Adam Ingram

26 Mar 2004 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many clinical psychologist vacancies there are in (a) Scotland and (b) each NHS board area.

Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: This information is not currently available centrally.</p>

26 Mar 2004 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-5990 by Peter Peacock on 2 March 2004, why advocacy services funded to date are only for children with learning disabilities and what plans it has to cover all children with additional support needs through the fund.

Answer · Peter Peacock: The Scottish Executive is currently funding two advocacy projects for children with learning disabilities.These projects were selected following standard evaluation procedures of bids receivedunder the Children, Young People and Families Unified Voluntary Sec…

18 Mar 2004 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the cost of the judges' circuit car service has risen by 26% in line with the increase in judicial days from 1998 to 2003.

Answer · Cathy Jamieson: In my reply to question S2W-5639I advised that the overall cost had risen from £75,792 to £199,000. Theincrease in sitting days was only one factor contributing to the increase inthe cost of the car service.</p>

18 Mar 2004 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the estimated cost of hotel accommodation for judges has been in each year since 1998.

Answer · Cathy Jamieson: The figures for the financial year 1998-99 are not available. Figures for subsequent years are as follows:</p><p>Financial Year 1999 – 2004</p><table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3> <thead> <tr> <td> <p>Year</p> </td> <td> <p>Amount</p> </t…

17 Mar 2004 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what training was offered to probationary constables at the Scottish Police College before September 2003 in mental health conditions and, specifically, attention deficit hyperkinetic disorder.

Answer · Cathy Jamieson: As indicated in the answergiven to question S2W-4523 on 9 December 2003, all new recruits to the ScottishPolice Service (and British Transport Police based in Scotland)receive training on mental health issues including how to deal appropriatelywith sufferers …

17 Mar 2004 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of the total number of police has had training in mental health conditions.

Answer · Cathy Jamieson: All operational policeofficers with Scottish forces are given training on mental health issues.</p>

17 Mar 2004 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people have been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperkenetic disorder, broken down by (a) age, (b) gender and (c) NHS board area.

Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: The information is notavailable in the form requested. It is estimated that 1,850 people, all underthe age of 17, were seen by general practitioners in respect of hyperactivitydisorders in the year ended March 2003. This is based on the activity of 64Scottish…

17 Mar 2004 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether any research is currently being carried out into attention deficit hyperkenetic disorder and drug misuse and, if so, who is carrying out the research and when the results will be available.

Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: The Chief Scientist Office(CSO), within the Scottish Executive Health Department, has responsibility for fundingand supporting research into health and healthcare needs in Scotland.CSO is not funding any research on attention deficit hyperkinetic disorder(ADH…

17 Mar 2004 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many, and which, further education institutions offer specific training and support places for young people diagnosed with attention deficit hyperkenetic disorder and, in relation to these, (a) where each institution is located, (b) how many such places are available, (c) what the dur…

Answer · Jim Wallace: The information requested isnot held centrally.</p>

17 Mar 2004 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many pupils have been excluded from school in the last three years, broken down by (a) age, (b) gender and (c) local authority area.

Answer · Peter Peacock: The information requested isgiven in the Statistics Publication Notice <i>Exclusions</i> <i>from Schools,2002-</i>03 published by the Scottish Executive on February 17 2004. Figures forexclusions by stage are given in Tables 3a to 3c, exclusions by gender in …

17 Mar 2004 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what opportunities are offered specifically to pupils diagnosed with attention deficit hyperkenetic disorder (ADHD) on leaving school.

Answer · Lewis Macdonald: The Scottish Executive is committed to improving opportunities for young people who mayrequire additional support on leaving school, including those with ADHD.Careers Scotland makes an important contribution to effectivetransition arrangements from school to …

17 Feb 2004 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-5869 by Malcolm Chisholm on 10 February 2004, (a) what the total cost was and (b) how many prescriptions were issued for (i) Ritalin, (ii) Equasym and (iii) Tranquilyn, in (1) 2002 and (2) 2003.

Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: The following table shows the number of items and gross ingredient cost by dispensed name for Ritalin®, Equasym® and Tranquilyn® as well as the generic  formof methylphenidate hydrochloride (if a prescription is written generically it is recorded as such) in …

12 Feb 2004 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-5869 by Malcolm Chisholm on 10 February 2004, whether the increase of #305,986 between 2002 and 2003 of the gross ingredient cost of methylphenidate hydrochloride was solely due to the introduction of Concerta XL; what the total cost of Concerta XL h…

Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: The following table shows the number of prescribed items and gross ingredient cost for Concerta XL® and all other forms of methylphenidate hydrochloride (Ritalin®, Equasym®, Tranquilyn®) for the financial years ending 31 March 2002 and2003. No changes in pack…

11 Feb 2004 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the publication of the Public Health Institute of Scotland's Needs Assessment Report on Child and Adolescent Mental Health in May 2003, whether the survey results from educational psychologists, voluntary and independent sector agencies, Children's Panel members and the police…

Answer · Tom McCabe: I understand that the surveyresults from educational psychologists, voluntary and independent sector agencies,Children’s Panel members and the police are currently being analysed by theSNAP Research Team, who have yet to decide a timescale for publication.Alt…

9 Feb 2004 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive which organisations will be utilised to provide advocacy services to children and families in relation to the Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Bill, stating where such organisations are based.

