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Question reference: S5W-01122

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 June 2016
Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 19 July 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what the length is of each road that it manages and maintains.

The following table sets out the length of each trunk road managed and maintained by Scottish Ministers.

Road Name	Length (kilometres)
A1	83.6
A6091	8.1
A68	83.1
A7	76.1
A701	29.8
A702	58.0
A720	27.8
A725	21.4
A726	15.9
A737	34.7
A738	2.1
A75	156.8
A751	2.9
A76	90.5
A77	112.6
A78	71.3
A8	30.0
A82	258.6
A828	42.1
A83	163.5
A830	65.7
A835	79.1
A84	45.2
A85	140.5
A86	64.5
A87	160.5
A876	6.7
A887	24.3
A889	13.8
A893	0.4
A898	3.9
A9	410.8
A90	245.0
A92	65.9
A95	75.0
A96	164.1
A972	2.1
A977	4.9
A985	23.2
A99	26.9
M73	16.2
M74	164.4
M77	33.5
M8	110.6
M80	42.2
M823	2.6
M876	15.3
M898	1.8
M9	58.6
M90	66.6

Question reference: S5F-00108

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 27 June 2016
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 30 June 2016

To ask the First Minister what issues will be discussed at the next meeting of the Cabinet.

Question reference: S5W-00508

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 06 June 2016
Current Status: Answered by Maureen Watt on 22 June 2016

To ask the Scottish Government how many attention deficit hyperactivity disorder drugs have been prescribed to children per 1,000 population in each year since 2011-12, broken down by (a) NHS board and (b) gender.

<>The following information is available at: http://www.isdscotland.org/

The following table shows the volume of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder drugs prescribed to children* per 1,000 population, 2011-12 to 2014-15, by NHS board and gender.

Financial Year	NHS Board	Gender	Items per 1000 population
2011	NHS AYRSHIRE and ARRAN	Female	9.4
2011	NHS BORDERS	Female	43.2
2011	NHS DUMFRIES and GALLOWAY	Female	18.6
2011	NHS FIFE	Female	28.8
2011	NHS FORTH VALLEY	Female	15.5
2011	NHS GRAMPIAN	Female	21.4
2011	NHS GREATER GLASGOW and CLYDE	Female	11.4
2011	NHS HIGHLAND	Female	18.6
2011	NHS LANARKSHIRE	Female	7.8
2011	NHS LOTHIAN	Female	12.0
2011	NHS ORKNEY	Female	13.1
2011	NHS SHETLAND	Female	7.0
2011	NHS TAYSIDE	Female	29.2
2011	NHS WESTERN ISLES	Female	3.0
2011	NHS AYRSHIRE and ARRAN	Male	73.7
2011	NHS BORDERS	Male	246.0
2011	NHS DUMFRIES and GALLOWAY	Male	133.6
2011	NHS FIFE	Male	158.3
2011	NHS FORTH VALLEY	Male	119.3
2011	NHS GRAMPIAN	Male	134.9
2011	NHS GREATER GLASGOW and CLYDE	Male	69.1
2011	NHS HIGHLAND	Male	84.3
2011	NHS LANARKSHIRE	Male	45.5
2011	NHS LOTHIAN	Male	69.3
2011	NHS ORKNEY	Male	43.4
2011	NHS SHETLAND	Male	42.2
2011	NHS TAYSIDE	Male	162.1
2011	NHS WESTERN ISLES	Male	14.2
2012	NHS AYRSHIRE and ARRAN	Female	9.4
2012	NHS BORDERS	Female	50.1
2012	NHS DUMFRIES and GALLOWAY	Female	20.5
2012	NHS FIFE	Female	26.9
2012	NHS FORTH VALLEY	Female	17.4
2012	NHS GRAMPIAN	Female	24.1
2012	NHS GREATER GLASGOW and CLYDE	Female	13.7
2012	NHS HIGHLAND	Female	20.6
2012	NHS LANARKSHIRE	Female	7.2
2012	NHS LOTHIAN	Female	11.3
2012	NHS ORKNEY	Female	16.0
2012	NHS SHETLAND	Female	7.9
2012	NHS TAYSIDE	Female	29.2
2012	NHS WESTERN ISLES	Female	8.1
2012	NHS AYRSHIRE and ARRAN	Male	74.1
2012	NHS BORDERS	Male	286.0
2012	NHS DUMFRIES and GALLOWAY	Male	123.5
2012	NHS FIFE	Male	158.7
2012	NHS FORTH VALLEY	Male	123.6
2012	NHS GRAMPIAN	Male	139.6
2012	NHS GREATER GLASGOW and CLYDE	Male	82.9
2012	NHS HIGHLAND	Male	90.4
2012	NHS LANARKSHIRE	Male	43.4
2012	NHS LOTHIAN	Male	70.6
2012	NHS ORKNEY	Male	45.6
2012	NHS SHETLAND	Male	66.3
2012	NHS TAYSIDE	Male	164.3
2012	NHS WESTERN ISLES	Male	12.5
2013	NHS AYRSHIRE and ARRAN	Female	11.0
2013	NHS BORDERS	Female	73.7
2013	NHS DUMFRIES and GALLOWAY	Female	22.0
2013	NHS FIFE	Female	27.9
2013	NHS FORTH VALLEY	Female	17.1
2013	NHS GRAMPIAN	Female	23.5
2013	NHS GREATER GLASGOW and CLYDE	Female	16.0
2013	NHS HIGHLAND	Female	22.5
2013	NHS LANARKSHIRE	Female	7.8
2013	NHS LOTHIAN	Female	13.6
2013	NHS ORKNEY	Female	20.5
2013	NHS SHETLAND	Female	12.5
2013	NHS TAYSIDE	Female	38.0
2013	NHS WESTERN ISLES	Female	6.1
2013	NHS AYRSHIRE and ARRAN	Male	84.1
2013	NHS BORDERS	Male	304.0
2013	NHS DUMFRIES and GALLOWAY	Male	129.2
2013	NHS FIFE	Male	158.9
2013	NHS FORTH VALLEY	Male	121.3
2013	NHS GRAMPIAN	Male	152.7
2013	NHS GREATER GLASGOW and CLYDE	Male	93.2
2013	NHS HIGHLAND	Male	91.2
2013	NHS LANARKSHIRE	Male	45.6
2013	NHS LOTHIAN	Male	78.5
2013	NHS ORKNEY	Male	35.9
2013	NHS SHETLAND	Male	66.5
2013	NHS TAYSIDE	Male	190.8
2013	NHS WESTERN ISLES	Male	12.0
2014	NHS AYRSHIRE and ARRAN	Female	10.9
2014	NHS BORDERS	Female	78.8
2014	NHS DUMFRIES and GALLOWAY	Female	23.3
2014	NHS FIFE	Female	30.1
2014	NHS FORTH VALLEY	Female	16.3
2014	NHS GRAMPIAN	Female	24.5
2014	NHS GREATER GLASGOW and CLYDE	Female	14.5
2014	NHS HIGHLAND	Female	22.8
2014	NHS LANARKSHIRE	Female	11.2
2014	NHS LOTHIAN	Female	14.6
2014	NHS ORKNEY	Female	14.5
2014	NHS SHETLAND	Female	16.0
2014	NHS TAYSIDE	Female	46.3
2014	NHS WESTERN ISLES	Female	1.1
2014	NHS AYRSHIRE and ARRAN	Male	83.9
2014	NHS BORDERS	Male	312.2
2014	NHS DUMFRIES and GALLOWAY	Male	123.3
2014	NHS FIFE	Male	167.8
2014	NHS FORTH VALLEY	Male	107.1
2014	NHS GRAMPIAN	Male	161.5
2014	NHS GREATER GLASGOW and CLYDE	Male	96.9
2014	NHS HIGHLAND	Male	95.8
2014	NHS LANARKSHIRE	Male	53.3
2014	NHS LOTHIAN	Male	78.3
2014	NHS ORKNEY	Male	40.3
2014	NHS SHETLAND	Male	52.6
2014	NHS TAYSIDE	Male	212.4
2014	NHS WESTERN ISLES	Male	10.8

