- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 19 October 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Iain Gray on 16 November 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive whether any department of the Scottish Prison Service at any stage requested or required any change to the design of HMP Kilmarnock.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:All bidders changed elements of their initially submitted design throughout the tender negotiation process to fulfil better the requirements of the Scottish Prison Service output specification.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 19 October 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Iain Gray on 16 November 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive when the Scottish Prison Service Estates Directorate first had sight of plans for HM Prison Kilmarnock and how long this was before the start of the construction process.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:Initial tenders were received by the Scottish Prison Service in December 1996 and construction started in November 1997.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 26 October 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 9 November 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive how much it will cost for each of the Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency's vessels to be entered into dry dock for maintenance.
Answer
The bids submitted by contractors on a commercial basis are confidential but can be in a range of £40,000 to £70,000 per vessel, depending on the specific works required.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 26 October 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 9 November 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive when each of the Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency's vessels will enter dry dock for maintenance.
Answer
Dry-docking for maintenance purposes is carried out on an annual basis. In this financial year Norna dry-docked on 9 October and Sulisker on 1 November. Vigilant and Westra will dry-dock on 16 January and 25 February respectively.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 26 October 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 9 November 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive which company holds the contract to maintain the Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency's vessels.
Answer
No single company holds such a contract. The refit works on each of the agency's vessels is subject to competitive tender annually.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 26 October 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 9 November 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive when each of the Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency's vessels were last entered into dry dock for maintenance.
Answer
In the last maintenance round (2000-01) the dry-docking dates for the agency's vessels were as follows:
Norna | 18.10.00 |
Sulisker | 10.11.00 |
Vigilant | 03.01.01 |
Westra | 13.02.01 |
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 October 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Iain Gray on 8 November 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what action is being taken to reduce the number of female prisoners.
Answer
In view of the Executive's concerns over the problem of women's offending, we set up a Ministerial Group, which I chair, to tackle this specific issue. The group is looking at a range of measures to encourage the appropriate use of alternatives to custody for female offenders. The group is due to complete its work in December and will report shortly after.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 October 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Curran on 30 October 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive when detailed guidance will be issued on the revenue fund costs to local authorities of the transitional housing benefit scheme under the Supporting People regime to be introduced in 2003.
Answer
The transitional housing benefit scheme will continue until April 2003 but it is hoped to provide local authorities with an indication of how much will be available to them for Supporting People by the end of 2002.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 October 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Curran on 16 October 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive which local authorities will retain social inclusion partnership status until March 2004.
Answer
Social Inclusion Partnerships with designations due to end in March 2004 are located in the following local authority areas:Argyll and Bute Council, City of Edinburgh Council, Clackmannanshire Council, Dundee City Council, East Ayrshire Council, East Renfrewshire Council, East Lothian Council, Falkirk Council, Fife Council, Glasgow City Council, Highland Council, Moray Council, North Ayrshire Council, North Lanarkshire Council, Perth and Kinross Council, Scottish Borders Council, South Lanarkshire Council, Stirling Council, and West Lothian Council.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 October 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Curran on 16 October 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what replacement funding will be provided to organisations following the conclusion of the Social Inclusion Partnership Initiative.
Answer
Following our recent decision to extend the life of the nine Social Inclusion Partnerships (SIPs) who were former Regeneration Programmes and five other SIPs, no SIPs now have designations due to expire before 31 March 2004. It would be premature to prejudge at this stage the circumstances that might apply in 2004 and beyond.
