Parliamentary questions
Stuart McMillan
787 questions tabled in the Scottish Parliament, most recent first.
29 Sep 2011 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the benefits to Scotland are of the Olympic Games being held in London in 2012.
Answer · Shona Robison: I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-01315 on 25 July 2011, which sets out what we are doing to maximise the benefits and legacy to Scotland of the London 2012 Olympics. I should add, however, that further benefits have since accrued due to the c…
9 Sep 2011 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what guidance each (a) local authority and (b) NHS board makes available to schools where they suspect that a young person has an eating disorder.
Answer · Michael Matheson: The Mental Health of Children and Young People: A Framework for Promotion, Prevention and care by 2015 includes a specific section on school years that requires all health boards to work in partnership with local authorities, the voluntary sector and schools.…
9 Sep 2011 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what professional peer support groups are available to parents and siblings of children with an eating disorder in each (a) local authority and (b) NHS board area.
Answer · Michael Matheson: This information is not held centrally The Scottish Government sets national direction of policy on mental health and provides funding to agencies, including NHS boards and local authorities, to support implementation of policy. The management of local actio…
9 Sep 2011 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what support is available for siblings of children with eating disorders.
Answer · Michael Matheson: The involvement of family members in the child or young persons treatment is seen as important. Where appropriate to do so the child or young person and their family will be offered family meetings and/or family therapy. The child or young person will also ha…
9 Sep 2011 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what safeguards are in place to protect children under the age of 16 with an eating disorder whose family refuses to engage with the medical services.
Answer · Michael Matheson: If parents are refusing treatment for their child against the advice of the clinicians in charge of their care, the child may be subject to the supervision of the local authority, under the child protection regime contained in the Children (Scotland) Act 1995…
9 Sep 2011 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what help is available from social work and psychiatric services to parents and siblings when dealing with young people with eating disorders, broken down by (a) local authority and (b) NHS board area.
Answer · Michael Matheson: This information is not held centrally. The majority of children and young people with an eating disorder will be treated in the community by local Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS). A small number will be referred to specialist in-patient …
9 Sep 2011 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many parents of a person under 16 with an eating disorder have requested a second opinion regarding their child's treatment in each NHS board area in each of the last eight years.
Answer · Michael Matheson: This information is not held centrally.
9 Sep 2011 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many health practitioners in each NHS board area deal with people under 16 with an eating disorder, broken down by discipline.
Answer · Michael Matheson: This information is not held centrally. Appropriate management and treatment of eating disorders requires input from a number of disciplines and a range of specialist professionals working together across hospital and community settings will be involved. The…
9 Sep 2011 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what guidelines are provided to health professionals who deal with people under 16 with an eating disorder.
Answer · Michael Matheson: The following guidelines are available to health professionals who deal with people under 16 with an eating disorder:- Recommendations for the management and treatment of eating disorders in Scotland were published in 2006 and remain relevant: http://www.he…
9 Sep 2011 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people under the age of 16 have been treated for (a) anorexia nervosa and (b) bulimia in each of the last eight years, broken down by age.
Answer · Michael Matheson: This information is not held centrally.
9 Sep 2011 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what assistance it provides to people with eating disorders and their families.
Answer · Michael Matheson: The Scottish Government sets national direction of policy on mental health and provides funding to agencies, including NHS boards and local authorities, to support implementation of policy. The management of local actions in implementing national policy, and …
9 Sep 2011 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what facilities exist in each NHS board to deal with people under 16 with an eating disorder.
Answer · Michael Matheson: The majority of children and young people with an eating disorder will be treated in the community by local child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) or through referral to specialist in-patient services. In patient services, for adolescents are pr…
9 Sep 2011 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what mental health services are available to people under 16 with an eating disorder and their families.
Answer · Michael Matheson: The Scottish Government sets national direction of policy on mental health and provides funding to agencies, including NHS boards and local authorities, to support implementation of policy. The management of local actions in implementing national policy, and …
7 Sep 2011 · Portfolio Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what recent discussions it has had in relation to establishing an enterprise zone in the West Scotland region.
25 Aug 2011 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many environmental health officers there are, broken down by local authority.
Answer · Michael Matheson: The information requested is not held centrally. Staffing and workforce planning are matters for local authorities to manage.
25 Aug 2011 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many sunbed operators have been prosecuted under the Public Health etc. (Scotland) Act 2008, broken down by local authority.