* children are defined as age 19 and under.

Question reference: S5W-00507

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 06 June 2016
Current Status: Answered by Maureen Watt on 22 June 2016

To ask the Scottish Government how many children in each NHS board have been prescribed (a) Ritalin and (b) other drugs to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in each year since 2011-12, broken down by gender.

The following table shows the number of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder drugs prescribed to children*, 2011-12 to 2014-15, by NHS board.

Financial Year	NHS Board	No of patients prescribed Methylphenidate	No of patients prescribed Ritalin	No of patients prescribed other ADHD drugs
2011	NHS AYRSHIRE and ARRAN	286	23	55
2011	NHS BORDERS	289	23	47
2011	NHS DUMFRIES and GALLOWAY	193	10	48
2011	NHS FIFE	660	32	255
2011	NHS FORTH VALLEY	359	16	99
2011	NHS GRAMPIAN	840	65	137
2011	NHS GREATER GLASGOW and CLYDE	865	54	268
2011	NHS HIGHLAND	328	23	65
2011	NHS LANARKSHIRE	258	24	80
2011	NHS LOTHIAN	751	113	144
2011	NHS TAYSIDE	651	39	116
2011	NHS ISLAND BOARDS*	35	3	3
2012	NHS AYRSHIRE and ARRAN	283	12	52
2012	NHS BORDERS	304	23	52
2012	NHS DUMFRIES and GALLOWAY	178	8	46
2012	NHS FIFE	668	19	214
2012	NHS FORTH VALLEY	331	8	76
2012	NHS GRAMPIAN	874	50	132
2012	NHS GREATER GLASGOW and CLYDE	972	42	244
2012	NHS HIGHLAND	341	19	68
2012	NHS LANARKSHIRE	270	19	72
2012	NHS LOTHIAN	743	90	146
2012	NHS TAYSIDE	690	24	97
2012	NHS ISLAND BOARDS*	37	1	2
2013	NHS AYRSHIRE and ARRAN	329	16	68
2013	NHS BORDERS	320	13	64
2013	NHS DUMFRIES and GALLOWAY	202	6	41
2013	NHS FIFE	670	16	291
2013	NHS FORTH VALLEY	339	7	66
2013	NHS GRAMPIAN	939	37	173
2013	NHS GREATER GLASGOW and CLYDE	1084	32	295
2013	NHS HIGHLAND	343	12	57
2013	NHS LANARKSHIRE	294	19	70
2013	NHS LOTHIAN	881	89	192
2013	NHS TAYSIDE	831	16	170
2013	NHS ISLAND BOARDS*	42	1	4
2014	NHS AYRSHIRE and ARRAN	296	10	94
2014	NHS BORDERS	313	9	78
2014	NHS DUMFRIES and GALLOWAY	189	7	44
2014	NHS FIFE	699	22	410
2014	NHS FORTH VALLEY	320	3	73
2014	NHS GRAMPIAN	987	33	197
2014	NHS GREATER GLASGOW and CLYDE	1102	28	332
2014	NHS HIGHLAND	359	11	53
2014	NHS LANARKSHIRE	356	12	92
2014	NHS LOTHIAN	896	79	191
2014	NHS TAYSIDE	892	10	232
2014	NHS ISLAND BOARDS**	35	0	4

