- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 July 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 5 August 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what the annual cost per prisoner was in each prison in each of the last five years.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron,Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is asfollows:
I refer the member to myanswer to question S2W-16418 on 18 May 2005, which also applies to the last fiveyears. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found athttp://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 July 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Allan Wilson on 4 August 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what progress is being made in appointing a chief executive and board of advisers for the Co-operative Development Agency; what the terms and conditions of the chief executive will be; whether the board of advisers will be paid; what relationship the agency will have with (a) Scottish Enterprise, (b) Highlands and Islands Enterprise and (c) the Scottish Executive; what its annual budget will be; what targets it is being set; where will it be headquartered, and when will it be fully operational.
Answer
Scottish Enterprise(SEn) has the operational responsibility for the establishment of theCo-operative Development Agency (CDA) since the new body will be set up as asubsidiary of SEn. It is anticipated that the CDA will governed by aDevelopment Plan and an Operating Contract agreed with SEn. Operational targetswill be set as part of that process. As the CDA will operate Scotlandwide, Highlands & Islands Enterprise are directly involved in theimplementation and operational arrangements.
Scottish Executive willmaintain an interest in the development and establishment of the CDA as part ofSEn. SEn has been allocated a budget of up to £3 million for the work of theCDA over its first three years. The financial provision will be transferred toSEn as part of its grant-in-aid in due course.
The posts of Chief ExecutiveOfficer, Chair of the Advisory Board and Board Members are to be advertised bySEn in August. The terms and conditions of the Chief Executive will be decidedby Scottish Enterprise, in line with SEn’s current Human Resources policy.Board members will not be remunerated, although an allowance will be availableto cover relevant expenses for attending meetings.
The location of the new bodywill be subject to the considerations of the Executive’s relocation policy andthere will be a presumption against an Edinburgh location. SEn’s current aim is for the CDA to beoperational by January 2006.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 08 July 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Patricia Ferguson on 3 August 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will undertake an independent and detailed assessment of the costs and benefits to Scotland of the 2012 Olympic Games being hosted in London.
Answer
The Scottish Executive doesnot intend to undertake such an assessment at present when the event will nottake place for seven years.
The Scottish Executive will,however, aim to maximise the potential business, tourism, sporting and culturalbenefits to Scotland which will arise from London hosting the Olympics;and will monitor and evaluate the economic and other impacts on Scotland ofsuch an important event.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 08 July 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Patricia Ferguson on 3 August 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has on which sporting events will take place in Scotland as part of the 2012 Olympic Games in London.
Answer
Hampden Park will be used to stage several matches in the Olympicfootball tournament.
Details of the venues to beused in the Games are contained in London 2012’s candidature file. Since thebid was submitted, the International Olympic Committee has decided to drop twosports (baseball and softball) from the 2012 programme and not to add inreplacements.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 08 July 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Allan Wilson on 3 August 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will publish a list of the (a) learning providers who have enrolled in the new Individual Learning Account scheme, (b) number of learners that each provider has so far assisted and (c) organisations that have either refused to participate or withdrawn from participation (i) since the scheme started and (ii) compared with the original scheme.
Answer
There are currently 183 registeredILA Scotland learning providers, including further education colleges, highereducation institutions, private and community-based learning providers. Thisincludes a number of individual outreach learning centres formally registered underthe aegis of a single learning provider. A full list of the currentlyregistered ILA Scotland learning providers is available on the scheme websiteat:
www.ilascotland.org.uk.Since the launch of the ILAScotland low income funding offer in December 2004 over 10,000 learners haveopened learning accounts. To date 3,500 learners have booked learning and 2,500learners have begun learning with ILA Scotland assistance. It is not intendedto publish information on the number of learners being assisted at the level ofeach individual learning provider as a matter of course, although information onthe overall number of learners assisted by ILA Scotland will be provided on aregular basis via the ILA Scotland website.
Learning providers are notindividually invited to participate in the scheme. The registration process isopen to any learning provider to apply provided they hold one or more of the specifiedquality standards. Registration is also subject to additional quality checks. Itis for each individual learning provider to decide whether to submit anapplication to participate in the scheme. There have been two applications todate from learning providers which were withdrawn before they had formallycompleted the registration process.
The eligibility criteria forlearning providers to participate differ significantly between the first ILAscheme and ILA Scotland. The registration process for learning providers is considerablymore rigorous and more restrictive for ILA Scotland than for the originalscheme, taking full account of lessons learned regarding quality assurancerequirements. This limits the number of potentially eligible learningproviders. It is thus not possible directly to compare learning providerparticipation in ILA Scotland with the original scheme.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 July 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom McCabe on 3 August 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has on when the draft code of practice for ministerial appointments to public bodies will be finalised and who is required to approve it.
Answer
Under section 2(4) of the Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Act 2003, the Commissioner for Public Appointmentsin Scotland must consult the Parliament and the ScottishExecutive and invite other persons to make representations as part of herpreparations for the Code. The actual arrangements for discharging thisobligation and the date on which the Code will be finalised are both mattersfor the Commissioner.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 July 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 3 August 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what categories of prisoner are held at HM Prison Kilmarnock.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron,Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is asfollows:
Any male prisoner.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 June 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 3 August 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what guidance the Scottish Prison Service provides to each prisons management on night-time observational and monitoring procedures in relation to prisoner suicide watches, particularly where the person undertaking checks is unsure as to whether or not the prisoner on watch is asleep.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron,Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is asfollows:
None. Such matters are forGovernors and their management teams to determine.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 June 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 3 August 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-15616 by Cathy Jamieson on 14 April 2005, why information on how many registered mental health nurses are employed at HM Prison Kilmarnock cannot be provided, given that, under the terms of clause 49.1 of the minute of agreement between the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) and Kilmarnock Prison Services Ltd, the SPS can provide information about the contract and the performance of the contractor if an enquiry is made from the Parliament, its members and officers, and whether it will provide the information requested
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron,Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is asfollows:
I refer themember to the S2W-17676 answered on 7 July 2005. All answers to written parliamentary questions areavailable on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can befound at:
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 June 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 3 August 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-15612 by Cathy Jamieson on 14 April 2005, why information on whether senior management from HM Prison Kilmarnock involved in the fatal accident report on the death of James Barclay are still in post cannot be provided, given that, under the terms of clause 49.1 of the minute of agreement between the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) and Kilmarnock Prison Services Ltd, the SPS can provide information about the contract and the performance of the contractor if an enquiry is made from the Parliament, its members and officers, and whether it will now provide the information requested.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron,Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is asfollows:
I refer themember to the answer to S2W-17676 answered on 7 July 2005. All answers to written parliamentary questions areavailable on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can befound at:
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
