Parliamentary questions
Nicola Sturgeon
676 questions tabled in the Scottish Parliament, most recent first.
25 May 2004 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will publish details of the Service Provider's Implementation Programme referred to in clause 1.4.4.1 of Schedule 1 of Contract between The Scottish Ministers and Reliance Secure Task Management Limited for the Provision of Prisoner Escort & Court Custody Services in Scotland.
Answer · Cathy Jamieson: I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to respond. His response is as follows:</p><p>The information requested formsSchedule 6 of the SPS's contract with Reliance and was published on 20 May 2004.</p>
25 May 2004 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it, or the Scottish Prison Service (SPS), had the opportunity to observe the testing of the prisoner logging system referred to in clause 1.4.4.1 of Schedule 1 of Contract between The Scottish Ministers and Reliance Secure Task Management Limited for the Provision of Prisoner Esco…
Answer · Cathy Jamieson: I have asked Tony Cameron Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to respond. His response is as follows:</p><p>Yes. The SPS took advantage of the opportunity.</p>
25 May 2004 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will publish details of the performance and prisoner logging system referred to in clause 1.4.4.1 of Schedule 1 of Contract between The Scottish Ministers and Reliance Secure Task Management Limited for the Provision of Prisoner Escort & Court Custody Services in Scotland.
Answer · Cathy Jamieson: I have asked Tony Cameron,Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is asfollows:</p><p>I refer the member to the answer given to S2W-8434 answered 8 June 2004 . All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the…
25 May 2004 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will publish the response times for 2nd level in Table 5 of Schedule 1 of Contract between The Scottish Ministers and Reliance Secure Task Management Ltd for the Provision of Prisoner Escort & Court Custody Services in Scotland.
Answer · Cathy Jamieson: I have asked Tony Cameron,Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is asfollows:</p><p>I refer the member to the answer given to S2W-8434 answered 8 June 2004 . All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the…
25 May 2004 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what information has been withheld in the header box after “1st Level Response” in Table 5 of Schedule 1 of Contract between The Scottish Ministers and Reliance Secure Task Management Ltd for the Provision of Prisoner Escort & Court Custody Services in Scotland.
Answer · Cathy Jamieson: I have asked Tony Cameron,Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is asfollows:</p><p>I refer the member to the answer given to S2W-8434 answered 8 June 2004 . All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the…
25 May 2004 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will publish clause 8.8.4 of Schedule 1 of Contract between The Scottish Ministers and Reliance Secure Task Management Ltd for the Provision of Prisoner Escort & Court Custody Services in Scotland.
Answer · Cathy Jamieson: I have asked Tony Cameron,Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is asfollows:</p><p>I refer the member to the answer given to S2W-8434 answered 8 June 2004 . All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the…
25 May 2004 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the subject matter is of clause 8.8.4 of Schedule 1 of Contract between The Scottish Ministers and Reliance Secure Task Management Ltd for the Provision of Prisoner Escort & Court Custody Services in Scotland.
Answer · Cathy Jamieson: I have asked Tony Cameron,Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is asfollows:</p><p>I refer the member to the answer given to S2W-8434 answered 8 June 2004 . All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the…
25 May 2004 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive through which prison transfer arrangements are co-ordinated for (a) Scottish male prisoners, (b) Scottish female prisoners and (c) prisoners escorted into the HM Prison Service within England and Wales.
Answer · Cathy Jamieson: I have asked Tony Cameron,Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is asfollows:</p><p>I refer the member to the answer given to S2W-8434 answered 8 June 2004 . All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the…
25 May 2004 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, with reference to Contract between The Scottish Ministers and Reliance Secure Task Management Ltd for the Provision of Prisoner Escort & Court Custody Services in Scotland, whether it will publish a report on the current condition of equipment and transport.
Answer · Cathy Jamieson: I have asked Tony Cameron Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to respond. His response is as follows:</p><p>The SPS has no plans to publishsuch a report.</p>
25 May 2004 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, with reference to Contract between The Scottish Ministers and Reliance Secure Task Management Ltd for the Provision of Prisoner Escort & Court Custody Services in Scotland, for how many years prisoner records will be retained after the termination of the contract.
