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I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:

The following table sets out the number of self-inflicted deaths at each Establishment for the last six years.

Establishment	Year
	1999-2000	2000-01	2001-02	2002-03	2003-04	2004-05
Aberdeen	1	0	0	2	0	2
Barlinnie	5	5	4	3	1	1
Castle Huntly	0	0	0	0	0	1
Cornton Vale	0	0	2	1	0	1
Dumfries	1	0	0	0	0	0
Edinburgh	2	2	1	0	1	0
Glenochil	1	1	0	0	1	0
Greenock	2	1	0	0	0	0
Inverness	0	1	0	0	1	1
Kilmarnock	1	1	2	2	1	0
Low Moss	0	0	0	0	0	0
Noranside	0	0	0	0	0	0
Perth	1	0	1	0	0	2
Peterhead	1	0	0	0	0	0
Polmont	0	0	1	0	0	0
Shotts	2	0	0	0	0	1

 

It is not possible due to themovement of prisoners around the prison estate to produce meaningful suicide ratesper prison. However, there were 21,664 individuals held in prison in Scotland forpart or all of 2004-05, and the nine self-inflicted deaths is equivalent to a rateof 4.15 per 10,000.

From information provided bythe Registrar General, there were 835 deaths in Scotland in 2004 from “intentionalself-harm” and “events of undetermined intent”, a rate of 1.6 per 10,000. But thisdoes not compare with the in prison rate as the age profile of the prisoner populationis significantly younger than that of the general population and around 95% of prisonersare men.

I refer the member to the answerto question S2W-19607 on 2 November 2005. All answers to written parliamentary questions areavailable on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can befound at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.

I refer the member to the answer to question S2W-2529 on 25 September 2005. All answers to writtenparliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facilityfor which can be found at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.

Any Scottish act may be disappliedor otherwise amended by UK legislation, though insofar as primary legislation isfor a devolved purpose it would normally be subject to the consent of the Scottish Parliament.

None. I refer the member to the answer to question S2W-19607 on 2 November 2005 which is available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at:

http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.

The Executive has corresponded with officials in Universities Scotland and the Scottish Funding Council on this issue, and will continue to consult these bodies as it develops a contribution to the UK’s response to the Commission’s consultation paper. I refer the member to the answer to question S2W-19607 on 2 November 2005. 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 question S2W-19607 answered on 2 November 2005. 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 European Commission’s proposals for a European Institute for Technology (EIT) should offer some helpful opportunities for the Scottish higher education sector. The proposals are at a very early stage of development. The Commission’s public consultation document presents a very wide range of options for the possible mission, structure and priorities for an EIT. The Executive is working with the UK Government on developing a response to this consultation. The Executive will continue to work with the higher education sector and other stakeholders to ensure that Scotland contributes to the development of the EIT, and is able to take best advantage of the opportunities that it may offer.

For the year 2004, there were 166 neonatal deaths registered. This equates to 62% of infant deaths (under 1 year), and 40% of all deaths under 16 years.

Source: GROS.

No donations have been made to the fund itself but the trustees have been successful in securing support, in cash and in kind, for the work of the Commonwealth Games Council for Scotland (CGCS). The trustees have set up a business group which advises and assists the CGCS in its fundraising activities and members of the group have themselves provided support for the CGCS’s activities.

If the member wishes more detailed information about the activities of the trust, I suggest that she writes direct to the chairman of the trust, Mr Dougie Donnelly.