Answer · Peter Peacock: I refer the member to the answer given to question S2W-5990 on 2 March 2004.All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at:</p><p><ahref="http://www.scottish.parliament.u…

9 Feb 2004 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive when it will publish a schedule and timetable for construction works on the A77 Bellfield Interchange to Monkton Roundabout.

Answer · Nicol Stephen: A public exhibition will beheld later this year once the assessments of options have been completed. It istoo early in the design process to specify when a timetable for theconstruction works could be published.</p>

6 Feb 2004 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-5522 by Mr Tom McCabe on 3 February 2004, why the average weekly cost per resident with a mental illness in residential care units operated by local authorities is higher than the equivalent average weekly cost per resident in (a) private and (b) vo…

Answer · Tom McCabe: Section 22 of the NationalAssistance Act 1948 requires local authorities to set the fees for localauthority care home places at an amount equivalent to the full cost to theauthority of providing them. The costs of independent sector care home placesare simply…

5 Feb 2004 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive which service user and carer organisations and individuals have participated in mental health working groups since 1999.

Answer · Tom McCabe: An extensive range oforganisations have provided invaluable and insightful contributions to mentalhealth working groups over recent years. There have also been contributionsfrom individuals where those concerned have not been attached to anorganisation or gro…

5 Feb 2004 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what process is used when selecting service user and carer consultees and in selecting such representation on mental health working groups.

Answer · Tom McCabe: The Scottish Executive adopts a range of processes whenselecting service user consultees and in selecting such representation onworking groups.</p><p>Regardingconsultation processes, the aim is always to ensure that we hear from as broada range of people as p…

5 Feb 2004 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what process will be used when bidding for advocacy services in respect of the Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Bill.

Answer · Peter Peacock: I refer the member to the answer given to question S2W-5990 on 2 March 2004.All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at:</p><p><ahref="http://www.scottish.parliament.u…

5 Feb 2004 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how much funding will be, or has been, allocated to advocacy services in respect of supporting the Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Bill, broken down by (a) organisation and (b) location of organisation.

Answer · Peter Peacock: Through the Children, YoungPeople and Families Unified Voluntary Sector Fund, £198,117 has been allocatedto two organisations, ENABLE (£114,219) and Partners in Advocacy (£83,898), to developadvocacy services for children and young people with learning disabi…

4 Feb 2004 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what representations have been made to the Medicines Control Agency regarding access to medicines through the internet.

Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: TheMedicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA – formerly theMedicines Control Agency) is responsible for enforcing the Medicines Act 1968and related legislation which regulate the sale and supply of medicines. The agencyshares public concerns a…

30 Jan 2004 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-5641 by Malcolm Chisholm on 28 January 2004, which NHS boards currently collect data on psychological and non-drug therapies and what measures are being put in place to ensure the collection of such data by NHS boards.

Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: Information on what NHS boardsgather locally on their own initiative is not held centrally.</p><p>As I said in my answer toS2W-5135 work has started as part of the Improving Mental Health InformationProgramme on what will be a complex and lengthy process to c…

29 Jan 2004 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-5546 by Malcolm Chisholm on 27 January 2004, when the results of the research project funded by the Chief Scientist Office on complementary interventions for children with attention deficit hyperkinetic disorder will be made available.

Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: The report on complementaryinterventions for children with attention deficit hyperkinetic disorder hasbeen received by the Chief Scientist Office (CSO) and was considered by CSO’sHealth Services Research Committee at its meeting on 28 January 2004. An executi…

29 Jan 2004 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-4539 by Malcolm Chisholm on 10 December 2003, why the gross ingredient cost of methylphenidate hydrochloride has increased by #305,986 between 2002 and 2003.

Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: Methylphenidatehydrochloride is available in a number of proprietary forms: Ritalin®; Equasym®; Tranquilyn®; Concerta XL®.</p><p>Concerta XL® is a modifiedrelease preparation which offers the advantage of once-daily dosing. Thispreparation, which became avail…

23 Jan 2004 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people have been diagnosed with a depressive illness in the last five years, broken down by (a) age, (b) gender and (c) NHS board area.

Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: Data for the Continuous Morbidity Recording (CMR) is obtained from a sample of Scottish general practices, on a basis which is broadly representative of the Scottish population in terms of age, sex, deprivation category and rural/urban mix. From this, nationa…

22 Jan 2004 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will make representations to the European Parliament's Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy in respect of the committee's proposed two step approach towards the development of deep geological disposal sites for high-level and long-lived radioactive waste …

Answer · Allan Wilson: I refer the member to the answer given to question S2W-5679 on 9 February 2004.All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at <ahref="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/we…

22 Jan 2004 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what its response will be to the proposal of the European Parliament's Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy to set up deep geological disposals as an effective solution for high-level and long-lived radioactive waste.

Answer · Allan Wilson: The Executive, along withthe UK government and the other devolved administrations, has begun awell-publicised process to review the long term management of radioactivewaste. The Committee on Radioactive Waste Management (CoRWM) has been set up toassess the op…

21 Jan 2004 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-5135 by Malcolm Chisholm on 20 January 2004, whether the collection of data in respect of psychological intervention or other non-drug therapies will become standard and, if so, when the introduction of collection of such data will be implemented acr…

Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: It is our intention thatroutine clinical information collection, to support improved clinical care, willin future include data on delivery of psychological and other non-drugtherapies and work is in hand. However, this is a complex area and it is notpossible …

21 Jan 2004 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the total cost has been in each of the last five years for out-of-hours transportation services for judges, broken down by mode of transport.

Answer · Cathy Jamieson: This information is not heldcentrally.</p>