- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 February 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 17 February 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive whether assistance was requested from any other service by the Scottish Prison Service to deal with the concerted indiscipline at HM Prison Kilmarnock that occurred on or between 29 and 31 January 2003.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:No.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 February 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 17 February 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what cover was available at those Scottish Prison Service establishments from which staff were sent to HM Prison Kilmarnock to deal with the concerted indiscipline that occurred there on or between 29 and 31 January 2003
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-33795 today. 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/search_wa.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 03 February 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 14 February 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-22603 by Mr Jim Wallace on 14 February 2002, how many summary criminal cases were called for trial in (a) Scotland and (b) each sheriff court district and how many such cases were adjourned to another trial date.
Answer
The following table sets out for 2002 the number of summary criminal trials which were called in court for trial, and the number which were adjourned to another date for a variety of reasons.Summary Trial Adjournments 2002
| | Number of Summary Trials Called | Total Number of Adjournments |
| Aberdeen | 1,318 | 379 |
| Banff | 140 | 42 |
| Dingwall | 119 | 27 |
| Dornoch | 60 | 21 |
| Elgin | 512 | 161 |
| Fort William | 113 | 21 |
| Inverness | 715 | 170 |
| Kirkwall | 44 | 16 |
| Lerwick | 102 | 31 |
| Lochmaddy | 24 | 7 |
| Peterhead | 297 | 94 |
| Portree | 28 | 15 |
| Stonehaven | 112 | 24 |
| Stornoway | 77 | 19 |
| Tain | 165 | 29 |
| Wick | 111 | 26 |
| Alloa | 484 | 207 |
| Arbroath | 414 | 126 |
| Cupar | 263 | 104 |
| Dundee | 1,797 | 659 |
| Dunfermline | 540 | 164 |
| Falkirk | 1,196 | 423 |
| Forfar | 199 | 65 |
| Kirkcaldy | 1,011 | 364 |
| Perth | 864 | 333 |
| Stirling | 785 | 233 |
| Edinburgh | 4,166 | 1,147 |
| Haddington | 407 | 109 |
| Jedburgh/Duns | 231 | 49 |
| Linlithgow | 1,412 | 574 |
| Peebles | 72 | 21 |
| Selkirk | 169 | 63 |
| Glasgow | 8,726 | 3,219 |
| Campbeltown | 73 | 20 |
| Dumbarton | 1,120 | 421 |
| Dunoon | 205 | 72 |
| Greenock | 825 | 202 |
| Kilmarnock | 875 | 98 |
| Oban | 111 | 40 |
| Paisley | 2,024 | 739 |
| Rothesay | 75 | 10 |
| Airdrie | 1,628 | 523 |
| Ayr | 1,048 | 228 |
| Dumfries | 432 | 82 |
| Hamilton | 3,448 | 1,235 |
| Kirkcudbright | 41 | 8 |
| Lanark | 340 | 90 |
| Stranraer | 181 | 35 |
| Total for Scotland | 39,099 | 12,745 |
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 30 January 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 13 February 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-30372 by Mr Jim Wallace on 12 November 2002, what the total number of injuries to prisoners reportable to the Health and Safety Executive at all prisons, including HM Prison Kilmarnock, was in each of the last five years and in 2002-03 to date.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:The available information for the last five years, and for the period 1 April 2002 to 31 December 2003, is contained in the following table:
| Year | 1997-98 | 1998-99 | 1999-2000 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 |
| Total | 23 | 24 | 12 | 32 | 24 | 11 |
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 30 January 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 13 February 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the number of injuries reportable to the Health and Safety Executive at HM Prison Kilmarnock is included in the figures shown on page 9 of the Scottish Prison Service Annual Report and Accounts 2001-02.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:No.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 30 January 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 13 February 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-32358 by Hugh Henry on 17 January 2003, what the (a) estate development budget and (b) budget for cost of capital has been in (i) 1997-98, (ii) 1998-99, (iii) 1999-2000, (iv) 2000-01, (v) 2001-02 and (vi) 2002-03 to date and what the expenditure outturn has been in each case.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:The available information is:
| Expenditure | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 |
| Budget(£ million) | Outturn(£ million) | Budget(£ million) | Outturn(£ million) | Budget(£ million) | Foreast(£ million) |
| Estate Development | 28.7 | 21.5 | 41.0 | 21.1 | 52.0 | 35.1 |
| Cost of Capital | | | 24.8 | 21.7 | 25.2 | 22.3 |
Notes:1. Budget details are no longer retained on the financial system for year 1999-2000 and prior years.2. Cost of capital was introduced with resource budgeting in 2001-02.3. 2001-02 and 2002-03 budgets include in-year £12.5 million transfer from current budget in line with Ministerial Key Performance Indicators.4. Estate development underspend versus budget was carried forward, in full, to the following period under the Scottish Executive End-Year Flexibility arrangements and related to financial commitments in future periods.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 30 January 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 13 February 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-32525 by Hugh Henry on 29 January 2003, when the Scottish Prison Service will submit the appropriate planning notification for the construction of a new prison to the relevant authority.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:When a suitable site has been identified and the necessary information is available to support a planning application.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 January 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 12 February 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answers to questions S1W-33093 and S1W-32973 by Cathy Jamieson and Mr Jim Wallace on 22 and 20 January 2003 respectively, how it was able to state the percentage of inmates that have mental problems and the number that are in receipt of prescribed psychiatric medication at HM Prison Polmont but not at other young offender institutions.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:The information provided which is an approximation, is based on data collected locally at HM Young Offenders Institute Polmont but at no other establishment.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 09 January 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 12 February 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it plans to take in the light of the conclusion of the Evaluation of the Scottish Prison Service's Tendering Process for Social Work Contracts that "contracting between public bodies for services that are themselves complex and reflect high levels of inter-connectivity may not provide the most effective means of achieving a balance between performance and risk that is appropriate and acceptable to each of the parties concerned."
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to respond. His response is as follows:Overall, the evaluation concluded that while these contracts were working better than the previous arrangements, they could be improved further. The SPS is likely to move to new more operationally and financially rigorous arrangements in respect of the remaining establishments.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 31 January 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Hugh Henry on 12 February 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to send any representatives to the EU conference, Towards an Effective Policy on Drugs: Policy Choices, Scientific Facts and Day-to-Day Practice, in Athens on 6 to 8 March 2003 and, if so, of what grade and department each such representative will be.
Answer
The Scottish Executive will not be sending representatives to the EU Conference in Athens on 6 to 8 March. The Home Office, which leads for the UK on international drugs policy issues, is sending a small delegation, which will represent UK interests. Although experts and some politicians will speak at the conference, the UK delegation will not include a ministerial representative. I understand that the conference, which will take the form of a series of presentations, will focus on evidence gathering rather than on high-level policy negotiations. The Scottish Executive is regularly consulted on, and fully involved in, discussions with the Home Office at official and ministerial level on the formulation of EU policies that touch on matters falling within the responsibilities of the Executive. The Home Office will feed back to the Executive the outcome of the conference in due course.