* Children are defined as aged 19 and under.

** NHS Orkney, NHS Shetland and NHS Western Isles.

Question reference: S5W-00509

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 06 June 2016
Current Status: Answered by Maureen Watt on 21 June 2016

To ask the Scottish Government how much has been spent on drugs to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in each year since 2011-12, broken down by NHS board.

Question reference: S5W-00511

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 06 June 2016
Current Status: Answered by Maureen Watt on 21 June 2016

To ask the Scottish Government which NHS boards provide (a) psychological treatment to children diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and (b) behaviour management training for their parents.

The Scottish Government expects NHS boards to provide safe, effective care and services which support and respond to the needs of the individual.

NHS Education for Scotland (NES) provide a number of training programmes aimed at children, perinatal and infant mental health and the Scottish Government have worked with NES to produce the psychological therapies Matrix - a guide to planning and delivering evidence-based psychological therapies within NHS boards in Scotland. The ‘Matrix’ dedicates a section to children and young people and details evidence based therapies for paediatric psychology.

The Scottish Government are also investing in innovative approaches to parenting. One of these is the psychology of parenting programme, a Scotland-wide plan aimed at improving outcomes for 9000 high-risk three and four year-olds who have high levels of behaviour problems. Early results indicate that 80 per cent of children whose parents have participated have shown reductions in behaviour problems.

Question reference: S5W-00402

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Thursday, 02 June 2016
Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 15 June 2016

To ask the Scottish Government when it will make calculations to assess whether any adjustments are required to the block grant under the fiscal framework.

The process for adjusting the Scottish block grant in respect of the newly devolved taxes and other powers will take place on an annual cycle. Separate adjustments will be calculated in respect of each tax and other relevant power. The fiscal framework and accompanying technical annex sets out how calculations will be carried out.

Paragraphs 44 to 53 of the fiscal framework agreement set out arrangements for further adjusting the block grant in respect of policy spillover effects. As explained in the answer to question S5W-00400 on 15 June 2016, consideration of these effects will be undertaken on a case by case basis, and any decision or transfer relating to a spillover effect must be jointly agreed by the Scottish and UK Governments.

All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at: http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx

Question reference: S5W-00403

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Thursday, 02 June 2016
Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 15 June 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what compensation would be received under the fiscal framework if the Scottish Parliament did not follow increases in the threshold for the higher rate of income tax that had been set for the rest of the UK.

Question reference: S5W-00404

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Thursday, 02 June 2016
Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 15 June 2016

To ask the Scottish Government how much additional income tax will be paid by taxpayers in Scotland in each of the next five years under its proposals set out in Scottish Income Tax from 2017/18, and how this compares with how much would be collected if the (a) current and (b) assumed UK rates, bands and thresholds for this period were to be used.

Question reference: S5W-00400

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Thursday, 02 June 2016
Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 15 June 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what impact the increase in the personal allowance in 2017-18 will have on its income tax receipts, and whether a payment will be made under the no detriment rule of the fiscal framework to compensate for this.

An increase in the tax free personal allowance for income tax as announced by the UK Government in respect of 2017-18 will result in reduced income tax receipts for the Scottish Government. There will be a corresponding reduction in income tax receipts for the rest of the UK. This will result in a reduction in the block grant adjustment applied to the Scottish budget. The net effect of the change in tax receipts and in the block grant adjustment is expected to be zero or close to zero.

Any consideration of policy spill over effects as set out in paragraphs 44 to 53 of the fiscal framework agreement will be undertaken on a case by case basis. Paragraph 52 requires that any decision or transfer relating to a spill over effect must be jointly agreed by the Scottish and UK Governments.