Parliamentary questions
Roseanna Cunningham
965 questions tabled in the Scottish Parliament, most recent first.
2 Sep 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, in relation to the Scottish Prison Service Estates Review, whether it will provide a breakdown of the estimate of staff required in the public sector comparator in the same or similar form to Annex 5 of the submission prepared by Mr Eric Murch of HM Prison Low Moss, Constructing the Futu…
Answer · Jim Wallace: Such estimates are not available and would not be realistic for the reasons set out in the answer given to question S1W-28774 today. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be…
2 Sep 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-27908 by Mr Jim Wallace on 22 August 2002, why it did not base its estimate of staffing for the public sector on the submission prepared by Mr Eric Murch of HM Prison Low Moss, Constructing the Future, which stated that 58 staff for every 100 prisone…
Answer · Jim Wallace: Because it would not have given a realistic result. The staffing levels proposed in <I>Constructing the Future</I> were based on scenarios specific to Low Moss's situation, and in particular the fact that it would only be housing remand and short term low-ris…
2 Sep 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-27908 by Mr Jim Wallace on 22 August 2002, why HM Prison Shotts, which is a 516-place high-security prison for long-term prisoners, was considered to be sufficiently comparable to a 700-place local prison to serve as a basis for calculating the staff…
Answer · Jim Wallace: I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:<P>The new prison assumes high security for 700 prisoner places with full flexibility in respect of the type of prisoners being accommodated over …
2 Sep 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-27615 by Dr Richard Simpson on 22 August 2002, what benefits in relation to matters within its responsibility it envisages will accrue from the reclassification of cannabis.
Answer · Richard Simpson: Legislation on the classification of drugs is reserved to the UK Parliament, and it will be for them to decide finally whether cannabis will be reclassified. The Executive has, however, worked closely with the Home Office about these proposals.<P>The proposal…
2 Sep 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answers to questions S1W-27013 and S1W-27863 by Mr Jim Wallace on 17 July and 21 August 2002 respectively, why performance measure points had to be converted back into number of incidents to answer parliamentary questions if the Scottish Prison Service keeps a record of th…
Answer · Jim Wallace: I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:<P>Because the answer given to question S1W-27013 referred to an earlier response to question S1W-26061, performance points were converted back to…
2 Sep 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-24348 by Mr Jim Wallace on 26 August 2002, whether it receives information from the operators of HM Prison Kilmarnock on staffing.
Answer · Jim Wallace: I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:<P>There is a requirement for Prisoner Custody Officers employed within HM Prison Kilmarnock to be licensed before taking up duty. We receive staf…
2 Sep 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-27653 by Mr Jim Wallace on 15 August 2002, what information on compliance with Standards for the Health Care of Prisoners is collected for HM Prison Kilmarnock.
Answer · Jim Wallace: I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to respond. His response is as follows:<P>An audit of SPS run prisons was undertaken in August 1999. No information has been collected on compliance against <I>Standards for the H…
2 Sep 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-27653 by Mr Jim Wallace on 15 August 2002, why the information placed in the Scottish Parliament's Reference Centre (Bib. number 23085) did not include information on 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:<P>Some of the questions asked as part of the August 1999 audit involved retrospective analysis which was not possible for HM Prison Kilmarnock wh…
2 Sep 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-25707 by Mr Jim Wallace on 15 August 2002, why the offer received after 3 May 2000 for the buildings of the former HM Prison Penninghame was considered acceptable.
Answer · Jim Wallace: I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:<P>Having established the actual market price and based on the advice of professional advisers, that this was the best deal that could reasonably …
2 Sep 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-25705 by Mr Jim Wallace on 15 August 2002, why the two offers received by 3 May 2000 for the buildings of the former HM Prison Penninghame were considered unacceptable.
Answer · Jim Wallace: I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:<P>The offers received failed to reach the lower limit of the expected price range.
29 Aug 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-9900 by Mr Jim Wallace on 29 September 2000, (a) how many and (b) what percentage of prison inmates (i) received drug counselling and rehabilitation in 2000-01 and 2001-02 and (ii) are currently receiving such counselling and rehabilitation.
