Parliamentary questions

Christine Grahame

3,532 questions tabled in the Scottish Parliament, most recent first.

18 Sep 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) prevalence and (b) incidence of new cases of blood-borne viruses was in each prison in each of the last three years.

Answer · Jim Wallace: I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:The information requested is not available.

18 Sep 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) prevalence and (b) incidence of new cases of hepatitis C was in each prison in each of the last three years.

Answer · Jim Wallace: I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:The information requested is not held centrally.

18 Sep 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive who holds responsibility for public health in prisons.

Answer · Jim Wallace: As public health is a devolved issue, responsibility rests with the Scottish Executive.

18 Sep 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what requirements it places on the contractor, in its contract for medical services in prisons, for the retention of doctors experienced in prison medicine.

Answer · Jim Wallace: I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:None.

18 Sep 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether, in respect of each paragraph of recommendation R(98)7 of the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers concerning the ethical and organisational aspects of health care in prisons, compliance is its responsibility or the responsibility of the contractor for the provision of medica…

Answer · Jim Wallace: 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 to given question S1W-29525. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's …

18 Sep 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether its contract with Medacs for the provision of medical services in prisons includes the requirement that the contractor must comply with recommendation R(98)7 of the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers concerning the ethical and organisational aspects of health care in prison…

Answer · Jim Wallace: I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to respond. His response is as follows:The Council of Europe Recommendation No R(98)7 "recommends that governments of member states: take into account, when reviewing thei…

18 Sep 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many applications under paragraph 16, section 4.3, Annex A of the Civil Service Management Code have been approved (a) unconditionally and (b) conditionally in each of the last five years, broken down by department or agency.

Answer · Andy Kerr: I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-29475 on 1 October 2002. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at:<A HREF="http://www.scottish.parliament.…

18 Sep 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) reports have been made of offers of employment under paragraph 13, section 4.3, Annex A, (b) reports have been made of offers of employment under paragraph 14, section 4.3, Annex A and (c) applications have been made under paragraph 15, section 4.3, Annex A of the Civil Servi…

Answer · Andy Kerr: The information requested is set out in the following tables:1997-98<TABLE BORDER CELLSPACING=1 CELLPADDING=7 WIDTH=560><TR><TD WIDTH="49%" VALIGN="TOP">Department/Agency</TD><TD WIDTH="15%" VALIGN="TOP">Number of Cases</TD><TD WIDTH="15%" VALIGN="TO…

18 Sep 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the person holding the post of Head of Health Care in the Scottish Prison Service must also hold membership of the Royal College of General Practitioners.

Answer · Jim Wallace: I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:No.

18 Sep 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether any employees of the Scottish Prison Service are members of the Royal College of General Practitioners.

Answer · Jim Wallace: I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:No.

18 Sep 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-28224 by Mr Jim Wallace on 2 September 2002, when it will publish its contract with Medacs for medical services in prisons.

Answer · Jim Wallace: I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to respond. His response is as follows:The contract will be published in due course. SPS are currently in discussion with the supplier, Medacs, about the publication of the con…

18 Sep 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many prisoners in each prison currently have a mental illness requiring medical treatment.

Answer · Jim Wallace: I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:The information requested is not available.

18 Sep 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many prisoners had a mental illness requiring medical treatment in each prison as at 31 March in each of the last five years.

Answer · Jim Wallace: I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:The information requested is not available.

13 Sep 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the ministerial statement on the prison estates review by the Deputy First Minister and Minister for Justice on 5 September 2002, whether women prisoners might be held in the private-build, private-operate remand prison.

Answer · Jim Wallace: I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:A detailed specification for the new private-build private-operate prison has yet to be developed.

13 Sep 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the ministerial statement on the prison estates review by the Deputy First Minister and Minister for Justice on 5 September 2002, what catchment area is envisaged for the private-build, private-operate remand prison.

Answer · Jim Wallace: I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:It is anticipated that the new private-build private-operate prison will mainly serve courts in the Central Belt.

13 Sep 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the ministerial statement on the prison estates review by the Deputy First Minister and Minister for Justice on 5 September 2002, what assessment it has made of the financial risk to it of a change in policy leading to there being not sufficient remand prisoners to fill a 700-…

Answer · Jim Wallace: I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:No such risk is believed to exist. The privately-built, privately-operated prison is to be capable of housing both remand and convicted prisone…

13 Sep 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the ministerial statement on the prison estates review by the Deputy First Minister and Minister for Justice on 5 September 2002, what assessment it has made of the additional cost of transporting remand prisoners to a 700-place remand prison.

