Question reference: S5W-00671
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 10 June 2016
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Current status: Answered by Maureen Watt on 22 June 2016
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent on mental health services for veterans in each year since 1999.
Answer
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 decisions on local spending priorities are the responsibility of relevant local agencies. It is therefore the responsibility of NHS boards and local authorities to work with their partners and regularly review spending decisions to deliver fit for purpose services which respond to local needs.
Funding on mental health promotion, early intervention and appropriate services and treatment for people with mental health problems, including veterans, will continue to be drawn from the overall funds allocated to NHS Scotland and local authorities by the Scottish Government.
Allocations relating to veterans’ issues made from the Scottish Government’s Mental Health Division since 2007-08 are set out in the following table:
| Scottish Government Mental Health Division Allocations | 2007-08 (£) | 2008-09 (£) | 2009-10 (£) | 2010-11 (£) | 2011-12 (£) | 2012-13 (£) | 2013-14 (£) | 2014-15 (£) | 2015-16 (£) |
| Combat Stress - specialist mental health services | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18,000 | 1,224,090 | 1,224,090 | 1,224,090 | 1,224,090 | 1,224,090 |
| Combat Stress - specialist mental health services - Travel Expenses | 0 | 0 | 10,204 | 11,348 | 11,659 | 12,600 | 11,829 | 7,640 | 0 |
| Combat Stress - community mental health services | 0 | 159,801 | 200,000 | 200,000 | 200,000 | 200,000 | 200,000 | 200,000 | 200,000 |
| Veterans First Point Lothian | 250,000 | 130,000 | 130,000 | 130,000 | 200,000 | 200,000 | 200,000 | 200,000 | 200,000 |
| Veterans Scoping Review | 0 | 0 | 13,215 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,471 | 0 | 0 |
| SAMH Poppy Scotland Conference | 0 | 0 | 8,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 250,000 | 289,801 | 361,919 | 359,348 | 1,635,749 | 1,636,690 | 1,638,390 | 1,631,730 | 1,624,090 |