Parliamentary questions
Ross Finnie
558 questions tabled in the Scottish Parliament, most recent first.
14 Jul 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the same amount and type of (a) information is and (b) data are held on every individual on the Scottish Drug Misuse Database.
Answer · Fergus Ewing: Different amounts and types of information and data may be held about different individuals in the Scottish Drug Misuse Database because:</p> <p >(a) individuals may choose not to answer all the questions on the forms used to collect the information. </p> <…
14 Jul 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether individuals are consulted on the retention of their details on the Scottish Drug Misuse Database.
Answer · Fergus Ewing: Individuals are provided with a leaflet, <i >Scottish Drug Misuse Database: Protecting Personal Information</i>. This makes clear an individual''s right to object to Information Services Division (ISD) Scotland making use of their information. It also advises…
14 Jul 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether an individual is entitled to refuse to have the details of his or her treatment held on the Scottish Drug Misuse Database.
Answer · Fergus Ewing: Individuals are entitled to refuse to have the details of their treatment held on the Scottish Drug Misuse Database. In such cases the relevant form is not completed or submitted to the database.</p>
14 Jul 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Scottish Drug Misuse Database is connected to the Scottish DNA database and, if so, how.
Answer · Fergus Ewing: The Scottish Drug Misuse Database is not connected to the Scottish DNA database. </p>
14 Jul 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether ministers oversee the use of the Scottish Drug Misuse Database.
Answer · Fergus Ewing: The Scottish Drug Misuse Database (SDMD) collects information and data on clients entering drug treatment at specialist services in Scotland. Information Services Division (ISD) Scotland, a division of NHS National Services Scotland, holds the database and pr…
14 Jul 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive who governs the use of the Scottish Drug Misuse Database.
Answer · Fergus Ewing: The Scottish Drug Misuse Database (SDMD) collects information and data on clients entering drug treatment at specialist services in Scotland. Information Services Division (ISD), which is a division of NHS National Services Scotland, holds and processes the i…
14 Jul 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what involvement NHS Scotland has with the Scottish Drug Misuse Database.
Answer · Fergus Ewing: The information held in the Scottish Drug Misuse Database (SDMD) is owned and managed by Information Services Division (ISD) Scotland, which is part of NHS National Services Scotland (a special health board). NHS drug treatment providers submit information to…
14 Jul 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what involvement the police has with the Scottish Drug Misuse Database.
Answer · Fergus Ewing: To the best of the knowledge of Scottish Government, the police have no involvement with the Scottish Drug Misuse Database (SDMD), which holds information about patients/clients attending drug treatment services.</p>
14 Jul 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive for how long (a) information is and (b) data are held on the Scottish Drug Misuse Database.
Answer · Fergus Ewing: The Scottish Drug Misuse Database (SDMD) collects information and data on clients entering drug treatment at specialist services in Scotland. Records containing information and data are held indefinitely, in common with other similar databases held by Informa…
14 Jul 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether medical records are held on the Scottish Drug Misuse Database.
Answer · Fergus Ewing: Clients'' medical records are not held on the Scottish Drug Misuse Database. However, some basic self-reported health information is held, which is described in the answer to question S3W-25786, on 6 August 2009.</p> <p >All answers to written parliamentary …
14 Jul 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how it is enhancing the Scottish Drug Misuse Database.
Answer · Fergus Ewing: The Scottish Government has provided funding to Information Services Division (ISD) Scotland to establish a system of follow-up data collection for the Scottish Drug Misuse Database (SDMD), which had previously collected data only at initial entry into treatm…
14 Jul 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many individuals have their information and data held on the Scottish Drug Misuse Database.
Answer · Fergus Ewing: The Scottish Drug Misuse Database (SDMD) collects information and data on clients entering drug treatment at specialist services in Scotland. The database holds records for the period from 1995-96 to 2007-08. The number of individuals for whom information and…
14 Jul 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what (a) information is or (b) data are held on the Scottish Drug Misuse Database.
Answer · Fergus Ewing: The Scottish Drug Misuse Database (SDMD) holds information/data about clients in drug treatment services. This information/data comprises:</p> <p >1. Personal details, including full name, city/town and postcode, date of birth and ethnic group.</p> <p >2. I…
14 Jul 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the timescale is for the (a) work and (b) existence of the Drugs Strategy Delivery Commission.
Answer · Fergus Ewing: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-25778, on 12 August 2009. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps…
14 Jul 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether any working groups or sub-groups will be established under the Drugs Strategy Delivery Commission and, if so, what these will be.
Answer · Fergus Ewing: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-25778, on 12 August 2009. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps…
14 Jul 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive when and how often the Drugs Strategy Delivery Commission will report on its findings.
Answer · Fergus Ewing: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-25778, on 12 August 2009. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps…
14 Jul 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether members of the Drugs Strategy Delivery Commission receive remuneration for their participation and, if so, what the total costs of that remuneration are.
Answer · Fergus Ewing: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-25778, on 12 August 2009. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps…
14 Jul 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive who sits on the Drugs Strategy Delivery Commission.
Answer · Fergus Ewing: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-25778, on 12 August 2009. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps…
14 Jul 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how often the Drugs Strategy Delivery Commission will meet.
Answer · Fergus Ewing: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-25778, on 12 August 2009. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps…
14 Jul 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive when meetings of the Drugs Strategy Delivery Commission have taken place and whether minutes of these meetings are available.
Answer · Fergus Ewing: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-25778, on 12 August 2009. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps…
14 Jul 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive when the Drugs Strategy Delivery Commission was established.
Answer · Fergus Ewing: On 20 April 2009, I announced that a new body would be established, building on the Scottish Advisory Committee on Drugs Misuse, with a clear remit to oversee the successful implementation of the drugs strategy. The new body would be named the Drugs Strategy …
14 Jul 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether national support coordinators will be directed in their work by ministers or local partners.
Answer · Fergus Ewing: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-25771, on 6 August 2009. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2…
14 Jul 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive to whom the drug service national support coordinators will report.
Answer · Fergus Ewing: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-25771, on 6 August 2009. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2…
14 Jul 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the national support coordinators will have authority over local partners in the deliver of drug treatment services.
Answer · Fergus Ewing: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-25771, on 6 August 2009. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2…
14 Jul 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether national support coordinators will be in charge of the delivery of drug treatment services in local authority areas.
Answer · Fergus Ewing: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-25771, on 6 August 2009. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2…
14 Jul 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how national support coordinators will help deliver drug treatment services.
Answer · Fergus Ewing: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-25771, on 6 August 2009. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2…
14 Jul 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether each local authority is required to have at least one national support coordinator to help deliver drug treatment services.
Answer · Fergus Ewing: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-25771, on 6 August 2009. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2…
14 Jul 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many national support coordinators have been appointed to help deliver drug treatment services, broken down by local authority.
Answer · Fergus Ewing: We have initially appointed two national support coordinators (NSCs) who will take up post in August. The NSCs will have a Scotland-wide remit and, as such, they are not appointed to a particular local authority area. They will be seconded to the Scottish Gov…
10 Jul 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how individuals apply for inclusion in the pilot study to identify and log unmet gaps in the provision of attendant-controlled powered wheelchairs.
Answer · Shona Robison: The five NHS wheelchair centres in Scotland are planning a pilot service development that will trial new powered wheelchair equipment. People who may wish to participate in this pilot will be identified through the usual health and social care referral proces…
10 Jul 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many patients have received wrongly matched blood during surgery in each of the last five years, broken down by NHS board.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The information requested is not held centrally.</p>