Answer · Michael Matheson: I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-02298 on 2 September 2011. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentary…
23 Aug 2011 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S4W-01608 by Nicola Sturgeon on 4 August 2011, of the partial hand amputations that took place, how many patients could have been considered for prosthetics had they been available.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The information requested is not held centrally.
23 Aug 2011 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people have been treated for eating disorders each year since 1999, broken down by (a) specific eating disorder, (b) age category and (c) NHS board area.
Answer · Michael Matheson: The total number of people treated for eating disorders in Scotland is not available centrally. Information available from the Practice Team Information (PTI) scheme, which can provide national estimates of the number of people consulting either a GP or prac…
22 Aug 2011 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what representations it has made to the European Parliament and the UK Government regarding reducing VAT on sun cream.
Answer · Michael Matheson: Policy officials are not aware of any representations that have been made by the Scottish Government to the European Parliament or UK Treasury in relation to a reserved matter of VAT on sun creams.
22 Aug 2011 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many sunbed operators have been prosecuted under the Public Health etc. (Scotland) Act 2008 for not displaying the relevant health and safety signage, in each of the last five years, broken down by local authority.
Answer · Michael Matheson: The sunbed provisions of the Public Health etc. (Scotland) Act 2008 came into force in December 2009. Details on enforcement of the new legislation by individual local authorities is not held centrally. However, in December 2010, the Scottish Government comm…
15 Aug 2011 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what grants are available to assist in the growth of community football.
Answer · Shona Robison: All Scottish Government funding to support the grassroots development of community football is routed through sportscotland who operate a number of funding streams that are available for clubs and groups to access. I have asked the chief executive of sportsco…
15 Aug 2011 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether public funds may be used to secure a change in the ownership of a football club.
Answer · John Swinney: There is no barrier in principle to the use of public funds for such a purpose. Any financial support provided by the Scottish Government or its arm’s length bodies would however be subject to the availability of funds and the meeting of eligibility criteria …
15 Aug 2011 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether public funds may be used to secure a change in the ownership of a private company.
Answer · John Swinney: There is no barrier in principle to the use of public funds for such a purpose. Any financial support provided by the Scottish Government or its arm’s length bodies would however be subject to the availability of funds and the meeting of eligibility criteria …
5 Aug 2011 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the level of debt is for each local authority in the west of Scotland.
Answer · John Swinney: The following table shows the loans fund debt outstanding for each of the local authorities wholly or partly within the West of Scotland regional constituency. This is the latest information available. Loans Fund Debt Outstanding at 31 March 2010 (£ million)…
5 Aug 2011 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how much money each local authority in the west of Scotland has borrowed in each year since 1999.
Answer · John Swinney: The following table shows the new loans fund advances for each of the local authorities wholly or partly within the West of Scotland regional constituency for financial years 1999-2000 to 2010-11. The information does not reflect any repayment of existing bor…
5 Aug 2011 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the level of debt was of each local authority in the west of Scotland on 30 June 1999.
Answer · John Swinney: The following table shows the loans fund debt outstanding for each of the local authorities wholly or partly within the West of Scotland regional constituency. Information as at 30 June 1999 is not available and so that at 31 March 1999 has been provided. Lo…
7 Jul 2011 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) partial and (b) full hand amputations have taken place in each of the last eight years; what the age ranges were of the patients, and what the primary reason was for each operation.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The number of a) partial and b) full hand amputations that have taken place in each of the last eight years by age band are provided in Tables 1 and 2. Table 1: Number of inpatient and day case full hand amputations1 performed in NHS Scotland, financial year…
29 Jun 2011 · Portfolio Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what it considers the impact will be on ferry services and regeneration in the West of Scotland of the proposal to close the Clyde Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre.
28 Jun 2011 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what marketing awards VisitScotland has received in the last year.
Answer · Fergus Ewing: VisitScotland’s marketing activities consistently win various highly-acclaimed marketing industry awards. VisitScotland has achieved awards across 9 categories at the Marketing Society in 2010 and 6 categories in 2011. 2011 awards include Gold in the Tourism …
21 Jun 2011 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many times rail services have been affected by cabling theft in each of the last four years.
Answer · Keith Brown: The Scottish Executive does not hold information in this format. It is an operational matter for the rail industry and the British Transport Police.