- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 February 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 24 February 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2O-1061 by Cathy Jamieson on 15 January 2004 and its news release SEFD 348/2004, whether the #400,000 announced to "help establish a co-located justice centre in Rosetta Road, Peebles" represents additional capital funding or borrowing consent and whether discussions between Lothian and Borders Police and the Executive's Police Division have now reached a conclusion and, if so, what that conclusion is.
Answer
The announcement of £400,000,which follows discussions between the Scottish Executive, Lothian and Borders Policeand the Scottish Borders Council, represents additional capital consent. The Rosetta Roadproject will now go forward. The next stage is for Lothian and Borders Police,in consultation with the Scottish Borders Council.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 18 December 2003
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Answered by Peter Peacock on 11 February 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive on what basis the draft report on the "Miss X" case was returned to the Chief Inspector of Social Work Services by Scottish Borders Council on 5 November 2003 and when it anticipates that the report will be publicly issued.
Answer
On 5 November 2003,the Chief Executive of Scottish Borders Council provided comments on theinitial draft findings of fact. No date has been set for publication.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 January 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 10 February 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive when the final evaluation of the New Futures Fund will be published.
Answer
Scottish Enterpriseand Highlands & Islands Enterprise will both be publishing their finalevaluations of phase 2 of the New Futures Fund in February 2005.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 January 2004
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Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 10 February 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive whether interim funding can be provided to projects such as “In Touch” in Galashiels whose funding will end prior to the conclusion of the New Futures Fund.
Answer
Scottish Enterprise andHighlands & Islands Enterprise are currently funding a range of projects inphase 2 of NFF. The contracts for a small number of projects, including “InTouch”, are due to end in March 2004. We are considering, with the EnterpriseNetworks, the scope for additional, or alternative sources of funding in order tobring these in line with the rest of the programme.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 January 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 10 February 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to support projects such as “In Touch” in Galashiels after their New Futures funding ends.
Answer
The objective is tomainstream NFF after phase 2 in order that the type of activity and approachdeveloped by projects, including “In Touch”, are more widely available. Mainstreamingis a top priority for the Enterprise Networks. Scottish Enterprise has identifiedtwo ways in which mainstreaming might be achieved:
- When existing services provided by New Futures projects continue to be provided directly by mainstream statutory agencies (either through being brought in house or through the statutory agency contracting with voluntary sector agencies to provide the services: and/ or
When mainstream statutory,voluntary or private sector agencies adapt their existing service provision to respondmore adequately to and meet the identified needs of New Futures clients.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 30 January 2004
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Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 10 February 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-23349 by Malcolm Chisholm on 19 March 2002, how many patients currently receive continuous positive airway pressure therapy for sleep apnoea.
Answer
As at 31 December 2003,there were 2,585 patients receiving Continuous Positive Airways Pressure (CPAP)therapy.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 30 January 2004
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Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 10 February 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive whether, with reference to page 4, paragraph 8, of the report from the Expert Advisory Group on Infertility Services in Scotland, Evidence & Equity, published in April 1999, infertility due to cancer treatment would be an appropriate diagnosed cause.
Answer
Evidence and Equity, the report of the Expert Advisory Group onInfertility Services in Scotland (EAGISS), states that NHS funded assistedconception should be available to couples who meet all of the relevanteligibility criteria, including:
“Couples with infertilityof a diagnosed cause (of any duration) for which assisted conception representseffective treatment” (p17).
Infertility as a result ofcancer treatment would generally be considered as an appropriate diagnosedcause. However it would be for the lead consultant in each individual case todecide whether treatment would be appropriate.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 30 January 2004
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Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 10 February 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive, with reference to the finding of the report endorsed by the British Sleep Society, Dead Tired, whether it considers that a total 20 minutes teaching per student on sleep disorders is satisfactory and, if not, what steps it will take to ensure that a greater amount of teaching time is given to such disorders.
Answer
The responsibility fordetermining the educational requirements for all medical undergraduates restswith the General Medical Council (GMC).
The GMC is the regulatorybody which determines the content of the courses and decides the standard ofexpertise to maintained.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 30 January 2004
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Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 10 February 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive how many private sleep units there are and how many patients are registered with them.
Answer
This information is not heldcentrally.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 30 January 2004
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Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 10 February 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what research has been undertaken into the (a) scale (b) effects and (c) cost of sleep disorders, in light of the recommendations of the report endorsed by the British Sleep Society, Dead Tired.
Answer
No research has been commissionedby the Executive as a direct result of this report. The Chief Scientist Officeof the Scottish Executive Health Department is currently funding one Edinburgh Universityresearch project, “Screening for Sleep Apnoea/Hypoponoea Syndrome and drivingimpairment in professional drivers”.
