- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 29 August 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 26 September 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how much will need to be spent to make each of Lochmaddy, Tain, Dingwall and Portree sheriff courts compliant with disability discrimination legislation.
Answer
The information requested is not yet available. The Scottish Court Service is currently undertaking a review of all court buildings to determine current compliance with disability discrimination legislation. The full extent of work needed and costings have yet to be determined.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 30 August 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Frank McAveety on 26 September 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether professionally trained staff working for local authorities who are engaged in determining care packages and services for adults with autistic spectrum disorder receive any specialised training in the disorder.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-28757 today. 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/search_wa. The National Autistic Society has provided autism awareness training to a number of key local authority staff across Scotland.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 30 August 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 26 September 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what statistics are available in regard to the incidence of autistic spectrum disorder within the prison population.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:None.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 30 August 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 26 September 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether those delivering medical services within the Scottish Prison Service are trained in identifying and diagnosing autistic spectrum disorder.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-20730 on 20 December 2001. 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/search_wa.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 30 August 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 26 September 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, with reference to paragraph 2.1 of the Annual Report 2001-02 of the Over 21's Visiting Committee of HM Prison and Young Offenders' Institute Cornton Vale, what the most recent available data is with regard to prisoners suffering from clinical levels of (a) depression and (b) anxiety.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:The Cornton Vale results of the Fifth Prison Survey are available in the Parliament's Reference Centre (Bib. number 23893).
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 30 August 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Frank McAveety on 26 September 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what criteria are applied to ensure the proper accreditation of service providers responsible for adults with autistic spectrum disorder and whether such criteria are uniform across the country.
Answer
Accreditation is a term that refers to the Autism Quality Audit and Accreditation Programme, run by the National Autistic Society. This supports and accredits services that cater for the needs of people with autistic spectrum disorder. Providers of such services decide if they want to seek accreditation.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 30 August 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 26 September 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many medical staff there have been at HM Prison and Young Offenders' Institute Cornton Vale in (a) 1999-2000, (b) 2000-01, (c) 2001-02 and (d) 2002-03 to date broken down by category of staff.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-20320 on 18 December 2001. 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/search_wa.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 30 August 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Frank McAveety on 26 September 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many adults are currently diagnosed with autistic spectrum disorder and, if the information is unavailable, what steps it is taking to collect such information.
Answer
The information requested is not available centrally. The proposed learning disability database will include people with autistic spectrum disorders, but will not provide information on all individuals diagnosed with autistic spectrum disorder since it is thought that some people, particularly at the higher functioning end of the autistic spectrum, will not want to be included in such a database.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 30 August 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Frank McAveety on 26 September 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is satisfied with the level of training to service providers for adults with autistic spectrum disorder.
Answer
The same as you? review of services for people with learning disabilities recognised the need to improve support for people with autistic spectrum disorder and recommended that local agencies should identify the training needs of front-line staff, to improve awareness and understanding of people with an autistic spectrum disorder.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 30 August 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Frank McAveety on 26 September 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive with reference to the Autistic Spectrum Disorders Needs Assessment Report of December 2001, what progress has been made in regard to targeting funding for autistic spectrum disorder services throughout Scotland and, in particular, to local authorities.
Answer
The Public Health Institute for Scotland's Autistic Spectrum Disorders Needs Assessment Report, published on 7 February 2002, recommended that resources for the systematic development of services for those with ASD should await completion of an audit of current service provision, expenditure and training by joint planning groups in each NHS board and local authority.
