authority area.

Answer · Rhona Brankin: The information requested isnot held centrally.

3 Jan 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) men and (b) women have been victims of domestic violence in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority area.

Answer · Rhona Brankin: The information requested isset out in the following tables.Number of Victims ofDomestic Abuse by Gender (where known) and Local Authority, 1999-2000 to 2005-06<table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3 width=617> <thead> <tr> <td nowrap valig…

22 Dec 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many installers of micro-renewable energy technologies there are that are accredited, or provisionally accredited, by the Scottish Community and Householder Renewables Initiative to carry out work eligible for household renewable grants, broken down by region and accreditation status.

Answer · Nicol Stephen: The following table is basedon information published on the Energy Saving Trust’s website at <ahref="http://www.est.org.uk/schri">www.est.org.uk/schri</a>. The table shows the58 accredited installers based in Scotland, broken down by local authority area. In …

22 Dec 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many community projects have received a Scottish Community and Householder Renewables Initiative grant for installation of a micro-renewable energy system, broken down by region, grant amount and system type.

Answer · Nicol Stephen: The information requested isprovided in the following tables.CommunityGrants Approved (including Grants Paid) by Region to 22 January 2007<table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3> <tr> <td width=161 valign=top> Region </td…

22 Dec 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many households have received a Scottish Community and Householder Renewables Initiative grant for installation of a micro-renewable energy system, broken down by region, grant amount and system type.

Answer · Nicol Stephen: The information requested isprovided in the following tables.Householder Grants Approved (includingGrants Paid) by Geography (to 13 November 2006)<table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3> <thead> <tr> <td width=279 valign=top> <p align=cen…

20 Dec 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether there are any eating disorder specialists who work specifically with men suffering from eating disorders and whether such men receive different treatment to that given to female sufferers.

Answer · Lewis Macdonald: AllNHS secondary and specialist care services offer care, support and advice to bothgenders. Treatment will vary according to individually assessed needs.NHS Quality Improvement Scotlandpublished recommendations for the management and treatment of eati…

20 Dec 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what steps are being taken to raise awareness about eating disorders in men among health professionals and the general public in order that sufferers of these conditions can be identified at as early a stage as possible when treatment is most effective.

Answer · Lewis Macdonald: Current undergraduate mentalhealth nursing programmes address the subject of eating disorders and their prevalencein both men and women, as well as its aetiology and treatment.NHSEducation for Scotland have work in process to address training needs for…

20 Dec 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) men and (b) women have been treated for eating disorders in each NHS board area in each year since 1999, broken down by condition for which they were treated.

Answer · Lewis Macdonald: The information requested isnot held centrally. Tables from Information and Statistics Division Scotland showingthe number of patients discharged from general and psychiatric hospitals with adiagnosis of eating disorder are available in the Scottish Parliamen…

5 Dec 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive which ministers have met local authority representatives to discuss European structural funds in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority.

Answer · Allan Wilson: Ministers have discussed current,previous and new Structural Funds Programmes with a number of stakeholders, includinglocal authorities and COSLA. A detailed breakdown of meetings by individual localauthority is not available.

4 Dec 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how much has been spent by each local authority on the temporary housing of families with children under the age of 16 evicted from their home in each year since 1999.

Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: The information requested isnot held centrally.

4 Dec 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the average length of time spent in temporary accommodation by families with children under the age of 16 evicted from their home has been in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority.

Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: The information requested isnot held centrally.

4 Dec 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the total number of days spent in temporary accommodation by families with children under the age of 16 evicted from their home has been in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority.

Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: The information requested isnot held centrally.

4 Dec 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how much has been spent on training nurses to specialise in treating colitis and Crohn’s disease since 1999.

Answer · Andy Kerr: The total funding,spent on training nurses specialising in Colitis and Crohn’s disease since 1999, is not known by the Scottish Executive.The Executive doesnot directly manage the care of Colitis and Crohn’sdisease, or any other chronic illnesses. Serv…

4 Dec 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many specialist colitis and Crohn’s disease nursing posts there have been in each year since 1999, broken down by NHS board.

Answer · Andy Kerr: The Executive does not hold dataon specialist Colitis and Crohn’s disease nurses.However, the Executivedoes, since 2004, have figures for specialist Gastro-Intestinal nurses. A largepart of the work undertaken by Gastro-Intestinal Nurse Specialists wil…

4 Dec 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how much has been spent on the treatment of Crohn’s disease and colitis in each year since 1999, broken down by NHS board.

Answer · Andy Kerr: The information requestedis not held centrally.

4 Dec 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether there are plans to collect figures on Crohn’s disease by NHS board and, if so, when such plans will be implemented and, if not, whether it will consider introducing such plans in order that accurate figures can be collected about Crohn’s disease sufferers.

Answer · Andy Kerr: The Information Services Division(ISD) of NHS National Services Scotland collects figures on Crohn’s disease by NHSboard, broken down by age and gender. The data relate to people who have been diagnosedwith Crohn’s disease. I refer the member to the answer to…

30 Nov 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many families with children under the age of 16 have been housed in temporary accommodation in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority.

Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: The Scottish Executivecollects snapshot data on the number of households placed in temporaryaccommodation under the homeless persons legislation as at the end ofeach quarter. Data on households with dependent children have been collectedsince March 200…

30 Nov 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many families with children under the age of 16 have been evicted from their homes in each year since 1999.

Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: The information requested isnot held centrally.

30 Nov 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how much money has been spent by each local authority on the temporary housing of people evicted from their homes in each year since 1999.

Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: The information requested isnot held centrally.

30 Nov 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the average length of time spent in temporary accommodation by people evicted from their homes has been in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority.

Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: The information requested isnot held centrally.

30 Nov 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the total number of days spent in temporary accommodation by people evicted from their homes has been in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority.

Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: The information requested isnot held centrally.