Answer · Cathy Jamieson: I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to respond. His response is as follows:</p><p>The SPS has not yet decided.</p>
25 May 2004 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how often Reliance Secure Task Management Ltd has been required to escort a prisoner to a relevant premise outside Scotland.
Answer · Cathy Jamieson: I have asked Tony Cameron Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:</p><p>No such escorts have taken place.</p>
25 May 2004 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will publish clause 5.1.2.1 of Schedule 1 of Contract between The Scottish Ministers and Reliance Secure Task Management Ltd for the Provision of Prisoner Escort & Court Custody Services in Scotland.
Answer · Cathy Jamieson: I have asked Tony Cameron,Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is asfollows:</p><p>I refer the member to the answer given to S2W-8434 answered 8 June 2004 . All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the…
25 May 2004 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the subject matter is of clause 5.1.2.1 of Schedule 1 of Contract between The Scottish Ministers and Reliance Secure Task Management Ltd for the Provision of Prisoner Escort & Court Custody Services in Scotland.
Answer · Cathy Jamieson: I have asked Tony Cameron,Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is asfollows:</p><p>I refer the member to the answer given to S2W-8434 answered 8 June 2004 . All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the…
25 May 2004 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what training provider has been engaged to train Reliance Secure Task Management Ltd's staff to comply with section 4.11 of Schedule 1 of Contract between The Scottish Ministers and Reliance Secure Task Management Ltd for the Provision of Prisoner Escort & Court Custody Services in Scotla…
Answer · Cathy Jamieson: I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to respond. His response is as follows:</p><p>The contract obliges Relianceto arrange incident command training, to participate in the SPS’s training, anddevelop its training and …
25 May 2004 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the Scottish Prison Service charges for each trainee for the 10-day training course in control and restraint techniques.
Answer · Cathy Jamieson: I have asked Tony Cameron,Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is asfollows:</p><p>I refer the member to the answer given to S2W-8434 answered 8 June 2004 . All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the…
24 May 2004 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the anti-bullying strategy required by clause 3.5.1 of Contract between The Scottish Ministers and Reliance Secure Task Management Ltd for the Provision of Prisoner Escort & Court Custody Services in Scotland was in effect when James McCormick was released in error by Reliance Sec…
Answer · Cathy Jamieson: I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:</p><p>The provisions of the contractwere in operation from 4 April 2004.</p>
24 May 2004 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether section 3.4 of Contract between The Scottish Ministers and Reliance Secure Task Management Ltd for the Provision of Prisoner Escort & Court Custody Services in Scotland was implemented for any of the prisoners released in error by Reliance Secure Task Management Ltd and, if so, wh…
Answer · Cathy Jamieson: I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:</p><p>No.</p>
24 May 2004 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what training Reliance Secure Task Management Ltd has implemented to ensure compliance with section 2.5 of Contract between The Scottish Ministers and Reliance Secure Task Management Ltd for the Provision of Prisoner Escort & Court Custody Services in Scotland.
Answer · Cathy Jamieson: I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:</p><p>The scope of the training isdetailed in Unit 9, Table 1 of Schedule 1 in the published edition of thecontract.</p>
24 May 2004 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive under what circumstances it will consider Reliance Secure Task Management Ltd to be in breach of its contract to provide prisoner escort and court custody services and what circumstances would lead the Executive to consider terminating the contract early.
Answer · Cathy Jamieson: I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is asfollows:</p><p>I refer the member to the answer given to S2W-8431 answered 8 June 2004 . All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on th…
24 May 2004 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether, with reference to Contract between The Scottish Ministers and Reliance Secure Task Management Ltd for the Provision of Prisoner Escort & Court Custody Services in Scotland, the service provider will publish its policies, rules and systems in respect of health and safety.
