- Asked by: Mr Lloyd Quinan, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 December 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 5 March 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what its policy is on the administering of single dose vaccinations for measles, mumps and rubella and whether it has any plans to offer parents an option to have single dose vaccinations for their children.
Answer
The vaccination policy of all UK Health Departments for immunisation against mumps, measles and rubella is to use the combined MMR vaccine. This policy is based on independent expert advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation and the Committee on Safety of Medicines.MMR is considered the safest and most effective way to immunise against three serious and potentially fatal infections and, for this and other reasons, the Medicines Control Agency has restricted the import of the single vaccine components. There are no plans to offer these as an alternative to MMR.
- Asked by: Mr Lloyd Quinan, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 January 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicol Stephen on 23 February 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive how many children in secondary education have been diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder or Attention Deficit Disorder in each local authority from 1997 to date.
Answer
Data is not collected in the School Census on children who have been diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity or Attention Deficit Disorder. Information on numbers of pupils with special educational needs is categorised by severity of general learning difficulty.
- Asked by: Mr Lloyd Quinan, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 02 February 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 16 February 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what criteria research projects must meet in order to receive funding from the Chief Scientist Office.
Answer
The Chief Scientist Office is largely a response mode funder of research and this role is well known and advertised throughout the healthcare and academic community. Research proposals are assessed on the basis of their scientific quality and potential relevance to the health of the people of Scotland. Projects must be able to demonstrate 'health gain' and potential to improve health care. Such assessments are made by expert peer group and committee review. Potential applicants are encouraged to discuss their research idea with CSO at an early stage, so that they can develop their proposals in a way that most directly addresses Scotland's public health and health services research needs. Comprehensive information and guidance on how to apply for a CSO research grant is available on the CSO website at www.show.scot.nhs.uk/cso/.A strategic statement of CSO's role in supporting NHS related research is set out in its 1998 Research Strategy document, a copy of which is also on the CSO website.
- Asked by: Mr Lloyd Quinan, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 02 February 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 16 February 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what research projects received funding from the Chief Scientist Office in each year from 1997-98 to 1999-2000.
Answer
A list of research projects being funded before the 1997-98 financial year, but continuing to be funded in that year, has been provided to the Parliament's Reference Centre. Details of new research awards made in each of the financial years 1997-98, 1998-99 and 1999-2000 are available in the CSO annual reports for those years, copies of which are in the Parliament's Reference Centre. Similar information for April to December of the current financial year is now available in the Parliament's Reference Centre.
- Asked by: Mr Lloyd Quinan, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 02 February 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 16 February 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what research projects are in receipt of funding from the Chief Scientist Office during 2000-01.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-13052.
- Asked by: Mr Lloyd Quinan, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 01 February 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Sam Galbraith on 15 February 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-12531 by Mr Sam Galbraith on 30 January 2001, what the timetable is for consultation on revisions in the private water supply regulations.
Answer
An initial consultation document on the revisions to private water supplies is planned for the spring.
- Asked by: Mr Lloyd Quinan, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 07 December 2000
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Answered by Susan Deacon on 8 February 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what the estimated cost would be of the introduction of single vaccines for measles, mumps and rubella.
Answer
The licensing and safety of medicines is a reserved matter. The following information has been provided by the Department of Health.The price of vaccines would be negotiated with manufacturers in line with EU Government tendering requirements.
- Asked by: Mr Lloyd Quinan, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 January 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 8 February 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive when it will answer question S1W-11835.
Answer
Question S1W-11835 was answered today.
- Asked by: Mr Lloyd Quinan, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 12 January 2001
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Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 8 February 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-12006 by Malcolm Chisholm on 4 January 2001, what the current timetable is for the establishment of the national service network for autistic spectrum disorder, which organisations are being consulted regarding its establishment and what the timetable is for the establishment of the Scottish Centre for Learning Disabilities including the location, staffing and remit.
Answer
As to the national service network for autistic spectrum disorders, I refer the member to the answer I gave to question S1O-2810 on 18 January (Official Report, Vol.10 Col. 420).The procurement process for the Scottish Centre for Learning Disabilities leading to the award of grant is well under way but many of the areas relating to the location, staffing and operational aspects of the new centre are still uncertain and subject to clarification and negotiation with applicants. Due to confidentiality constraints, further details cannot be made public at this stage. The Executive expects to award the grant soon for commencement on 1 April 2001.
- Asked by: Mr Lloyd Quinan, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 25 January 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 8 February 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has a copy of the study into the MMR vaccine conducted by researchers in Finland and recently reported by the media; if so, whether it is using this study as a basis for any actions or advice, and whether it will place a copy of the study in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre.
Answer
This study was reported in the American Paediatric Infectious Disease Journal (vol 19 No 12, December 2000) which is accessible by the Parliament Reference Centre. The Executive's policies in regard to MMR vaccination are based on the independent expert advice of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation, which considers relevant evidence coming to light on the safety of MMR and will therefore have regard to this study.The aim of the study, which involved 2 million individuals, was to identify over the period 1982 to 1996 serious adverse events causally related to MMR vaccination. One conclusion of the study was that "No cases of autism were associated with MMR vaccination during this 14-year follow-up." Preliminary impressions are that this is a scientifically rigorous piece of work.
