- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 16 May 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Mary Mulligan on 30 May 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what progress is being made in developing gender-sensitive approaches to the needs of women with alcohol problems.
Answer
The Executive's Plan for Action on alcohol problems which was published on 18 January 2002, sets out that alcohol problems services should be sensitive to the needs of particular groups, including women. The Executive has recently consulted on a framework for alcohol problems support and treatment services and has consulted with groups who have a specific interest in women with alcohol problems.The Health Education Board for Scotland, Alcohol Focus Scotland and the National Association of Alcohol Action Teams held a seminar on women and alcohol in April at which I spoke. One outcome from the seminar was a commitment to establishing a women and alcohol network. The network will provide a vehicle for the development and dissemination of good practice in working with women, including the development of gender-sensitive approaches.
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 16 May 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Mary Mulligan on 30 May 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what support it provides to voluntary groups who provide support and treatment to people with alcohol problems.
Answer
The Scottish Executive provides core funding of £175,000 for Alcohol Focus Scotland, Scotland's national voluntary organisation on alcohol. Funding for local groups who provide support and treatment services for people with alcohol problems is provided by local authorities and NHS boards.
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 16 May 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Mary Mulligan on 30 May 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps are being taken to provide training for health care staff working in the health service to enable them to identify alcohol-related problems in women.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-22209 on 6 February 2002.
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 16 May 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Mary Mulligan on 30 May 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what progress is being made in the development of alcohol services in rural and semi-rural areas.
Answer
The Executive's Plan for Action on alcohol problems, which was published on 18 January, acknowledges that there are gaps in current alcohol support and treatment services across Scotland. It requires Alcohol Action Teams to assess local needs and develop local strategies by April 2003, ensuring that account is taken of the particular difficulties in providing confidential and accessible services in rural areas. The Executive is developing a framework for alcohol problems services which will assist local areas to assess needs, identify gaps and develop strategies for services accordingly.
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 16 May 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Mary Mulligan on 30 May 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many alcohol-related deaths there have been in each of the last three years, broken down by gender.
Answer
There is no universally accepted definition of an alcohol-related death. The information given in the following table relates to deaths certified as due to alcoholic liver disease, alcoholic cardiomyopathy and mental and behavioural disorders due to alcohol.Deaths due to Alcoholic Liver Disease, Alcoholic Cardiomyopathy and Mental and Behavioural Disorders due to Alcohol in 1999-2001 by Gender.
| | Males | Females | Total |
| 1999 | 711 | 302 | 1,013 |
| 2000 | 791 | 338 | 1,129 |
| 2001 | 862 | 358 | 1,220 |
Source: General Register Office for Scotland.Notes:Alcohol-related conditions are defined using the World Health Organisation's International Classification of Diseases 9th and 10th Revisions (ICD9 and ICD10).Figures for 2001 are provisional.
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 16 May 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Mary Mulligan on 30 May 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many women have been admitted to psychiatric hospitals and units for (a) alcoholic psychosis, (b) alcoholic dependence syndrome and (c) non-dependent abuse of alcohol in the last year.
Answer
Information on the number of women admitted to psychiatric hospitals and units for alcoholic psychosis, alcoholic dependence syndrome and non-dependent abuse of alcohol in the last year is given below.Women Admitted to Mental Illness Hospitals and Psychiatric Units with Alcohol-Related Problems During 2000-01 by Diagnosis.
| Diagnosis | Number |
| Main Diagnosis |
| Alcohol dependence | 705 |
| Alcohol non-dependence | 213 |
| Alcoholic psychosis | 117 |
| Secondary Diagnosis |
| Alcohol dependence | 104 |
| Alcohol non-dependence | 128 |
| Alcoholic psychosis | 16 |
Source: Scottish Morbidity Record, SMR04Text of answer.Note:Alcohol-related conditions are defined using the World Health Organisation's International Classification of Diseases 10th Revision (ICD10).
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 25 March 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Mike Watson on 15 April 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has estimated the cost of introducing a Gaelic Language Bill similar to the Welsh Language Act 1993.
Answer
The cost would depend on how the provisions in it were to be implemented.
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 18 March 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 10 April 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what transitional arrangements will be made for any (a) draft provisional orders to authorise railways under the Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act 1936 and (b) orders under the Light Railways Act 1896 and Light Railways Act 1912 that have been applied for and are outstanding on the date when the Order in Council under section 30 of the Scotland Act 1998 on the promotion and construction of railways comes into force.
Answer
No such transitional arrangements are currently being made. There are no current or outstanding applications, and none are anticipated before the Order in Council, under section 30 of the Scotland Act 1998, on the promotion and construction of railways comes into force.
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 18 March 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 2 April 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether, in light of any concerns of heritage and tourist railway companies about the costs of promoting private bills, the Light Railways Act 1896 and the Light Railways Act 1912 will remain in force following introduction of the Order in Council under section 30 of the Scotland Act 1998 on the promotion and construction of railways, and whether order-making powers under these acts will transfer to Scottish ministers and, if so, when.
Answer
The Light Railways Acts of 1896 and 1912 will remain in force following introduction of the Order in Council under section 30 of the Scotland Act 1998 on the promotion and construction of railways which start and end and are wholly within Scotland. Order-making powers under these acts, in so far as they are not already devolved, will be transferred to Scottish ministers as soon as the section 30 Order is enforced.
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 18 March 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 2 April 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-21311 by Lewis MacDonald on 16 January 2002, whether it no longer anticipates that the Order in Council under section 30 of the Scotland Act 1998 to provide legislative competence to the Scottish Parliament in respect of the promotion and construction of railways will be laid and brought into force during the first half of 2002 and, if so, when the order will be (a) laid and (b) brought into force.
Answer
I currently expect that the Order in Council under section 30 of the Scotland Act 1998, to provide legislative competence to the Scottish Parliament in respect of the promotion and construction of railways which start and end and are wholly within Scotland, will be laid during May with a view to bringing the order into force as soon as the completion of the process in the Scottish and UK Parliaments permits.
