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The Care Commission regulates and monitors standards within care homes, day care services and care at home services for the elderly, including those with mental health problems.

The NHS Health Scotland’s Later Life Programme and the Scottish Executive National Programme for Improving Mental Health and Well-Being are also working together to promote mental health and well-being in later life.

We will continue to work with the partner agencies to ensure that approaches to mental health awareness, prevention, protection and care extend to all ages.

This is a matter for Scottish Water. I have forwarded your inquiry to Scottish Waters Chief Executive and asked him to write to you.

This is a matter for Scottish Water. I have forwarded your inquiry to Scottish Waters Chief Executive and asked him to write to you.

The working group considered that it would be helpful to have an indication of the number of no income no assets (NINA) debtors and therefore commissioned a desk study of existing research on over-indebtedness and debt with a view to identifying any information relating to research to try and provide more detailed information on the size of the NINA pool and whether there were different types of NINA debtors who might require different solutions.

It was not possible, however, to quantify with any accuracy the number of NINA debtors in Scotland. Officials are currently considering whether further research is needed and if so when and how it should be undertaken.

The working group reported back to the bill team in June 2005. Officials are considering how to take it forward. The bill currently in preparation will introduce wide ranging reforms to the legislation affecting these areas. It is necessary to consider what impact these reforms will have before deciding whether it is appropriate to introduce further reforms which have the potential to markedly increase the numbers of Scottish sequestrations.

The group’s recommendations propose extensive reform of debtor access to sequestration. A bill is currently in preparation which will introduce wide ranging reforms to the legislation affecting these areas. It is necessary to consider what impact these reforms will have before deciding whether it is appropriate to introduce further reforms which have the potential to markedly increase the numbers of Scottish sequestrations.

I refer the member to the answer to question S2W-19260 on 29 September 2005. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa/search.

Information is not available for periods prior to 1 April 2002. In the period since 1 April 2002, a total of three cases involving charges under section 121(3) of the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 have been reported to the Procurator Fiscal in relation to offences under the Loch Lomond Registration and Navigation Bye-laws 1995. Two cases were reported in 2003-04 and one case was reported in 2004-05. One accused was subject to a warning by the Procurator Fiscal. In the other two cases summary proceedings were initiated though one of the cases was not called and marked for no further proceedings as a result of failed service of the complaint. There have been no cases in which the Procurator Fiscal decided to take no proceedings.

The Debt Arrangement Scheme is intended to help both debtors and creditors. I am aware that some creditors have not agreed to proposed debt payment programmes, as is their right. The scheme, however, provides for the consent of creditors to be dispensed with in some circumstances provided that a proposed programme is fair and reasonable. I am also aware that programmes have been approved where a creditor has refused to consent. The operation of the scheme will be reviewed by my officials from November 2005, and the issue of creditor consent will be considered in the round at that time. No action is planned at present.

The registration of watercraft users on Loch Lomond is an operational matter for the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park Authority.