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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-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-22019

Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 17 January 2002
Current Status: Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 8 February 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-21310 by Lewis Macdonald on 16 January 2002, why there has been a delay in the Order in Council under section 30 of the Scotland Act 1998 to transfer legislative competence to the Parliament in respect of the promotion and construction of railways being laid and brought into force.

Question reference: S1W-21724

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 1 February 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-20917 by Lewis Macdonald on 8 January 2002, what specific issues were discussed at its meetings last year with representatives of Strathclyde Passenger Transport Authority.

In the last year the Executive has met bilaterally with the Strathclyde Passenger Transport Authority to discuss the following issues.

Issue

Clyde & Western Isles Ferries Tendering Exercise

Larkhall-Milngavie Rail Link

Mobility and Access Committee for Scotland (MACS)

Public Transport Fund and SPT capital programme

Rail Access to Airports Study

Review of Strategic Planning

Special Rail Grant allocation for 2001-02

SPT funding

Traveline

Question reference: S1W-21583

Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 January 2002
Current Status: Answered by Hugh Henry on 30 January 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive when the consultation paper on mental health services for deaf and deafblind people by its Principal Medical Officer will be made available to the Parliament.

Question reference: S1W-21907

Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 January 2002
Current Status: Answered by Wendy Alexander on 29 January 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive what amount has been automatically deducted from students' travel expenses awarded by the Students Awards Agency for Scotland in each of the last three years and how this amount is calculated.

In the last three years, the amount which the Awards Agency deducts from travel claims has been as follows:

Session	Continuing Scheme (i.e students who entered HE before 1998-99)	New Scheme (i.e. students who entered HE for the first time in 1998-99 or later)
1998-99	£70	£70
1999-2000	£80	£155
2000-01	£80	£155

Prior to 1999-2000, the travel element for all students was calculated as a percentage of the whole student support package available. In session 1999-2000, the maximum living cost support for new students entering higher education was increased. The increase included a revision of the amount within the student loan that is deemed to be for travel expenses and which is therefore deducted from the total amounts claimed by students. This resulted in the figures quoted above.

Question reference: S1W-21778

Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 11 January 2002
Current Status: Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 25 January 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive what assistance the NHS 24 helpline will give to those with a mental illness.

NHS 24 recognises that there is a real need to provide support for people with a mental health illness and have taken this into account in developing the clinical decision software that will be used by its nurses. Clinical algorithms have been developed for crisis, suicide, depression, confusion and many other conditions. These have also been reviewed under NHS 24's quality review process by a range of clinicians which have included doctors and mental health specialist nurses.NHS 24 recognises the importance of ensuring that their nurses have the skill set and competency base to support patients with mental health problems. Within the core induction and training for NHS 24 nurses, they have invested a significant resource towards mental health training. This comprehensive training programme has been specifically developed for NHS 24 by the Scottish Development Centre for Mental Health in conjunction with Abertay University.NHS 24's Health Information Service will also provide information to people on the mental health and support services which are available at a local and national level.

Question reference: S1W-21692

Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 10 January 2002
Current Status: Answered by Richard Simpson on 24 January 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive what representations it has made to the Ministry of Defence regarding the provision of helicopter search and rescue services within Scotland and in particular at HMS Gannet.

Question reference: S1W-21584

Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 January 2002
Current Status: Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 22 January 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive what specialist units, professionals and additional resources are available in each health board area for deaf and deafblind people diagnosed with a mental illness.

NHS boards and local authorities will decide what resources to allocate to any specialist provision for this care group reflecting the needs of their area. On an individual level, assessments should always take account of the whole person with care responses wherever possible matching all needs. The particular needs of those with sensory difficulties underline the importance of the individual aspect to care design and the key supportive role for advocates, carers and family.

Question reference: S1W-21582

Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 January 2002
Current Status: Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 22 January 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive whether an application to the Chief Scientist Office for research funding involving staff based outwith Scotland would be processed as normal and whether the fact that non-Scottish employees would be working on the project would affect awarding decisions.