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Measures for mitigating the impact of the Beauly to Denny upgrade on communities, on visual amenity and landscape, on the environment, on cultural heritage and on tourism are defined in the developer''s application, and in the conditions of the consent. It is against the application as proposed, and against the additional conditions imposed upon the developers in the letters of consent, that mitigation measures will be assessed.

The Scottish Perinatal and Infant Mortality and Morbidity Report includes information on numbers, rates, causes and associated factors for all stillbirths and neonatal deaths in Scotland, and makes recommendations for practice where appropriate. The production of the report is overseen by a multidisciplinary committee which includes public partners (lay representation). The report is published annually on the NHS QIS and ISD websites.

http://www.isdscotland.org/isd/3112.html.

Maternity and neonatal units within Scotland conduct regular multidisciplinary perinatal mortality meetings at which the cause of and the circumstances surrounding each stillbirth or neonatal death within that unit are examined. Good and less satisfactory practice are identified and recommendations made for future practice and/or the management of any future pregnancy to an affected mother.

Maternity units will review a stillbirth at a local perinatal mortality meeting. This may take the form of a critical incident review or root cause analysis.

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

Video links between HMP Cornton Vale and courts have been used once in each of the last two years: to London Magistrates Court in 2008 and to Wolverhampton Magistrates Court in 2009.

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

The Scottish Prisoner Listener Scheme is a Samaritan Scotland delivered service and is normally available in all of Scottish Prisons. Currently, the only exception is HM YOI Polmont where the service has been suspended. Discussions are ongoing between HM YOI Polmont and the local branch of Samaritans to establish what can be done to reintroduce the Listener Scheme at this establishment.

The number of listeners within each establishment varies depending on prisoner movement, the number of prisoners offering their time and willing to be trained as listeners, and the capacity of the local Samaritan branch to support the service. Consequently, listener numbers at each establishment are not fixed and tend to fluctuate due to the above factors. We are currently consulting Samaritan partners to confirm the number of active listeners at each prison and will provide the this information by 5 March 2010.

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

The Listener Scheme is available in HMP Kilmarnock and HMP Addiewell. Currently, HMP Addiewell has four trained listeners whilst HMP Kilmarnock has five trained (two active at present) plus 10 others in line for training.

The number of listeners within each establishment varies depending on prisoner movement, the number of prisoners offering their time and willing to be trained as Listeners, and the capacity of the local Samaritan branch to support the service. Consequently, listener numbers at each establishment is not fixed and tends to fluctuate due to the above factors.

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

The Listener Scheme is operating in all prisons with the exception of HM YOI Polmont where work is currently underway to reinvigorate this service.

A number of methods are used to advertise the listener scheme which includes: a presentation on the listener scheme during prisoners'' induction; a DVD explaining the service and how individuals can access it; posters displayed throughout the prison including room/cell doors, phone hoods and notice boards in all areas. Prisoners who fulfil the listener role are also active in promoting the listener scheme.

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

A separate care facility (not a segregation unit) will be considered as part of a business case to provide better management of those who are acutely unwell and aggressive. In the mean time existing exclusion areas in Cornton Vale will be refurbished.

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

This information is only available on a real time basis and not available historically. Currently there are approximately 12% of prisoners at HMP Cornton Vale who have indicated they are No Fixed Abode.

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

Rule 37 of The Prisons and Young Offenders Institutions (Scotland) Rules 2006 relates specifically to the duty of the medical officer to bring to the attention of the establishment governor certain healthcare matters that may impact on the prisoner''s management, wellbeing and where appropriate advise clinical recommendations for addressing such matters.

The rule does not impose cellular confinement on grounds of mental health, nor does it relate specifically to this type of illness. Therefore additional input from a Psychiatrist is rarely required, unless he or she is the medical officer notifying the governor of the health matter that needs to be addressed.

Prisoners who are managed under Rule 37 have a care plan in place which outlines appropriate support and interventions required for that individuals care according to their healthcare requirements. Each case will be discussed at a Multi Disciplinary Mental Health Team meeting and where appropriate they will be seen by a qualified psychiatrist whose input will be incorporated into individual care plans where mental health issues require this.