- Asked by: Richard Baker, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 20 November 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 4 December 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 provides for the covert administration of drugs.
Answer
The Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 does not address the issue of covert medication. It does contain safeguards about the types of treatment for mental disorder that can be given compulsorily to a patient and when a second opinion must be obtained from an independent doctor appointed by the Mental Welfare Commission. The principles of the Act should be taken into account when making any decision to treat a patient for mental disorder.
- Asked by: Richard Baker, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 20 November 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 4 December 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive in relation to the redevelopment of (a) HM Prison Edinburgh, (b) HM Prison Glenochil, (c) HM Prison Perth and (d) HM Young Offenders Institute Polmont how much funding has been allocated; what work has been planned; what progress has been made, and what the expected completion date is.
Answer
I have asked Mike Ewart, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:
The Scottish Government Infrastructure Investment Plan 2008, published in March 2008, provides details of the funding and planned investment in the prison estate, including the redevelopment of HM Prison Edinburgh, HM Prison Glenochil, HM Prison Perth and HMYOI Polmont. Construction continues at each site and work is expected to be completed at HM Prison Edinburgh and HMYOI Polmont during 2009-10 followed by HM Prison Glenochil and HM Prison Perth during 2010-11.
- Asked by: Richard Baker, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 20 November 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 4 December 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive in what circumstances it might be necessary to covertly administer anti-psychotic drugs.
Answer
Administering medication covertly may be considered where it is necessary to treat a person for their physical or mental health and they do not have capacity to refuse or consent to such medication.
- Asked by: Richard Baker, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 November 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Fergus Ewing on 4 December 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to comments from the Cabinet Secretary for Justice published in The Scotsman on 30 October 2008 and in light of the terms of motion S3M-2746: Success as Edinburgh’s Nightclubs “Unight” to Tackle Violent Crime, what action it will take to support the roll-out of schemes such as Unight.
Answer
The Scottish Government is committed to tackling all forms of violence and will continue to work with and support partners to make our communities safer places to live. We are therefore supportive of any initiative that will have a positive impact on reducing levels of violence and disorder. We are looking at the impact of schemes such as Unight and will continue to identify ways to share all examples of practice with other partners. I personally heard about Unight when I visited one of the clubs involved in setting-up Unight during the Cocaine Awareness launch last week. I highly commend the clubs that have come together to create and run this scheme.
- Asked by: Richard Baker, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 20 November 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 4 December 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the existence of good practice guidelines sufficiently protects an elderly dementia patient from being inappropriately prescribed an anti-psychotic drug.
Answer
Peer review and monitoring arrangements are in place including the 2007 published Standards for Integrated Care Pathways for Dementia which contain specific advice on the use of medication. The Standards are designed to protect all patients and inform best practice in care settings (Bib. number 44374).
The standards are being implemented and an accreditation system is in place.
An online toolkit is launched today which provides additional resources and sharing of good practice to support local delivery of the published standards.
- Asked by: Richard Baker, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 20 November 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 4 December 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the existence of good practice guidelines is sufficient to protect a patient from being prescribed medication that could cause a fatal adverse reaction, if prescribed covertly.
Answer
Any decision to give medication for mental disorder covertly to a patient who is unable to consent must be made taking account of the principles of the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000 and where appropriate the 2003 Act. In particular any benefit must be balanced against the risk of giving the medication covertly. Following the Mental Welfare Commission good practice guidelines will ensure that the risks are identified, assessed, regularly reviewed and prescription to be administered under guidance of a qualified clinician.
- Asked by: Richard Baker, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 20 November 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 3 December 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive when it expects that HM Prison Grampian will be completed and what the overall cost of building it will be.
Answer
I have asked Mike Ewart, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:
The Scottish Government Infrastructure Investment Plan 2008, published in March 2008, provides details of the funding and planned investment in the Prison estate, including the redevelopment of HM Prison Edinburgh, HM Prison Glenochil, HM Prison Perth and HMYOI Polmont. Construction continues at each site and work is expected to be completed at HM Prison Edinburgh and HMYOI Polmont during 2009-10 followed by HM Prison Glenochil and HM Prison Perth during 2010-11.
- Asked by: Richard Baker, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 20 November 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 3 December 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what proportion of its budget for the current spending review period will be spent on the construction of HM Prison Bishopbriggs and HM Prison Grampian.
Answer
The Scottish Government
Infrastructure Investment Plan 2008, published in March 2008, provides details of the funding and planned investment in the prison estate. The Scottish Prison Service budget for prison development, including HM Prison Bishopbriggs and HM Prison Grampian, amounts to £356 million during the current spending review period, and forecast to continue at £120 million per annum thereafter to complete the modernisation of the prison estate.
The planned investment in the prison estate during the current spending review is 0.4% of the Scottish Government''s Departmental Expenditure Limit (DEL) budget for that period.
- Asked by: Richard Baker, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 20 November 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 3 December 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive when it expects that HM Prison Bishopbriggs will be completed and what the overall cost of building it will be.
Answer
I have asked Mike Ewart, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:
The Scottish Government Infrastructure Investment Plan 2008, published in March 2008, provides details of the funding and planned investment in the prison estate, including the redevelopment of HM Prison Edinburgh, HM Prison Glenochil, HM Prison Perth and HMYOI Polmont. Construction continues at each site and work is expected to be completed at HM Prison Edinburgh and HMYOI Polmont during 2009-10 followed by HM Prison Glenochil and HM Prison Perth during 2010-11.
The procurement process is underway with a view to construction commencing, subject to planning permission, during 2009-10.
- Asked by: Richard Baker, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 20 November 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 2 December 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether powers to provide unwanted but essential treatment for a physical disorder can be obtained under Part 6 of the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000.
Answer
If an adult is deemed to be incapacitated within the definition of part 1 of the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000, then an Intervention or Guardianship Order under Part 6 of the Act may confer powers to the guardian; welfare attorney, or person appointed under the Intervention Order to grant or refuse consent to the provision of medical treatment for the individual concerned.
