Parliamentary questions

Adam Ingram

1,244 questions tabled in the Scottish Parliament, most recent first.

25 Oct 2001 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how much it would cost to add slip roads to and from East Linton to the A1 expressway between Haddington and Dunbar once the expressway has been built.

Answer · Sarah Boyack: Subject to considering matters arising from a detail design, I would expect the cost to be £1.84 million plus VAT at today's prices.

25 Oct 2001 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to ensure that projects funded by the Mental Illness Specific Grant Scheme which are eligible for mainstreaming are actually mainstreamed.

Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: We shall continue to issue guidance to local authorities that they regularly monitor and review the effectiveness of projects, and that those which are proven valuable and necessary in meeting needs locally should be considered for funding from authorities' m…

22 Oct 2001 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many psychiatrists specialising in the treatment of older people are currently employed in each health board area.

Answer · Susan Deacon: The latest information available on the number of medical staff working in the specialty of Old Age Psychiatry is shown in the following table, which should be read in conjunction with the notes.Medical Staff direc…

15 Oct 2001 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many of the completed projects funded by the Mental Illness Specific Grant Scheme in 2000-01 were (a) eligible for mainstreaming and (b) actually mainstreamed.

Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: Mental Illness Specific Grant supports many small projects in the community which benefit people with mental illness. Most of these projects provide a continuing service, and are not completed. Mainstreaming of projects into individual local authority budgets…

15 Oct 2001 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question SIW-9963 by Iain Gray on 12 October 2000, why the allocation to the Mental Illness Specific Grant Scheme for 2001-02 as outlined in the draft budget for 2002-03 is #13.3 million rather than #19 million as previously indicated.

Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: The Mental Illness Specific Grant is £19 million for 2001-02. The Scottish Executive pays 70% of this funding (£13.3 million) through specific grant, with the remainder being met by local authorities from general budget provision.

12 Oct 2001 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people (a) absconded from hospitals and (b) were subsequently returned, whilst under section orders issued under the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984 in each of the past three years, broken down by health board area.

Answer · Susan Deacon: The information for patients not subject to a restriction order is not available centrally. Patients on a Hospital Order and Restriction Order become subject to the provisions of Part VI of the 1984 Act and are referred to as "restricted patients". The maj…

11 Oct 2001 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether information relating to firearm licence applications refused as a result of police enquiries are centrally collated to ease access by other police forces throughout the UK.

Answer · Jim Wallace: At present there is no central or national firearms licence application database covering all UK force areas. Each Scottish, and indeed UK, police force maintains its own standalone system. In Scotland, the Scottish Criminal Records Office receives and record…

11 Oct 2001 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what representations it has received from the Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland or the Scottish Police Federation on the weighting attributed to police reports on firearms licence applications and whether it will make representations to Her Majesty's Government to review th…

Answer · Jim Wallace: None. Firearms policy and legislation are reserved matters and responsibility for policy on firearms licensing rests with the Home Office.The Home Office, in consultation with police forces and with Her Majesty's Inspectorates of Constabulary, will be carr…

11 Oct 2001 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many firearm licenses were (a) applied for, (b) granted and (c) refused in each of the last three years, broken down by police force area.

Answer · Jim Wallace: The information requested is set out in the following table.<TABLE BORDER CELLSPACING=1 CELLPADDING=7 WIDTH=604><TR><TD WIDTH="21%" VALIGN="TOP" ROWSPAN=3 HEIGHT=18>Poli…

10 Oct 2001 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what representations the Scottish Road Safety Campaign has made to it on the issue of slow moving vehicles on primary roads and what subsequent representations it has made or plans to make to the Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions on any necessary changes to existin…

Answer · Sarah Boyack: The Scottish Road Safety Campaign has made no such representations. The Scottish Executive is in regular contact with the Government on a wide range of issues, including road safety.

5 Oct 2001 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Minister for Transport and Planning or any other minister has at any time indicated that a public enquiry into the proposed A1 expressway between Haddington and Dunbar would result in the expressway not being built.

Answer · Sarah Boyack: No.

2 Oct 2001 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive why the absence of slip roads to East Linton on the proposed A1 expressway between Haddington and Dunbar results in greater national economic benefit than the provision of slip roads as outlined in the report prepared by Roger Tym and Partners, A1 Haddington - Dunbar Expressway Economic …

Answer · Sarah Boyack: The net benefits of the slip roads measured as time and accident savings and the reduction in vehicle operating costs are less than the cost of building and maintaining the slip roads.

2 Oct 2001 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will reconsider its plans to construct the proposed A1 expressway between Haddington and Dunbar without slip roads to East Linton in view of potential reduction in the tourism and retail sectors as outlined in the report by Roger Tym and Partners, A1 Haddington - Dunbar Express…

Answer · Sarah Boyack: No.

