- Asked by: Brian Adam, MSP for Aberdeen North, Scottish National Party
-
Date lodged: Friday, 24 November 2006
-
Current Status:
Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 11 December 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has any plans to gather data on the number of clients undergoing treatment for alcohol problems, broken down by (a) local authority and (b) NHS board.
Answer
Local alcohol and drugaction teams (ADATs) have responsibility for assessing, planning and deliveringalcohol services, including the collection of information about local need and servicecapacity. Each ADAT is required to submit a Corporate Action Plan to the Executivewhich includes information on the number of people in contact with alcohol servicesin the local area.
At national level, the Executiveis funding a study which will estimate the number of people drinking at harmfullevels and chart the availability of treatment services in their local area.
- Asked by: Brian Adam, MSP for Aberdeen North, Scottish National Party
-
Date lodged: Thursday, 23 November 2006
-
Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 7 December 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive what additional costs were incurred as result of having women remand prisoners transported to courts during the closure of the women’s unit at Craiginches prison, Aberdeen.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:
This information is not available.These escorts are carried out under the Reliance Prisoner Escort Contract and arenot subject to a separate calculation.
- Asked by: Brian Adam, MSP for Aberdeen North, Scottish National Party
-
Date lodged: Thursday, 23 November 2006
-
Current Status:
Answered by Patricia Ferguson on 7 December 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive when an announcement will be made on funding for a regional sports centre for north-east Scotland.
Answer
I have today welcomed sportscotland’sdecision to award up to £7 million to support the development of a regional sportscentre for north east Scotland.
- Asked by: Brian Adam, MSP for Aberdeen North, Scottish National Party
-
Date lodged: Thursday, 23 November 2006
-
Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 7 December 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has for the provision of women prisoners in any new prison in the north east.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to respond. His response is as follows:
Provision for women prisonersis one of a range of factors that the SPS will have to consider should there bedecision to build any new prison facilities in the north east of Scotland.
- Asked by: Brian Adam, MSP for Aberdeen North, Scottish National Party
-
Date lodged: Monday, 20 November 2006
-
Current Status:
Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 5 December 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive when the funding of independent advocacy services for patients with mental health issues is due to end, broken by local authority.
Answer
I refer the member to thequestion S2W-29995 answered on 5 December 2006. 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/wa.search.
- Asked by: Brian Adam, MSP for Aberdeen North, Scottish National Party
-
Date lodged: Monday, 20 November 2006
-
Current Status:
Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 5 December 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive what the workload is of independent advocacy services for patients with mental health issues and how this is measured and reported.
Answer
This information is not heldcentrally.
- Asked by: Brian Adam, MSP for Aberdeen North, Scottish National Party
-
Date lodged: Monday, 20 November 2006
-
Current Status:
Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 5 December 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive how many independent advocacy services for patients with mental health issues have been set up since 1999, broken down by NHS board area.
Answer
This information is not heldcentrally.
- Asked by: Brian Adam, MSP for Aberdeen North, Scottish National Party
-
Date lodged: Monday, 20 November 2006
-
Current Status:
Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 5 December 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers that independent advocacy services for patients with mental health issues are statutory services and should not, therefore, be supported through the voluntary sector and lottery funding.
Answer
There is a duty on health boardsand local authorities under the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland)Act 2003 to secure the availability of independent advocacy services for peoplewho have a mental disorder. NHS boards may secure such services by funding themfrom their own allocation or by obtaining support from other sources.
- Asked by: Brian Adam, MSP for Aberdeen North, Scottish National Party
-
Date lodged: Monday, 20 November 2006
-
Current Status:
Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 5 December 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is its intention to fund independent advocacy services for patients with mental health issues directly or through local authorities.
Answer
I refer the member to thequestion S2W-29995 answered on 5 December 2006. 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/wa.search.
- Asked by: Brian Adam, MSP for Aberdeen North, Scottish National Party
-
Date lodged: Monday, 20 November 2006
-
Current Status:
Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 5 December 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive how many independent advocacy services for patients with mental health issues have been set up since 1999, broken down by local authority area.
Answer
This information is not heldcentrally.
