- Asked by: Irene Oldfather, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 21 July 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 4 August 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with the Scottish Medicines Consortium regarding the prescribing of antipsychotic medication to people with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia.
Answer
The Scottish Government has had no discussion with the Scottish Medicines Consortium with regard to the prescribing of antipsychotic medication to people with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia.
- Asked by: Irene Oldfather, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 21 July 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 4 August 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with the Scottish Medicines Consortium regarding the prescribing of antipsychotic medication in care homes.
Answer
The Scottish Executive has had no discussion with the Scottish Medicines Consortium with regard to the prescribing of antipsychotic medication in care homes.
- Asked by: Irene Oldfather, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 04 July 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Maxwell on 25 July 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people who have had a free central heating system installed under the central heating programme since its inception would have been excluded from applying as a result of the changes made to the eligibility criteria announced on 22 May 2008.
Answer
All householders who were eligible for the Central Heating Programme before the Cabinet Secretary’s announcement of 22 May remain eligible under the regulations.
Prior to the Cabinet Secretary’s announcement of 22 May, householders with a broken system were not required to provide information on their pension credit status nor categorised according to their age. Therefore, the information requested on the number of people in the priority group, prior to the prioritisation being introduced on 22 May, is not available
- Asked by: Irene Oldfather, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 04 July 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Maxwell on 21 July 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to ensure that people who no longer qualify for a free central heating system as a result of the new eligibility criteria announced on 22 May 2008 will be able to apply for a free central heating system.
Answer
All householders who were eligible for the central heating programme before the Cabinet Secretary’s announcement of 22 May remain eligible under the regulations. Amongst new applicants, however, priority for the remainder of 2008-09 is being given to those without a central heating system and those with a broken system who are either on the guaranteed element of Pension Credit or over 80.
- Asked by: Irene Oldfather, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 04 July 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 21 July 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many community police officers there are.
Answer
The information is not held centrally. The allocation of specific roles, duties and designations to individual officers is a matter for chief constables.
- Asked by: Irene Oldfather, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 04 July 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 21 July 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it anticipates a reduction in the number of community police officers between 2008 and 2011.
Answer
Our investment of £94 million during the lifetime of the Parliament will deliver a more visible policing presence on Scotland’s streets and make an additional 1,000 officers available in our communities.
- Asked by: Irene Oldfather, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 04 July 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Fergus Ewing on 17 July 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what guidance it issues to police forces in Scotland on the maximum area that should be covered by a single community police officer.
Answer
None. Operational policing matters are the responsibility of individual chief constables.
- Asked by: Irene Oldfather, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 July 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 16 July 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people in care homes across Scotland are presently being prescribed antipsychotic medication.
Answer
It is not possible to provide this information. Prescription data collected centrally do not relate to the number of patients receiving treatment but to numbers and cost of prescribed items dispensed in the community by community pharmacists and dispensing doctors.
- Asked by: Irene Oldfather, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 July 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 16 July 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with the Medical Research Council regarding the prescribing of antipsychotic medication in care homes.
Answer
The Scottish Executive has had no discussions with the Medical Research Council regarding the prescribing of antipsychotic medication in care homes.
- Asked by: Irene Oldfather, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 July 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 16 July 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people in care homes were being prescribed antipsychotic medication in (a) 2005, (b) 2006, (c) 2007 and (d) 2008.
Answer
It is not possible to provide this information. Prescription data collected centrally does not relate to the number of patients receiving treatment but to numbers and cost of prescribed items dispensed in the community by community pharmacists and dispensing doctors.
