- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
-
Date lodged: Friday, 04 June 2004
-
Current Status:
Answered by George Reid on 16 June 2004
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body whether any representations were received from the Chinese Government with regard to the visit of His Holiness The Dalai Lama to the Scottish Parliament and, if so, what the purpose was of the representations.
Answer
I met with the Chinese Consul General, Mr Liu Jingxue on Thursday 11 March, where he raised the issue of the visit by His Holiness The 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet to the Scottish Parliament. The Consul General informed me of his government's policy on Tibet. I explained that His Holiness had been invited to lead Time for Reflection as a world religious leader only.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
-
Date lodged: Monday, 24 May 2004
-
Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 8 June 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive, with reference to Contract between The Scottish Ministers and Reliance Secure Task Management Ltd for the Provision of Prisoner Escort & Court Custody Services in Scotland, what evidence it has that Reliance Secure Task Management Ltd presently has in place all contracts of insurance required by clause 19.6 of Schedule 3.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron,Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is asfollows:I refer the member to the answer given to S2W-8531 answered 8 June 2004 . All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility forwhich can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/search_wa.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
-
Date lodged: Monday, 24 May 2004
-
Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 8 June 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive whether, with reference to Contract between The Scottish Ministers and Reliance Secure Task Management Ltd for the Provision of Prisoner Escort & Court Custody Services in Scotland, it considers the escape of a prisoner to be a default, as defined in clause 1.12 of Schedule 3.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron,Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is asfollows:I refer the member to the answer given to S2W-8431 answered 8 June 2004 . All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility forwhich can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/search_wa.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
-
Date lodged: Monday, 24 May 2004
-
Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 8 June 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive, with reference to Contract between The Scottish Ministers and Reliance Secure Task Management Ltd for the Provision of Prisoner Escort & Court Custody Services in Scotland, why clause 9.2 of Schedule 3 has been removed.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron,Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is asfollows:I refer the member to the answer given to S2W-8434 answered 8 June 2004 . All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility forwhich can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/search_wa.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
-
Date lodged: Monday, 24 May 2004
-
Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 8 June 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive, with reference to Contract between The Scottish Ministers and Reliance Secure Task Management Ltd for the Provision of Prisoner Escort & Court Custody Services in Scotland, what it considers to be the difference between a service failure, which is not defined in the contract, and a default, which is defined in clause 1.12 of Schedule 3.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to respond. His response is as follows:
The SPS consider service failureto be a failure as described at clause 6.2 of Schedule 3.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
-
Date lodged: Monday, 24 May 2004
-
Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 8 June 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive, with reference to Contract between The Scottish Ministers and Reliance Secure Task Management Ltd for the Provision of Prisoner Escort & Court Custody Services in Scotland, for each written notice it has given to Reliance Secure Task Management Ltd under clause 14.2.1 of Schedule 3, what the date of the notice was; what the reason was for the notice, and whether it considers the default which was the subject of the notice, to be outstanding.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron,Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is asfollows:I refer the member to the answer given to S2W-8434 answered 8 June 2004 . All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility forwhich can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/search_wa.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
-
Date lodged: Monday, 24 May 2004
-
Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 8 June 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive, with reference to Contract between The Scottish Ministers and Reliance Secure Task Management Ltd for the Provision of Prisoner Escort & Court Custody Services in Scotland, why the meaning of “Relevant Industrial Action” has been removed from clause 19.3.3 of Schedule 3.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron,Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is asfollows:I refer the member to the answer given to S2W-8434 answered 8 June 2004 . All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility forwhich can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/search_wa.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
-
Date lodged: Monday, 24 May 2004
-
Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 8 June 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive, with reference to Contract between The Scottish Ministers and Reliance Secure Task Management Ltd for the Provision of Prisoner Escort & Court Custody Services in Scotland, whether it considers the recurring escape of prisoners to be a default that would allow it to (a) give written notice to Reliance Secure Task Management Ltd under clause 14.2.1 of Schedule 3 to rectify the default or (b) terminate the contract with immediate effect under clause 14.2.2 of Schedule 3.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron,Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is asfollows:I refer the member to the answer given to S2W-8431 answered 8 June 2004 . All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility forwhich can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/search_wa.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
-
Date lodged: Friday, 21 May 2004
-
Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 8 June 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of the total charge for core and non-core services in clause 5.3.1 of Schedule 2 to Contract between The Scottish Ministers and Reliance Secure Task Management Ltd for the Provision of Prisoner Escort & Court Custody Services in Scotland is at risk.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron,Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is asfollows:I refer the member to the answergiven to S2W-8435 answered 8 June 2004 . All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility forwhich can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/search_wa.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
-
Date lodged: Friday, 21 May 2004
-
Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 8 June 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-1869 by Cathy Jamieson on 9 September 2003, what the distinction is between the contract monthly target standard that has been removed from appendix A of Schedule 2 to Contract between The Scottish Ministers and Reliance Secure Task Management Ltd for the Provision of Prisoner Escort & Court Custody Services in Scotland and the quarterly baseline points total in paragraph 3 of Schedule F to Minute of Agreement between the Secretary of State for Scotland and Kilmarnock Prison Services Limited for the Design, Construction, Management and Financing of a Prison at Kilmarnock.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:
The two contracts are with different service providers for different services and were concluded at different times.
