Some of this information is already in the public domain.

Information on the numbers of police officers by grade and the pay ranges for each grade is available on the Scottish Government website.

In relation to NHS boards, tables showing the numbers of staff earning £50,000 and over (in bands of £10,000) are available from health boards'' annual accounts which are published on health boards'' individual websites.

Pay for local government employees is a matter for local authorities and the information is not held centrally.

Information on public body chief executives, chairs and members is available on the Scottish Government website.

There were 359 permanent employees in the Scottish Government core directorates at 31 March 2010 whose full-time base equivalent salary was in excess of an MSP''s salary. Of these, four had a base salary in excess of the First Minister''s combined salary.

Beyond that data already published and in relation to other taxpayer-funded organisations, the information requested is not held centrally and could only be collected at disproportionate cost.

The Scottish Government has as part of its suite of HEAT Targets, a target in place which seeks to increase the proportion of new-born children exclusively breastfed at six to eight weeks from 26.6% in 2006-07 to 33.3% in 2010-11. HEAT Targets provide support to NHS boards to focus on delivering improvements to patient services. Performance against HEAT targets is reported through Scotland Performs and the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing addresses performance against HEAT targets with NHS chairs and chief executives at each board''s NHS Annual Review.

Individual staff members are not held accountable for the performance of NHS boards against HEAT targets and are therefore not subject to disciplinary processes resulting from boards not achieving these targets.

No research has been carried out to audit breastfeeding rates in relation to these scenarios; however there is no lack of Health Visitor support in the community. Health visitors provide a universal service to families and children as laid out in Health for all Children (HALL 4), including providing advice and support on breastfeeding.

The Scottish Government has set a HEAT Target of increasing the population of new-born children exclusively breastfed at six to eight weeks from 26.6% in 2006-07 to 33.3% in 2010-11. Information on how health boards are performing against the HEAT Target is available from the Scotland Performs website:

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/About/scotPerforms/partnerstories/NHSScotlandperformance/breastfeeding.

Statistics on Breastfeeding by NHS board, Council area and Community Health Partnership are available on the ISD Scotland website http://www.isdscotland.org/isd/1764.html.

Most people with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME-CFS) will initially present to their general practitioner (GP) for diagnosis and help with management of their condition. GPs, as generalists, are trained to manage all initial contact with patients and deal with all problems. GPs are expected to update their knowledge through continuing professional development (CPD), particularly to suit the needs of their patients, including the annual appraisal process. This seeks to enable GPs to practise high quality medicine, including early recognition and optimal treatment of illnesses such as ME-CFS.

The Scottish Government strongly supports the development of robust clinical guidance to facilitate the proper management of illnesses. Work is under way to produce up to date guidance for use by GPs on the diagnosis and management of ME-CFS, as part of the development of a Scottish Good Practice Statement on ME-CFS.

We want to encourage the development of specialist services to which GPs can refer patients with ME-CFS, as part of a recognised care pathway. The Scottish Public Health Network has therefore been commissioned to undertake a Needs Assessment exercise to determine optimal services for ME-CFS. That work is at an advanced stage.

The Scottish Government is keen to ensure consistently high standards of care for ME-CFS are available throughout NHS Scotland. In January 2010, NHS Quality Improvement Scotland launched Clinical Standards for Neurological Health Services. The generic standards 1-4, in particular, will underpin improvements in services for all neurological conditions, including ME-CFS.

The screening process for postnatal depression is set out in the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) Guideline NO 60 “ Postnatal Depression and Puerperal Psychosis. This guideline states that the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EDPS) should be offered to all women in the postnatal period as part of a screening programme for postnatal depression. The EPDS should be used at approximately six weeks and three months following delivery and should be administered by trained health visitors or other health professionals. This guideline applies to all health boards in Scotland.

Guidance issued to health boards in 1999 and 2004 on postnatal depression provides a template for the best organisation of care and support in the community and hospital settings, including the importance of early identification and screening, safe care environments, and continuity of care.

I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-34139 on 15 June 2010. 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/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.

This is a matter for NHS boards. The information requested is not held centrally.

I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-34139 on 15 June 2010. 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/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.

The Scottish Government introduced the use of the newly developed WHO Growth Charts for all children born on or after 1 January 2010. The WHO Growth Charts are based on optimal growth, which is that of breast-fed babies.

As part of the introduction of these charts, the Scottish Government hosted 4 Train the Trainer events and requested NHS boards to identify key staff who would be responsible for rolling out training to staff. In addition, the Scottish Government published an information booklet Using the new UK-World Health Organization 0-4 Growth Charts for all frontline staff responsible for weighing and measuring children. Finally, training materials for the use of new charts have been developed by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health and can be downloaded from:

www.growthcharts.rcpch.ac.uk

The Health for all Children (Hall 4) guidance issued in 2005 set out the core programme of child health screening and surveillance contacts. This programme identifies that babies and young children should be weighed and measured at birth, within the first 10 days then at six to eight weeks, three months, four months, 13 months, between three and five years of age and at entry to primary school. Consultation is currently underway regarding the possibility of introducing a check at 24 to 30 months.

Parents and carers are advised to contact their general practitioner or health visitor if they have any concerns regarding their child''s development.

The Scottish Government is committed to improving the health and wellbeing of the Scottish population and ensuring that all children get the best possible start in life. All NHS boards have been set a performance target specifically to increase the number of women who are exclusively breastfeeding their baby at six to eight weeks.

Parents who choose not to breastfeed are offered unbiased information from health professionals to enable them to make an informed decision on how to feed their infants.

It is not appropriate for health professionals to recommend one brand of formula over another. However parents who have chosen to formula feed are advised that whey based formula should be used from birth till the age of one year.