- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 October 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 23 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive when the report by the Secure Accommodation Advisory Group which has concluded that there is a lack of evidence to support an increase in secure accommodation places will be published.
Answer
We will publish all relevant information when we announce our next steps shortly.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 September 2002
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Answered by Jim Wallace on 23 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what communication it has had with the Northern Constabulary regarding the contracting-out of medical care for crime victims.
Answer
The only recent contact with Northern Constabulary on this matter has been in connection with a number of parliamentary questions: S1W-27713 on 14 August 2002, 27714 on 16 September 2002 and 27715 on 14 August 2002, which are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/search_wa. As indicated at that time, the provision of police surgeons is an operational matter for chief constables.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 September 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 23 October 2002
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
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.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 06 September 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 18 October 2002
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 from the decision to build to occupancy for each, and who the main contractors were.
Answer
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 complete. The main contractor for both projects is Skanska Construction UK Ltd.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 September 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Curran on 18 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether there are derogations from the requirement to provide access for disabled people in buildings to which the public have access and, if so, what these derogations are.
Answer
The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 requires that, from October 2004, service providers may have to make reasonable adjustments in relation to the physical features of their premises to overcome physical barriers to access.In Scotland, all new buildings to which the public has access must be provided with access and facilities for disabled people. The Technical Standards for compliance with the Building Standards (Scotland) Regulations 1990 allow several derogations, the principal being to storeys other than the principal entrance storey. Access need not be provided for people in a wheelchair to storeys where the area is not more than 200 square metres for a building more than two storeys or 280 square metres for a building not more than two storeys. Stairs to those areas, however, must still be suitable for ambulant disabled people.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 08 July 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 18 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-26388 by Mr Jim Wallace on 2 July 2002, whether it provided any advice to the operators of HM Prison Kilmarnock on drafting (a) the submission by Premier Custodial Group to the Justice 1 Committee of 26 October 2001, (b) the letter sent by Elaine Bailey to the Justice 1 Committee on 20 December 2001, (c) the letter sent by Elaine Bailey to the Justice 1 Committee on 7 May 2002 and (d) the letter sent by Elaine Bailey to the Justice 1 Committee on 17 May 2002.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to respond. His response is as follows:SPS gave advice in respect of (a) and (d). No advice was given in respect of the letters referred to in (b) and (c).
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 26 September 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 18 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-26897 by Mr Jim Wallace on 3 July 2002, whether it will provide a table for HM Prison Kilmarnock equivalent to the table given for prisons operated by the Scottish Prison Service.
Answer
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 given to question S1W-28769 on 2 October 2002. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at:
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/search_wa.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 23 September 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 18 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-29085 by Mr Jim Wallace on 20 September 2002, what the timescale was from the decision to build another prison to the awarding of the contract to Premier Prison Services Ltd for HM Prison Kilmarnock.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:From the announcement at the Scottish Grand Committee in June 1996 until the contract was awarded in November 1997.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 19 September 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 18 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of health care records of prisoners held in prisons operated by the Scottish Prison Service contain errors.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:Such information is not available.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 September 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 18 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the cost of providing the services of general practitioners in prisons operated by the Scottish Prison Service was greater than #1.3 million in real terms in 2000-01 or 2001-02.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:As this information could prejudice commercial competitiveness in future negotiations, it is commercially confidential.
