- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 April 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 1 May 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many police officers are being trained to deal with disturbances at HM Prison Kilmarnock and what the duties of such officers will be.
Answer
This is an operational matter for Strathclyde Police and the information requested is not held centrally.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 April 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 1 May 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether police officers of Strathclyde Police are being trained to manage disturbances at HM Prison Kilmarnock.
Answer
This is an operational matter for Strathclyde Police and the information requested is not held centrally.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 April 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 1 May 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive who is responsible for meeting the financial costs of training police officers of Strathclyde Police Force to deal with disturbances at HM Prison Kilmarnock.
Answer
This is an operational matter for the force and information of this sort is not held centrally. Generally, however, the costs of training officers of Strathclyde Police would be met partly by the force from within the budget set for it by Strathclyde Joint Police Board and partly by the Scottish Police College. Police forces have contingency plans, developed with partner organisations, to cover a variety of situations that may occur at key premises or installations, including each prison, within their areas. These set out individual organisational roles and responsibilities as well as the actions to be taken should a contingency response be required.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 March 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Patricia Ferguson on 23 April 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what powers have been transferred from the Scottish Parliament to Her Majesty's Government including any transfers which may have taken place through (a) primary legislation, (b) secondary legislation and (c) Sewel motions.
Answer
The powers of the Scottish Parliament are set out in the Scotland Act. Two orders have been made under section 30(2) of the Scotland Act which have contained provisions narrowing the legislative competence of the Scottish Parliament in very minor respects. The relevant provisions are article 2 of SI 2000 No. 1831 and articles 2 and 5 of SI 2000 No. 3252.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 March 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Patricia Ferguson on 12 April 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what specific duties have been carried out by each ministerial parliamentary aide since each was appointed.
Answer
Ministerial parliamentary aides have been carrying out a range of duties to assist Cabinet Ministers in the discharge of their parliamentary duties.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 March 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 9 April 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive which non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs) employ more than 20 people and how many people each of these NDPBs employ.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-24484.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 March 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 9 April 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive which non-departmental public bodies with more than 20 employees have their main offices in (a) Glasgow, (b) Edinburgh, (c) Aberdeen, (d) Dundee and (e) Inverness.
Answer
The information requested can be found in the annual publication
Public Bodies. A copy of the 2001 version can be found at
www.cabinet-office.gov.uk/quango.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 March 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 8 April 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what the implications are to the contract between it and Premier Prison Services in respect of HM Prison Kilmarnock of the purchase by Group 4 of shares in Premier Security Group's parent company Wackenhut Corporation.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to respond. His response is as follows:SPS is currently in discussion with Kilmarnock Prison Services Limited to assess the implications, if any, of the proposed purchase by Group 4 Falck of the Wackenhut Corporation, one of the parent companies of Premier Custodial Group.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 March 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 8 April 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Minister for Justice was informed of the purchase by Group 4 of a half-share in Premier Security Group's parent company Wackenhut Corporation.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to respond. His response is as follows:In accordance with the requirements of the contract between the Scottish Prison Service and Kilmarnock Prison Services Limited, KPSL advised SPS of the proposed purchase by Group 4 Falck of the Wackenhut Corporation.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 March 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 8 April 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how much profit has been made from the operation of HM Prison Kilmarnock in each year since the prison was opened.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:This is a matter for Kilmarnock Prison Services Limited.
