- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 February 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 17 February 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive how many copies of the summary document of Recording Our Achievements were produced and what the (a) production and (b) distribution costs were.
Answer
In total, 93,000 copies of Recording our Achievements: A Summary were produced for distribution at a cost of £15,747. Of the 93,000 copies, 1,711 were distributed with the main Recording our Achievements document; therefore, the costs for distributing the summary documents cannot be separately identified.The total cost of distributing the main and summary documents was £15,888.68.
- 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 how many staff were sent from other Scottish Prison Service establishments 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:None.
- 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: 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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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: 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: 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.
- 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 12 February 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-33010 by Mr Jim Wallace on 31 January 2003, why information on the number of sheriff court cases adjourned on the day of commencement is not held centrally, given that the number of summary criminal cases called for trial and the number adjourned to another trial date were given in the answer to S1W-22603 on 14 February 2002.
Answer
The original parliamentary question asked for information on the number of sheriff court cases adjourned on the day of commencement and the reasons for these adjournments. Such information is not held centrally. However, detailed information on summary criminal trials can be determined through analysis of a Scottish Court Service information database.
