Question reference: S3W-06680
- Asked by: Willie Coffey, MSP for Kilmarnock and Loudoun, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 19 November 2007
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Current status: Answered by Shona Robison on 4 December 2007
Question
To ask the Scottish Executive .
Answer
I do not foreseeany detrimental effect. Wewill continue to work in partnership with local government and NHS board partnersto drive forward all our mental health priorities including reducing thedefined daily dose of antidepressants.
That element offunding now to be included within the overall local government financesettlement will ensure continuity of approach and investment. It will continueto be the responsibility of each agency to work in partnership and to allocatefunds from the total financial resources available to them on the basis oflocal needs, priorities and agreed targets including the Scottish Government’skey strategic objectives and commitments.
Further detailson the new arrangements can be found in the Scottish Budget Report and relatedConcordat with local government, copies are available in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. numbers 44076 and 44077 respectively).