2 Oct 2001 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how much, and what percentage of, health board funding has been ring-fenced for mental health services in each year since May 1999, broken down by health board area.

Answer · Susan Deacon: Funding for mental health services is not ring-fenced. NHS Boards are given a unified budget to meet the health care needs of their resident populations. It is for NHS Boards to decide how best to utilise this funding to meet local and national priorities inc…

2 Oct 2001 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people registered as homeless have received treatment for mental health problems since May 1999, broken down by health board area.

Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: This information is not held centrally.

2 Oct 2001 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of people registered as homeless have suffered from mental health problems since May 1999, broken down by health board area.

Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: This information is not held centrally.

2 Oct 2001 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many young people have suffered from mental health problems since May 1999, broken down by health board area.

Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: The information requested is not available centrally.

2 Oct 2001 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how it plans to ensure that all education authorities will develop policies to meet the health care needs of all pupils.

Answer · Jack McConnell: The Executive expects education authorities to develop policies on health education that will ensure that their health education programme effectively meets pupils' needs and develops pupils' ability to take responsibility for their health. To assist educatio…

2 Oct 2001 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what training is currently available for teachers with regard to dealing with children with special educational needs.

Answer · Jack McConnell: There is a wide variety of training available for qualified teachers, ranging from university courses such as the Post-graduate diploma in special educational needs (SEN) and the Post-graduate certificate in Specific Learning Difficulties (Dyslexia) to course…

2 Oct 2001 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to tackle the issue of homelessness for those with mental health problems.

Answer · Jackie Baillie: The Homelessness Task Force, which I chair, is considering, amongst other things, the need for improved housing provision, advice and support for the resettlement of people leaving institutions and other vulnerable groups.The Code of Guidan…

2 Oct 2001 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what resources were made available for the care of people with learning disabilities in each year since 1995.

Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: Information about the expenditure on community care services for adults with learning disabilities and on children generally is contained in Tables 7.1 to 7.3 of Scottish Community Care Statistics 2000 published by the Scottish Executive in July 2001. …

2 Oct 2001 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to tackle mental health problems among young people.

Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: Our National Health sets out our ambition for the development of improved health services for children and young people. The Child Health Support Group are working to produce a framework against which agencies will plan and deliver i…

2 Oct 2001 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what projects relating to the support of carers, families and partners of those suffering from mental health problems it is currently funding.

Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: Projects aimed at supporting the carers, families and partners of people with mental health problems are primarily provided through local authorities and NHSScotland, often working with the voluntary sector. A wide range of such projects is currently running …

2 Oct 2001 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what projects aimed at supporting young people with mental health problems it is currently funding.

Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: Services aimed at supporting young people with mental health problems are primarily provided through NHSScotland and local authority mental health services, for which the Scottish Executive is providing record levels of resources. Such services are provided d…

2 Oct 2001 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-14063 by Malcolm Chisholm on 23 March 2001, what plans it now has for the care of mentally disordered offenders.

Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: Our strategy remains for the care and other relevant agencies to work together to provide safe care, accommodation and support for mentally disordered offenders. The deadline for receipt of joint area progress reports on local implementation of the strateg…

2 Oct 2001 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what funding it has provided for respite care since May 1999.

Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: We are allocating record levels of resources to local authorities for social care, with £1.25 billion provided this year. It is for authorities to use these resources to best meet local needs, including the provision of respite care or short breaks. In recogn…

2 Oct 2001 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people have applied for respite care but have not been accommodated since May 1999, broken down by (a) health board area and (b) local authority area.

Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: This information is not held centrally.

2 Oct 2001 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many respite care places have been provided since May 1999, broken down by (a) health board area and (b) local authority area.

Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: The following tables contain information on respite admissions:Respite Admissions - year to 31 March 2000<TABLE BORDER CELLSPACING=1 CELLPADDING=3 WIDTH=604><TR><TD WIDTH="39%" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT=19>Local Autho…

2 Oct 2001 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to alleviate any problems to the local community that may be caused by the proposed A1 expressway between Haddington and Dunbar.

Answer · Sarah Boyack: High quality signing will be provided at either end of the new road to direct traffic to local destinations including East Linton and Scottish Tourist Board accredited attractions.

2 Oct 2001 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what effect the proposed A1 expressway between Haddington and Dunbar will have on the community of East Linton and the surrounding areas.

Answer · Sarah Boyack: The new road will remove 75% of current traffic including the majority of heavy goods vehicles from the residential area at the edge of the village reducing noise and fumes. A study into the effects of the new road on the level of passing trade in East Linton…