- Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 09 November 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 23 November 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive when the report of the Chief Medical Officer's Expert Group on Healthcare of Older People will be published.
Answer
The report of the Expert Group on Healthcare of Older People Adding Life to Years is currently being finalised and will be published early in the new year.
- Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 09 November 2001
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Answered by Sarah Boyack on 23 November 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-19385 by Sarah Boyack on 8 November 2001, how much it would cost to modify the proposed A1 expressway between Haddington and Dunbar to incorporate slip roads to and from East Linton prior to it being completed.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-18697 on 26 October 2001. If slip roads could be included within the proposed contract as the result of a successful promotion of a further Variation Scheme, then the costs of including the work in the new contract could fall in the range of £2 to £6 million, depending on the impact of the change of contract specification on the contractors operations.
- Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 09 November 2001
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Answered by Susan Deacon on 23 November 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive whether research has been carried out into the use of methylphenidate in the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
Answer
The Chief Scientist Office (CSO) within the Scottish Executive Health Department has responsibility for encouraging and supporting research into health services and patient care within the NHS in Scotland. CSO is aware of two on-going and 10 recently completed research projects in the UK into the use of methylphenidate in the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Details of these projects are available from the National Research Register, a copy of which is in the Parliament's Reference Centre (Bib. number 17404).
- Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 09 November 2001
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Answered by Sarah Boyack on 23 November 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what provision is being made for access by emergency vehicles stationed in East Linton to the A1 expressway and what the cost of such provision will be.
Answer
Emergency vehicles will be able to access the new A1 eastwards to Dunbar and westwards to Haddington at Traprain Road. The estimated cost of this provision is £34,000 at today's prices.
- Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 09 November 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 23 November 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it has taken regarding petition: PE270 by Andrew Baker on behalf of the A1 East Lothian Steering Group.
Answer
The Public Petitions Committee of the Scottish Parliament agreed to pass the petition to me and I took it into account during my consideration of all the objections and representations on the draft variation orders for the A1 Expressway.
- Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 09 November 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 23 November 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-18695 by Sarah Boyack on 26 October 2001, whether the delay to the start of the construction of the proposed A1 expressway between Haddington and Dunbar would be any longer than it currently is expected to be if a local public inquiry was held.
Answer
Yes, a public local inquiry would result in a 12 to 18 month delay to the present rate of progress.
- Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 09 November 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 23 November 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answers to questions S1W-18697 and S1W-18699 by Sarah Boyack on 26 October 2001, why, if a letter was issued to each objector to the proposed A1 expressway between Haddington and Dunbar, no local public inquiry was established as recommended in Travel Choices for Scotland: Strategic Roads Review.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-18698 on 26 October 2001.
- Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 October 2001
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Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 19 November 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive how many young people have suffered from mental health problems since May 1999, broken down by health board area.
Answer
The information requested is not available centrally.
- Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 October 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 19 November 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-14063 by Malcolm Chisholm on 23 March 2001, what plans it now has for the care of mentally disordered offenders.
Answer
Our strategy remains for the care and other relevant agencies to work together to provide safe care, accommodation and support for mentally disordered offenders. The deadline for receipt of joint area progress reports on local implementation of the strategy has been extended to November this year at the request of the agencies.
- Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 05 November 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 19 November 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive when it will provide substantive answers to questions S1W-17798, S1W-17799, S1W-17802 and S1W-18076.
Answer
The answers to these questions were given on the following dates:S1W-17798 - 6 November 2001S1W-17799 - 6 November 2001S1W-17802 - 1 October 2001S1W-18076 - 6 November 2001.