Answer · Jim Wallace: I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:<P>Readily available information on drug treatment performance is published annually in the Drug Misuse Statistics Scotland annual bulletin. These…
29 Aug 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the accounting treatment has been in the Scottish Prison Service annual accounts of the waiver of an obligation on the contractor to secure insurance under paragraph 6.10 of the Minute of Agreement between the Secretary of State for Scotland and Kilmarnock Prison Services Ltd for th…
Answer · Jim Wallace: I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:<P>I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-28658 on 23 September 2002. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available…
29 Aug 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the accounting treatment has been in the Scottish Prison Service's annual accounts of any insurance policies provided by the Executive to the contractor under paragraph 6.14 of the Minute of Agreement between the Secretary of State for Scotland and Kilmarnock Prison Services Ltd for …
Answer · Jim Wallace: I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:<P>I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-28658 on 23 September 2002. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available…
29 Aug 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive (a) why the percentage in paragraph 6.14.2 of the Minute of Agreement between the Secretary of State for Scotland and Kilmarnock Prison Services Ltd for the Design, Construction, Management and Financing of a Prison at Kilmarnock has been omitted from the published version of the contract…
Answer · Jim Wallace: I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to respond. His response is as follows:<P>(a) Because it is commercially confidential. However, Kilmarnock Prison Services Ltd and SPS provided members of the Justice 1 Committee …
29 Aug 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will give full details of any waiver by it of the contractor's obligation to secure insurance under paragraph 6.10 of the Minute of Agreement between the Secretary of State for Scotland and Kilmarnock Prison Services Ltd for the Design, Construction, Management and Financing of…
Answer · Jim Wallace: I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:<P>I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-28658 on 23 September 2002. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available…
29 Aug 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will give full details of any policies of insurance provided by it to contractors under paragraph 6.14 of the Minute of Agreement between the Secretary of State for Scotland and Kilmarnock Prison Services Ltd for the Design, Construction, Management and Financing of a Prison at…
Answer · Jim Wallace: I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:<P>I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-28658 on 23 September 2002. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available…
29 Aug 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-27403 by Mr Jim Wallace on 2 August 2002, why insurance was not available at a commercial price in the case of each notice received under paragraph 6.8 of the Minute of Agreement between the Secretary of State for Scotland and Kilmarnock Prison Servi…
Answer · Jim Wallace: I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:<P>I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-28658 on 23 September 2002. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available…
29 Aug 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-27403 by Mr Jim Wallace on 2 August 2002, whether it will give full details of each notice received under paragraph 6.8 of the Minute of Agreement between the Secretary of State for Scotland and Kilmarnock Prison Services Ltd for the Design, Construc…
Answer · Jim Wallace: I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:<P>I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-28658 on 23 September 2002. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available…
28 Aug 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive why figures for HM Prison Kilmarnock are not included in table 110 of Drug Misuse Statistics Scotland 2001 published by the Information and Statistics Division.
Answer · Jim Wallace: I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:<P>The required information was not available in a format compatible with other prisons at the time that the data was submitted to the Information…
28 Aug 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the random mandatory drug testing results were for HM Prison Kilmarnock, broken down by (a) type of drug including (i) cannabis, (ii) ben'odia'epines, (iii) opiates, (iv) methadone, (v) LSD, (vi) amphetamines, (vii) barbiturates, (viii) cocaine and (ix) temgesic, and (b) all tests a…
Answer · Jim Wallace: I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:<P>Readily available information on random mandatory drug test results are published annually in the Drug Misuse Statistics Scotland annual bullet…
28 Aug 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the cost of providing prisoner escorts has been to the Scottish Prison Service in each of the last three years, broken down by prison.
Answer · Jim Wallace: I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:<P>The information requested is not currently available. Arrangements for the collection and analysis of relevant data are being undertaken as par…
28 Aug 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-27739 by Mr Jim Wallace on 15 August 2002, whether it will publish or make available to the Scottish Parliament Information Centre parts of the Scottish Prison Service Risk Register where such release would not compromise prison security.
Answer · Jim Wallace: I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to respond. His response is as follows:<P>The Scottish Prison Service Risk Register contains sensitive material relating to SPS's law enforcement responsibilities. Such material r…
28 Aug 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-27739 by Mr Jim Wallace on 15 August 2002, why the Scottish Prison Service risk register is confidential.
Answer · Jim Wallace: I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to respond. His response is as follows:<P>Because it contains sensitive material in that it identifies security, operational, corporate and business continuity risks relating to S…
28 Aug 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-27734 by Mr Jim Wallace on 15 August 2002, what the total value was of the fixtures, fittings and equipment removed from the buildings comprising HM Prison Zeist for reuse by the Scottish Prison Service prior to the buildings' return to the Netherlan…
Answer · Jim Wallace: I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:<P>£11,000 approximately.
28 Aug 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-27734 by Mr Jim Wallace on 15 August 2002, whether it will detail all items worth #1,000 or over that comprised part of the fixtures, fittings and equipment of the buildings of former HM Prison Zeist and were removed for reuse by the Scottish Prison …
Answer · Jim Wallace: I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:<P>Security locks totalling £11,000 approximately.
28 Aug 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answers to questions S1W-21191 and S1W-27656 by Mr Jim Wallace on 14 January 2002 and 15 August 2002 respectively, which targets in Standards of Health Care of Prisoners were not met by Medacs in each of the last three years or in as many years as such information is avail…
Answer · Jim Wallace: I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:<P>I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-27656. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's …
28 Aug 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-27656 by Mr Jim Wallace on 15 August 2002, how it monitors compliance with Standards for the Health Care of Prisoners in all prisons including HM Prison Kilmarnock.
Answer · Jim Wallace: I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to respond. His response is as follows:<P>I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-26897 on 3 July 2002. All answers to written PQs are available on the Parliament's…
28 Aug 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answers to questions S1W-21191 and S1W-27656 by Mr Jim Wallace on 14 January 2002 and 15 August 2002 respectively, how it monitors contract compliance by Medacs in prisons.
Answer · Jim Wallace: I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:<P>Medacs' performance against the contract is monitored at both individual health centre level and by regular meetings of the national Medical Se…
27 Aug 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-27403 by Mr Jim Wallace on 2 August 2002, what conclusion has been reached in the case of each notice it has received under paragraph 6.8 of the Minute of Agreement between the Secretary of State for Scotland and Kilmarnock Prison Services Ltd for th…
Answer · Jim Wallace: I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:<P>No action was necessary. Kilmarnock Prison Services Limited subsequently advised that they had obtained and placed insurance cover.
26 Aug 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will list all notices it has received under paragraph 6.6. of the Minute of Agreement between the Secretary of State for Scotland and Kilmarnock Prison Services Ltd for the Design, Construction, Management and Financing of a Prison at Kilmarnock and the dates on which the noti…
Answer · Jim Wallace: I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:<P>There have been no such notices.