§ Dr. GodmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to his answer of 26 November,Official Report, column 162, who is carrying out the evaluation of the effectiveness of the mental illness specific grant and the advisability of alternative funding arrangements; when he expects to receive the report of this assessment; and if he will make a statement. [7941]
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe Nuffield centre for community care studies at Glasgow university was commissioned to undertake an evaluation of the grant. The draft final report has been sent to the Scottish Office.330W It is expected that the final report will be submitted early in 1997. Future arrangements will be considered in light of the findings of that study, the social work services inspectorate report on day services for people with mental illness, the views of the Scottish Affairs Committee on the closure of psychiatric hospitals in Scotland and analysis of monitoring returns from all projects.