Answer · Cathy Jamieson: I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:</p><p>This is a matter for Reliance.</p>
24 May 2004 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether, with reference to Schedule 3, section 13 of Contract between The Scottish Ministers and Reliance Secure Task Management Ltd for the Provision of Prisoner Escort & Court Custody Services in Scotland, the authority will publish an assessment of visits and spot checks of any locatio…
Answer · Cathy Jamieson: I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to respond. His response is as follows:</p><p>The SPS has no plans to publishassessment or spot check reports.</p>
24 May 2004 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, with reference to Schedule 3, section 13 of Contract between The Scottish Ministers and Reliance Secure Task Management Ltd for the Provision of Prisoner Escort & Court Custody Services in Scotland, what procedures the authority will use to carry out full assessment visits and spot check…
Answer · Cathy Jamieson: I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to respond. His response is as follows:</p><p>The SPS will adopt such proceduresas are required to render spot-checks and assessment visits effective.</p>
24 May 2004 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, with reference to Schedule 3, section 13 of Contract between The Scottish Ministers and Reliance Secure Task Management Ltd for the Provision of Prisoner Escort & Court Custody Services in Scotland, how many times the authority intends to review the Service Delivery Quality Plan during t…
Answer · Cathy Jamieson: I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to respond. His response is as follows:</p><p>The SPS will review the ServiceDelivery Quality Plan as necessary.</p>
24 May 2004 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether, with reference to Schedule 3, section 13 of Contract between The Scottish Ministers and Reliance Secure Task Management Ltd for the Provision of Prisoner Escort & Court Custody Services in Scotland, it will publish survey levels of prisoner satisfaction on a regular basis and, if…
Answer · Cathy Jamieson: I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to respond. His response is as follows:</p><p>The SPS has no such plans.</p>
24 May 2004 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether, with reference to Schedule 3, section 13 of Contract between The Scottish Ministers and Reliance Secure Task Management Ltd for the Provision of Prisoner Escort & Court Custody Services in Scotland, the service provider will publish its Service Delivery Quality Plan.
Answer · Cathy Jamieson: I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:</p><p>Reliance is obliged under thecontract to make a plan to maintain and where necessary improve the quality of service.Publication of such a p…
24 May 2004 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, with reference to Schedule 3, section 11 of Contract between The Scottish Ministers and Reliance Secure Task Management Ltd for the Provision of Prisoner Escort & Court Custody Services in Scotland, what action the authority will take if the service provider is found to store faulty equi…
Answer · Cathy Jamieson: I have asked Tony Cameron,Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:</p><p>I refer the member to the answer given to S2W-8431 answered 8 June 2004 . All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on th…
24 May 2004 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether, with reference to Schedule 3, clause 6.4 of Contract between The Scottish Ministers and Reliance Secure Task Management Ltd for the Provision of Prisoner Escort & Court Custody Services in Scotland, it will publish the monthly report of the service provider's performance and, if …
Answer · Cathy Jamieson: I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to respond. His response is as follows:</p><p>The SPS and Reliance agreed thata performance summary will be agreed for each calendar month of the contract. Theperformance summary …
24 May 2004 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, with reference to Contract between The Scottish Ministers and Reliance Secure Task Management Ltd for the Provision of Prisoner Escort & Court Custody Services in Scotland, what appropriate operational measures it will use to restrict and control the potential flow of illegal drugs or un…
Answer · Cathy Jamieson: I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:</p><p>All parties have reviewed theirpractices designed to restrict and control the potential flow of illegal drugs orunauthorised articles to an…
24 May 2004 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers that there are circumstances in which overriding public interest should overrule the right of companies to withhold the release of commercially sensitive information.
Answer · Cathy Jamieson: Yes. Each case should be consideredon its merits, but the public interest should normally be taken into account wherethe possibility of withholding commercially sensitive information is being considered.</p>
24 May 2004 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers that commercial confidentiality is a sufficient explanation for withholding information under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.
Answer · Cathy Jamieson: Under section 33 of the Freedomof Information (Scotland) Act 2002 information is exempt from disclosure if itsdisclosure would be likely to prejudice substantially the commercial interest ofany person. Before applying such an exemption however a public author…