- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 28 January 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 18 February 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many suicide attempts have been made by prisoners serving sentences in Scottish prisons in each year since 1999, broken down by gender.
Answer
I have asked Mike Ewart, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-9092 on 18 February 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.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 28 January 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 18 February 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many prisoners required inpatient hospital treatment from (a) an NHS hospital and (b) a prison hospital in each year since 1999, broken down by prison.
Answer
I have asked Mike Ewart, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:
This information is not available.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 28 January 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 18 February 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many prisoners, eligible for parole and serving sentences in Scottish prisons, were refused parole in each year since 1999, broken down by prison.
Answer
The information sought is as follows:
| Year | Number of Eligible Prisoners Refused Parole | Number of Prisoners not Recommended for Release on Life Licence |
| 1999 | 304 | Not available |
| 2000 | 279 | 110 |
| 2001 | 301 | 85 |
| 2002 | 272 | 89 |
| 2003 | 354 | 117 |
| 2004 | 380 | 124 |
| 2005 | 395 | 136 |
| 2006 | 463 | 117 |
It is not possible to provide the information by prison. The figures also include those who were transferred to England to serve their sentences and those transferred to serve their sentences in psychiatric hospitals.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 28 January 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 18 February 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what consideration it has given to bringing Scotland’s eight police forces together under one structure.
Answer
The government currently has no plans to reduce the number of police forces in Scotland. We are, however, committed to delivering change and improvements that make sense for Scotland. We will consider carefully the recommendations contained in the Justice Committee's report into the effective use of police resources.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 28 January 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 18 February 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many suicides have taken place in Scottish prisons in each year since 1999, broken down by gender.
Answer
I have asked Mike Ewart, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:
I refer the member to the answers to questions S2W-14693 on 9 March 2005, and S2W-15577 on 14 April 2005, for the years 1999-2000 to 2003-04. 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 following table sets out self-inflicted and apparent self-inflicted deaths in prison custody for the years 2004-05 to 2006-07, by prison. There were only two female deaths over this period, both occurring at HM Prison and Institution, Cornton Vale. Information relating to statistics of self-harm or attempted suicide is not available for these years.
| Establishment | Year |
| 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 |
| Aberdeen | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Barlinnie | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| Cornton Vale | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dumfries | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Edinburgh | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Glenochil | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greenock | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Inverness | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Kilmarnock | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ~Low Moss | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Open Estate | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Perth | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Peterhead | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Polmont | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Shotts | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 9 | *10 | #10 |
Notes:
~Low Moss closed, spring 2006.
*1 apparent self-inflicted death subject to Fatal Accident Inquiry Determination.
#5 apparent self-inflicted deaths subject to Fatal Accident Inquiry Determination.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 24 January 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Frank Mulholland on 7 February 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive on what date the protocol between the Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland and the Crown Office concerning complaints made to police forces in relation to breaches of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 was agreed.
Answer
I refer the member to the answerto question S3W-8921 on 7 February 2008.
All answers to written parliamentaryquestions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for whichcan be found at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 24 January 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Frank Mulholland on 7 February 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to review the protocol agreed between the Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland and the Crown Office concerning complaints in relation to breaches of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000.
Answer
I refer the member to the answerto question S3W-8921 on 7 February 2008.
All answers to written parliamentaryquestions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for whichcan be found at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 24 January 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Frank Mulholland on 7 February 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what the legal status is of the protocol between the Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland and the Crown Office with regard to complaints made related to breaches of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000.
Answer
I refer the member to the answerto question S3W-8921 on 7 February 2008.
All answers to written parliamentaryquestions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for whichcan be found at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 24 January 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Frank Mulholland on 7 February 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will publish the details of the protocol between the Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland and the Crown Office concerning complaints made to police forces in relation to breaches of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000.
Answer
There is no protocol betweenthe Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service and ACPOS in relation to allegationsof contraventions of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000.There is, however, a protocol of this nature between ACPOS and the Electoral Commission.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 January 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Frank Mulholland on 6 February 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether a fatal accident inquiry into the death from anthrax of Christopher Norris will now take place, following NHS Borders’ report into the matter.
Answer
Crown Counsel havenow taken the decision that there will be a fatal accident inquiry into the circumstancessurrounding the death of Christopher or Pascal Norris.