Answer · Jim Wallace: I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:None.

13 Sep 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the ministerial statement on the prison estates review by the Deputy First Minister and Minister for Justice on 5 September 2002, whether it has made any assessment of the impact an increase in funding of bail supervision services would have on the number of remand prisoners.

Answer · Jim Wallace: I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-29259 today. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at <A HREF="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/searc…

13 Sep 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the ministerial statement on the prison estates review by the Deputy First Minister and Minister for Justice on 5 September 2002, what assessment it has made of the impact of bail supervision services on the number of places required for remand prisoners.

Answer · Jim Wallace: Bail supervision schemes are currently being set up by local authority criminal justice social work services with the funding provided by the Executive. As a result, they are available only to a restricted number of courts and it is therefore too early to con…

13 Sep 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the ministerial statement on the prison estates review by the Deputy First Minister and Minister for Justice on 5 September 2002, whether the proposed private-build, private-operate prison will have 700 prisoner places.

Answer · Jim Wallace: I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:The new private-build private-operate prison will provide around 700 prisoner places, although the exact number of places has yet to be set.

13 Sep 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the ministerial statement on the prison estates review by the Deputy First Minister and Minister for Justice on 5 September 2002, whether the proposed private-build, private-operate prison will be entirely for remand prisoners.

Answer · Jim Wallace: I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:The new private-build private-operate prison will be designed and built as a fully flexible prison in order to secure value for money, but as t…

11 Sep 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the current average waiting time is in each local authority area from determination of eligibility under its central heating installation programme to installation.

Answer · Hugh Henry: Information for the private sector is not collected by local authority area. The time between confirming an application as eligible and receiving central heating will vary between areas according to such things as the kind of heating system chosen and whether…

11 Sep 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-28231 by Hugh Henry on 2 September 2002, how many of the 105 applications eligible under its central heating installation programme have now had central heating installed.

Answer · Hugh Henry: I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-29181 today. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at <A HREF="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/searc…

11 Sep 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-20998 by Iain Gray on 8 January 2002, how many of the 73 applicants eligible under its central heating installation programme have now had central heating installed.

Answer · Hugh Henry: The position with regard to applications for the central heating programme submitted between September 2001 and August 2002 by private sector householders living in the Scottish Borders area is as follows:Between 1 September and 31 December 2001, 73 eligib…

11 Sep 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what representations it has made, or will make, to Her Majesty's Government about extending the red diesel scheme to buses used in the provision of daily local services.

Answer · Lewis Macdonald: The Scottish Executive is in regular contact with the UK Government on a wide range of issues, including fuel duty rates.

11 Sep 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many bus companies participate in the Fuel Duty Rebate scheme and how much was rebated to bus companies in (a) 1999-2000, (b) 2000-01, (c) 2001-02 and (d) 2002-03 to date.

Answer · Lewis Macdonald: About 220 local bus operators in Scotland qualify for Bus Service Operator's Grant at any one time, although the exact number varies. The table sets out the total amount rebated to bus operators in Scotland in the years requested.<TABLE BORDER CELLSPACING=1 C…

11 Sep 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of fuel duty is rebated annually.

Answer · Lewis Macdonald: Under the Bus Service Operator's Grant scheme, ultra low sulphur diesel (the fuel predominantly used in the operation of local bus services) currently attracts a rebate of 80.1% of the fuel duty paid.

11 Sep 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how much it costs to administer the Fuel Duty Rebate scheme annually.

Answer · Lewis Macdonald: he Bus Service Operator's Grant (BSOG) scheme is administered by the Department for Transport on a Great Britain basis with the overall costs met from that department's running cost provision, reflecting the position before devolution. BSOG is a devolved matt…

6 Sep 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the timescale was from the decision to build to occupancy in respect of HM Prison Kilmarnock.

Answer · Jim Wallace: I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:The contract was awarded in November 1997. The prison was opened in March 1999.

6 Sep 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer by the Deputy First Minister and Minister for Justice to my question during the debate on his ministerial statement on prisons on 5 September 2002 (Official Report, col 13882), which house blocks have been built since 1999; how much each cost; what the timescale was…

Answer · Jim Wallace: I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:None. New houseblocks are currently under construction at HM Young Offenders Institute Polmont and HM Prison Edinburgh, but are not yet complet…