Adam Ingram

21 Jan 2004 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the total transportation costs have been for judges in each of the last five years, broken down by mode of transport.

Answer · Cathy Jamieson: The cost of the car hireservice to convey judges on circuit has been as follows:</p><table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3> <thead> <tr> <td> <p>Year</p> </td> <td> <p align=center>Cost</p> </td> </tr> </thead> <tr> <td> <p>1998-99</p> <…

16 Jan 2004 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has received any research proposals regarding the effects of dietary intervention on children diagnosed with attention deficit hyperkinetic disorder in the last five years and, if so, which proposals were (a) accepted and (b) rejected and what the reasons were for the decision …

Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: The Chief Scientist Office(CSO), within the Scottish Executive Health Department, has responsibility forencouraging and supporting research into health and health care needs in Scotland. Inthe last five years, CSO has not received any research proposals on th…

16 Jan 2004 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has received any research proposals regarding the effects of medicating children diagnosed with attention deficit hyperkinetic disorder in the last five years and, if so, which proposals were (a) accepted and (b) rejected, and what the reasons were for the decision in each case.

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.</p><p>Within the last five years,CSO has received two outline proposals on th…

16 Jan 2004 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what research has been carried out into attention deficit hyperkinetic disorder.

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. CSOis currently funding one research project on complementary interventions f…

15 Jan 2004 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what alternatives are offered to people with mental illness where the local authority does not provide day centres specifically for such people.

Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: With the development ofcommunity care, people with mental health problems have considerably greateropportunities than in the past, provided by local authorities, health boards andvoluntary sector providers in a range of settings. This includes leisure, social…

15 Jan 2004 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the average weekly cost is per resident with a mental illness in a residential care unit operated by (a) a local authority (b) the private sector and (c) the voluntary sector.

Answer · Tom McCabe: The table below provides the information requested:</p><p>Average Weekly Charge per Resident in Homes for People with Mental Health Problems, 2002</p><table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3> <thead> <tr> <td> <p>Sector</p> </td> <td> <p align=c…

15 Jan 2004 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many residential care homes dedicated to mental health patients have been closed in each of the last five years, broken down by (a) NHS board area and (b) reason for closure.

Answer · Tom McCabe: The table shows the numberof residential care homes for people with mental health problems which openedor closed between 1999 and 2002.</p><p>Residential Care Homes forPeople with Mental Health Problems</p><table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3> <thead> …

15 Jan 2004 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the total value of direct payments has been in each year since 1997, broken down by local authority area.

Answer · Tom McCabe: The table below providesinformation on the value of direct payments, by local authority, for the yearsending 31 March 2001, 2002 and 2003.</p><p>Value of Direct Payments(£000)</p><table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3> <thead> <tr> <td> <p>Local A…

15 Jan 2004 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many direct payment applications for people with mental illness have been successful in each year since 1997, broken down by (a) age, (b) gender and (c) local authority area.

Answer · Tom McCabe: The table providesinformation on the total number of people with mental health problems receivingdirect payments, by age, for the years ending 31 March 2002 and 2003.Numbers are too small to provide a local authority breakdown, as this wouldbreach current gui…

15 Jan 2004 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many direct payment applications for a person with mental illness have been received in each year since 1997, broken down by (a) age, (b) gender and (c) local authority area.

Answer · Tom McCabe: Information on the number ofdirect payments made to people with mental health problems is collected eachyear (see the answer given to question S2W-5519 on 27 January 2004). However,no information is currently available on applications which were unsuccessful.…

15 Jan 2004 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many direct payment applications, submitted in each year since 1997, have been successful, broken down by (a) age, (b) gender and (c) local authority area.

Answer · Tom McCabe: The following tables provideinformation on the number of direct payment clients, by local authority, and byage, for the years ending 31 March 2001, 2002 and 2003.</p><p>Number of Direct Payments,by Local Authority</p><table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=…

15 Jan 2004 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many direct payment applications have been submitted in each year since 1997, broken down by (a) age, (b) gender and (c) local authority area.

Answer · Tom McCabe: Information has beencollected since 2001 on the number of direct payments made each year in Scotland(see the answer given to question S2W-5517 on 27 January 2004). However, noinformation is currently available on unsuccessful applications.</p><p>All answers t…

18 Dec 2003 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-3472 by Malcolm Chisholm on 12 November 2003, why information on psychological intervention or other non-drug therapies, in respect of (a) severe and enduring mental illness, (b) attention deficit hyperkenetic disorder, (c) depression and (d) dementi…

Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: Unlike prescriptionmedications dispensed in the community, psychological therapies are not paidfor centrally and as a result there is no single stream for data onpsychological interventions.</p><p>Collectionof enhanced information to capture psychological int…

18 Dec 2003 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many prisoners have a mental health problem, broken down by age, gender and prison.

Answer · Cathy Jamieson: I have asked Tony Cameron,Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service, to respond. His response is asfollows:</p><p>This information is notcollected centrally. We do not have a universal assessment tool for mental healthproblems.</p>

9 Dec 2003 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether there are plans to examine the method used to calculate teacher numbers to reflect the reduction in class si'es and, if so, when the results will be reported.

Answer · Peter Peacock: The Scottish Executive carries out an annual teacher workforce planning exercise overseen by agroup with representatives of education authorities, teacher unions, highereducation institutes, the Scottish Higher Education Funding Council and theGeneral Teachin…

9 Dec 2003 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive under what circumstances GPs may refuse to treat patients.

Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: The Terms of Service for GPsare set out in the National Health Service (General Medical Services) (Scotland)Regulations 1995. These require a GP to provide for patients all necessary andappropriate treatment of the type which might reasonably be expected from…

9 Dec 2003 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will propose that the implications of the establishment of a Supreme Court for the United Kingdom be debated in the Scottish Parliament and, if so, when, and what the reasons are for its position on the matter.

Answer · Cathy Jamieson: At First Minister’sQuestions on 4 December, the First Minister indicated the intention of the Executive to seek a debate in the Parliament on the proposals for theestablishment of a UK Supreme Court.</p><p>The date will be finalisedin the near future.</p>

9 Dec 2003 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive when the review and assessment of mental health services will be completed.

Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: The interimreport of the National Assessment of Mental Health Services and 15 localityreports were published on 10 December 2003 (Bib. numbers30239, 30221-30234 and 30236). The final report is expected to be completed inFebruary.</p><p>The reports willinform …

4 Dec 2003 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether a reference group has been established for the Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Bill and, if so, what the remit and membership of the group will be and what the reasons are for its position on the matter.

Answer · Peter Peacock: An advisory group has been setup to work with the Executive to address operational and implementation issuesarising from the Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland)Bill.</p><p>The remit for the group isto (a) advise the team working on the draf…

4 Dec 2003 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive why the Special Educational Needs Advisory Forum was not given the task of being a reference group for legislation covering special educational needs such as the Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Bill.

Answer · Peter Peacock: The Education (AdditionalSupport for Learning) (Scotland) Bill proposes a new, broader framework for supportfor learning than that covered by current special educational needs legislation.In the event that the bill is enacted, the Executive will need to invol…

4 Dec 2003 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Special Education Needs Advisory Forum will be re-established with a new remit and, if so, what the remit will be.

Answer · Peter Peacock: The Education (AdditionalSupport for Learning) (Scotland) Bill, which was introduced into Parliament on 28October, proposes a new legislative framework for support for learning whichextends beyond special educational needs. The Special Educational Needs Forum…

4 Dec 2003 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive why the Special Educational Needs Advisory Forum's remit was not extended beyond March 2003.

Answer · Peter Peacock: The forum’s focus was onspecial educational needs. The Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland)Bill proposes a new framework for support for learning which extends beyondspecial educational needs. The Executive is examining how it can involve th…

4 Dec 2003 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the outcomes were of the Special Educational Needs Advisory Forum.

Answer · Peter Peacock: Discussions at the SpecialEducational Needs (SEN) Forum contributed to the development of Executivepolicy in a range of areas. These included guidance on the Standards in Scotland’sSchools etc. Act 2000, the review of the SEN recording and assessment process,…

4 Dec 2003 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the underlying principles are of the Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Bill.

Answer · Peter Peacock: The purpose of the Education(Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Bill is to modernise and strengthen the system forsupporting the additional support needs for learning of children and youngpeople. It aims to ensure that the needs of children and young…

2 Dec 2003 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what (a) specialist and (b) routine training is offered to (i) police forces and (ii) the Scottish Prison Service in respect of dealing with people with mental illness.

Answer · Cathy Jamieson: All new entrants to the Scottish Police Service (and British Transport Police based in Scotland)attend the Scottish Police College for an Initial Training Course, of 15 weeks’duration, which includes training on mental health issues.</p><p>All Scottish Prison…

27 Nov 2003 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-3471 by Malcolm Chisholm on 12 November 2003, how much was spent on (a) atypical antipsychotic drugs, (b) antipsychotic drugs and (c) methylphenidate in each of the last five years, broken down by NHS board area.

Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: The information requested isgiven in the following tables. The cost given is the cost of items beforeaddition of any pharmacy fees and deduction of any discount and patientcharges. Data in the tables refer to prescriptions dispensed by communitypharmacists an…

27 Nov 2003 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what impact the introduction of the Antisocial Behaviour etc. (Scotland) Bill will have on the Children's Panel system.

Answer · Margaret Curran: The bill’s provisions willbuild on and strengthen the children’s hearings system. Provisions such as theduty on local authorities to fulfil supervision requirements and theintroduction of electronic tagging in the hearings system will reinforce theability of …

27 Nov 2003 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether awareness training in attention deficit hyperkinetic disorder is offered routinely as part of the Scottish Prison Service training programme and, if so, how many personnel have participated and from which areas of the service.

Answer · Cathy Jamieson: I have asked Tony Cameron,Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service, to respond. His response is asfollows:</p><p>Such awareness training isnot offered routinely to Scottish Prison Service staff.</p>

27 Nov 2003 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many, and which, police forces have participated in awareness training in attention deficit hyperkinetic disorder and how many in each force attended the training.

Answer · Cathy Jamieson: All new entrants to the Scottish Police Service (and British Transport Police based in Scotland)attend the Scottish Police College for an initial training course, of 15 weeks’duration. Training on mental health issues includes recognition of attention deficit…

26 Nov 2003 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether information relating to vaccines that have caused damage is routinely collected and what the reasons are for the position on this matter.

Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: Information on side-effectssuspected to be associated with vaccines or medicinal products is routinelycollected in the UK by the Committee on Safety of Medicines (CSM) andMedicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). The system in placeto collec…