- Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 26 March 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 20 April 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive how many child psychologist posts are unfilled in (a) Scotland and (b) each NHS board.
Answer
This information is not currentlyavailable centrally.
- Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 March 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 20 April 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive when training in mental health issues became an intrinsic part of probationary training for police constables.
Answer
Training on mental health issueswas introduced into the probationary training programme in 1996.
- Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 18 March 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 1 April 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what the estimated cost of hotel accommodation for judges has been in each year since 1998.
Answer
The figures for the financial year 1998-99 are not available. Figures for subsequent years are as follows:
Financial Year 1999 – 2004
| Year | Amount |
| 1999-2000 | £61,285 |
| 2000-01 | £41,900 |
| 2001-02 | £56,444 |
| 2002-03 | £67,855 |
| 2003-04 (prov) | £57,800 |
- Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 18 March 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 1 April 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the cost of the judges' circuit car service has risen by 26% in line with the increase in judicial days from 1998 to 2003.
Answer
In my reply to question S2W-5639I advised that the overall cost had risen from £75,792 to £199,000. Theincrease in sitting days was only one factor contributing to the increase inthe cost of the car service.
- Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 March 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 30 March 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive whether any research is currently being carried out into attention deficit hyperkenetic disorder and drug misuse and, if so, who is carrying out the research and when the results will be available.
Answer
The Chief Scientist Office(CSO), within the Scottish Executive Health Department, has responsibility for fundingand supporting research into health and healthcare needs in Scotland.CSO is not funding any research on attention deficit hyperkinetic disorder(ADHD) and drug misuse.
The National ResearchRegister (NRR), a UK wide research database, records that there are 11on-going research projects in the UK on ADHD none of which are on ADHD and drug misuse.
- Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 March 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 30 March 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people have been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperkenetic disorder, broken down by (a) age, (b) gender and (c) NHS board area.
Answer
The information is notavailable in the form requested. It is estimated that 1,850 people, all underthe age of 17, were seen by general practitioners in respect of hyperactivitydisorders in the year ended March 2003. This is based on the activity of 64Scottish General Practices with a combined patient population of 414,377.
- Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 March 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 29 March 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of the total number of police has had training in mental health conditions.
Answer
All operational policeofficers with Scottish forces are given training on mental health issues.
- Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 March 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 29 March 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what opportunities are offered specifically to pupils diagnosed with attention deficit hyperkenetic disorder (ADHD) on leaving school.
Answer
The Scottish Executive is committed to improving opportunities for young people who mayrequire additional support on leaving school, including those with ADHD.Careers Scotland makes an important contribution to effectivetransition arrangements from school to post-school and helping young people accessand retain opportunities. Where appropriate, this might include input from akey worker where a young person’s needs are such that they would benefit frommore intensive, one to one support.
- Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 March 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 29 March 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what training was offered to probationary constables at the Scottish Police College before September 2003 in mental health conditions and, specifically, attention deficit hyperkinetic disorder.
Answer
As indicated in the answergiven to question S2W-4523 on 9 December 2003, all new recruits to the ScottishPolice Service (and British Transport Police based in Scotland)receive training on mental health issues including how to deal appropriatelywith sufferers of Attention Deficit Hyperkinetic Disorder. Prior to theintroduction on 8 September 2003 of a new format for initial training for probationaryconstables, all new recruits received similar training during stage one of the previousprobationers training course.
All answers to written parliamentaryquestions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility forwhich can be found at:
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/search_wa
- Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 March 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 29 March 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive how many, and which, further education institutions offer specific training and support places for young people diagnosed with attention deficit hyperkenetic disorder and, in relation to these, (a) where each institution is located, (b) how many such places are available, (c) what the duration of such training is and (d) how much funding, and over what time period, has been allocated to each institution for this purpose.
Answer
The information requested isnot held centrally.
