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Parliamentary questions can be asked by any MSP to the Scottish Government or the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. The questions provide a means for MSPs to get factual and statistical information.

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Question reference: S1W-22667

Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 01 February 2002
Current Status: Answered by Ross Finnie on 15 February 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive what the total cost was of transportation and disposal of pyre ash from (a) Dumfries and Galloway and (b) the Scottish Borders.

Question reference: S1W-22380

Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 January 2002
Current Status: Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 14 February 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive what representations it has made to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) regarding the requirement for a DVLA medical adviser to be present at an appeal against the refusal or withdrawal of a driving licence for a person with an advancing psychiatric condition and in particular regarding the costs to the individual for the attendance of such an advisor.

Question reference: S1W-22378

Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 25 January 2002
Current Status: Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 13 February 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will make representations to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency to review the process of driving licence withdrawal from a person with a deteriorating psychiatric condition.

Question reference: S1W-21725

Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 11 January 2002
Current Status: Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 13 February 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-20918 by Lewis Macdonald on 8 January 2002, why no evaluation has been carried out and whether it is confident that Strathclyde Passenger Transport Authority has been carrying out its statutory duties.

Question reference: S1W-22375

Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 25 January 2002
Current Status: Answered by Hugh Henry on 8 February 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive what initiatives have been set up by each local authority since 1999 to assist people diagnosed with depression.

Question reference: S1W-22374

Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 25 January 2002
Current Status: Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 8 February 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people are currently diagnosed as suffering from depression, broken down by (a) gender, (b) age and, (c) NHS board area.

The available figures for depression are based on those from a sample of GP practices for the year ending December 2000.

	Age group	CMR population	Number of CMR patients seen	CMR prevalence rate	Scottish population	Estimated number of patients seen in Scotland
Male	0-4	9,596	4	0.4	147,890	62
	5-14	22,298	39	1.7	331,683	580
	15-24	21,128	615	29.1	326,591	9,507
	25-44	54,420	2,487	45.7	770,214	35,199
	45-64	43,320	1,966	45.4	590,183	26,784
	65-74	13,020	408	31.3	196,670	6,163
	75-84	6,669	250	37.5	99,215	3,719
	85+	1,516	65	42.9	22,241	954
	All ages	171,967	5,834	33.9	2,484,687	84,293
Female	0-4	9,081	6	0.7	140,420	93
	5-14	21,078	48	2.3	316,154	720
	15-24	20,452	1.572	76.9	314,494	24,173
	25-44	52,919	6,500	122.8	768,532	94,398
	45-64	42,651	4,266	100.0	621,375	62,151
	65-74	15,306	1,064	69.5	242,982	16,891
	75-84	10,707	662	61.8	164,522	10,172
	85+	4,128	192	46.5	61,434	2,857
	All ages	176,322	14,310	81.2	2,629,913	213,439

Source: ISD Scotland, Continuous Morbidity Recording (CMR)Scotland - 55 practices (population 348,289) 2000

Question reference: S1W-22382

Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 25 January 2002
Current Status: Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 8 February 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive what level of funding has been provided to young people diagnosed with a mental health illness, broken down by NHS board area, in each year since 1999.

Health care for young people with a mental health illness is funded from the general allocations that the Scottish Executive provides to NHS boards. The boards are responsible for determining how these resources are used to meet the different healthcare needs of their populations in line with national guidance on health priorities. We do not hold centrally information about expenditure by NHS boards on young people with a mental health problem.

Question reference: S1W-22376

Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 25 January 2002
Current Status: Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 8 February 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to raise the profile of depression amongst 16 to 25-year-olds.

The Scottish Executive is developing a national programme to improve the mental health of the Scottish population. To drive that process, I am chairing a National Advisory Group, consisting of a range of stakeholders across health, education, social justice, business and other sectors. The advisory group will oversee various projects and initiatives, which is likely to include work with young people.A range of services is also being developed to meet the needs of people suffering from depression, including psychological interventions, which were added to the Framework for Mental Health Services in October last year.

Question reference: S1W-22383

Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 25 January 2002
Current Status: Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 8 February 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive what services are currently offered to young people diagnosed with a mental illness, broken down by NHS board area.

That is a matter for each NHS board to decide in consultation with their local authority and other care partners. A review of all child and adolescent mental health services is under way by the Public Health Institute for Scotland and is due to report later this year.Providing age sensitive care and the importance of appropriate and planned transition from child, through adolescent to adult services are key to the successful planning and delivery of care for this priority group.

Question reference: S1W-22379

Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 25 January 2002
Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 8 February 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to bring sheriff courts into line with English and Welsh magistrate's courts by extending the time of appeal against the withdrawal or refusal of a driver's licence due to an advancing psychiatric condition from 21 days to six months.