- Asked by: Willie Coffey, MSP for Kilmarnock and Loudoun, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 25 September 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 3 October 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to improve the diagnosis and treatment of depression among older people.
Answer
We are working with GPs so that new patients with depression receive a formal assessment using a standardised tool and matched therapy appropriate to the level of need.
The GP contract provides additional resources to practices to make objective assessments to assess the severity of depression and provide appropriate information on interventions including self help, life style advice and other evidence based interventions such as exercise. The pharmacy contract also enables some pharmacists to advise on mental health and wellbeing issues.
Our published standards for Integrated approaches to the treatment of depression will also inform all practitioners on expectations. We have also published a short summary sheet on the overall attention underway and planned on raising awareness and responding better on depression, including £3 million investment in new innovative approaches for service users.
- Asked by: Willie Coffey, MSP for Kilmarnock and Loudoun, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 25 September 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Maxwell on 25 September 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how it monitors changes in the number of households threatened with homelessness through actions for repossession.
Answer
National homelessness statistics collected by local authorities on a case-by-case basis are the main mechanism by which changes in the number of households threatened with homelessness, and the reasons for this, are monitored. Statistics relating to 2007-08 will be published next week.
- Asked by: Willie Coffey, MSP for Kilmarnock and Loudoun, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 09 June 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 17 June 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is in a position to announce the result of its review of the Domiciliary Oxygen Therapy Service.
Answer
We are not yet in a position to announce decisions on the future shape of the Domiciliary Oxygen Therapy Service (DOTS). This will depend on the outcome of the review of DOTS, which is currently underway.
- Asked by: Willie Coffey, MSP for Kilmarnock and Loudoun, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 09 June 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Maureen Watt on 17 June 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-4714 by Peter Peacock on 15 December 2003, how many excluded pupils were provided with alternative education that was not sufficient to meet their educational needs in each year from 2003-04 to 2006-07.
Answer
The information requested is not held centrally.
The Scottish Government collects national statistics on exclusion from school which includes information on the type of alternative provision made. These statistics are available from:
2004-05:
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2006/01/30144545/28.
2005-06:
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2007/01/30100624/31.
2006-07:
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2008/01/28122247.
- Asked by: Willie Coffey, MSP for Kilmarnock and Loudoun, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 09 June 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Maureen Watt on 17 June 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-4713 by Peter Peacock on 15 December 2003, what the average length of time was before (a) temporarily and (b) permanently excluded pupils received any form of education in each year from 2003-04 to 2006-07.
Answer
The information requested is not held centrally.
The Scottish Government collects national statistics on exclusion from school which includes information on the type of alternative provision made. These statistics are available from:
2004-05:
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2006/01/30144545/28.
2005-06:
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2007/01/30100624/31.
2006-07:
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2008/01/28122247.
- Asked by: Willie Coffey, MSP for Kilmarnock and Loudoun, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 09 June 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Maureen Watt on 17 June 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive under what statute or guidance local authorities are required to provide full-time education to children of (a) primary and (b) secondary school age.
Answer
Whilst there is no specific statute or guidance which defines full time education, legislation does set out the parameters whereby education must be provided. Section 1(1) of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980 sets out that every education authority has a duty to provide adequate and efficient school education for their area.
School age is defined in section 31 of the same act as a person who has attained the age of five years and has not attained the age of 16 years and the Schools General (Scotland) Regulations 1975 require local authority schools to be open for 190 days each school year.
The regulations do not define the precise length of the school day or week, which are matters left to the discretion of education authorities. A Scottish Executive Circular (No 4/2002) indicated that the widely accepted norm was a 25 hour week for primary schools and a 27.5 hours week for secondary schools.
- Asked by: Willie Coffey, MSP for Kilmarnock and Loudoun, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 09 June 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Maureen Watt on 17 June 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what guidance it has given to local authorities regarding educating children permanently excluded from state schools.
Answer
Guidance on the exclusion of pupils from school, including educational provision during exclusion, is contained within the publication
Exclusion From Schools In ScotlandThe circular is available from:
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2003/11/18496/28823.
- Asked by: Willie Coffey, MSP for Kilmarnock and Loudoun, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 09 June 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Maureen Watt on 17 June 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-4713 by Peter Peacock on 15 December 2003, what the average time has been for education authorities to find alternative education for excluded pupils in each year from 2003-04 to 2006-07, broken down by education authority.
Answer
The information requested is not held centrally.
The Scottish Government collects national statistics on exclusion from school which includes information on the type of alternative provision made. These statistics are available from:
2004-05:
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2006/01/30144545/28.
2005-06:
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2007/01/30100624/31.
2006-07:
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2008/01/28122247.
- Asked by: Willie Coffey, MSP for Kilmarnock and Loudoun, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 09 June 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Maureen Watt on 17 June 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how it defines full-time education for children of (a) primary and (b) secondary school age.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-13996 on 17 June 2008, which sets out the position with regard to full time education. 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.
- Asked by: Willie Coffey, MSP for Kilmarnock and Loudoun, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 09 June 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Maureen Watt on 17 June 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what guidance it has given to local authorities regarding educating children temporarily excluded from state schools.
Answer
Guidance on the exclusion of pupils from school, including educational provision during exclusion, is contained within the publication
Exclusion From Schools In ScotlandThe circular is available from:
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2003/11/18496/28823.
