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The budget for road safety advertising in 2008-09 has not yet been determined. However, the focus in 2008-09 is on rural road driving and the safety issues surrounding this. Where possible, advertising will support drink drive messages but until the budgets are set, the amount of support is unknown at this time. Non-paid for media will be used where possible, with the aim of maintaining a high-level of public awareness of the issue.

In addition, Road Safety Scotland''s budget includes £60,000 for publicity in support of the Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland enforcement campaigns, some of which focus on drink driving.

The following table, which has been compiled from information supplied by the diabetes managed clinical networks, sets out the number of people with diabetes using an insulin pump in April 2008 in each NHS board area. An earlier survey, undertaken in February 2007, reported a total of 199 people using a pump.

Board	Children	Adults
Ayrshire and Arran	0	0
Borders	0	8
Dumfries and Galloway	3	8
Fife	7	35
Forth Valley	3	12
Grampian	6	28
Greater Glasgow and Clyde	9	22
Highland, Argyll and Bute	0	11
Lanarkshire	2	19
Lothian	3	85
Orkney	0	0
Shetland	0	0
Tayside	30	35
Western Isles	0	0
Total	63	263

 

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence is currently revising its 2003 multiple technology appraisal of continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion. Publication of the revised version is expected in May 2008.

I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-11788 on 1 May 2008. There is a gradual increase in the number of people in Scotland using an insulin pump.

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.

The use of covert surveillance in Scotland is governed by the Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Scotland) Act 2000. Section 8(3) of the act gives local authorities the power to authorise the use of covert surveillance for the purpose of preventing crime or detecting crime or preventing disorder; in the interests of public safety, or for the purpose of protecting public health. The Scottish Government does not collect any information on the use made of these provisions by local government.

Independent oversight of this process is provided by the Office of the Chief Surveillance Commissioner, who reports annually. Copies of his latest annual report for 2006-07 are available from the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. number 43165).

Information on the number of falls and recording of such falls within hospitals is not held centrally. Recording and investigating the circumstances of falls and subsequent action is the responsibility of NHS boards.

Following the work of the Falls Prevention Group, the Scottish Government issued guidance last year which included advice for NHS boards, Community Health Partnerships and others on actions to prevent falls by older people and improve bone health. The guidance is available on the Scottish Government website at:

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Health/care/OlderPeopleCare/fallsgroup.

The guidance set out a number of recommendations for NHS boards to do locally, including the need for accurate recording and reporting of incidents, including falls.

It is the responsibility of NHS boards to provide relevant training for their staff.

Following the work of the falls prevention group, the Scottish Government issued guidance last year which included advice for NHS boards, community health partnerships and others on actions to prevent falls by older people and improve bone health. The letter is available on the Scottish Government web site at:

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Health/care/OlderPeopleCare/fallsgroup.

The guidance set out a number of recommendations for NHS boards to promote falls prevention, including appropriate falls awareness education and support and guidance for all staff, regardless of their role in the hospital, where patients may be at risk of falling.

I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-12086 on 28 April 2008. 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.

I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-12086 on 28 April 2008. 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.

The decision to reduce energy consumption in the members'' building by changing lighting controls was taken by the Director of Technology and Facilities Management. The Environmental Performance Manager developed the details of the scheme.

Based on electricity used in the building between 1 March and 19 April 2008, on average 4,141kWh of electricity was used on Monday and Tuesday evenings (18:00 to 24:00) and 4,210kWh on Wednesday and Thursday evenings, a difference of 1.6% in terms of overall usage.