- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 15 October 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Wendy Alexander on 29 October 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive when the Social Inclusion Action Team report will be made available.
Answer
Under the Social Inclusion Strategy published in March 1999, the Scottish Social Inclusion Network established 5 Action Teams to examine key areas of social inclusion policy. One Team, the Evaluation Framework Action Team, presented its Progress Report to SSIN in June; this is available from the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe). The Chairs of the other 4 Teams (Excluded Young People, Inclusive Communities, Local Anti-Poverty Action and 'Making it Happen') presented their main findings to the Social Inclusion Network on 4 October, and their reports will be published shortly.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 18 October 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 29 October 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive how many mammogram units there are in Crosshouse and Ayr hospitals and what the maintenance arrangements are for these.
Answer
This information is not held centrally. I have asked Ayrshire and Arran Acute Hospitals NHS Trust to write to the Member direct with the information he requires.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 15 October 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 28 October 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive what is the value of Scottish Prison Service contract with Premier Prison Services for the current financial year and the next five financial years.
Answer
The contract is between the Scottish Prison Service and Kilmarnock Prison Services Limited,not Premier Prison Services. The net present value of the contract over the full 25 years is about £130m and over the first 6 years is about £52m. (Both figures exclude VAT).
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 15 October 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 28 October 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has undertaken an independent audit of the financial affairs of Premier Prison Services, and whether it will review the relationship between Premier Prison Service and Wackenhut Correction Corporation of the United States.
Answer
I am advised by the Scottish Prison Service that neither exercise is, in their view, justified in current circumstances.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 15 October 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 28 October 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide details of any breach of Kilmarnock Prison's operating contract with the Scottish Prison Service including details of what the breaches have been, when did they occur, how often and what action has been taken.
Answer
There has been no breach of contract.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 15 October 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 28 October 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will make a statement on the current position of Trade Union representation at Kilmarnock Prison.
Answer
This is a matter for Kilmarnock Prison Services Limited.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 15 October 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 28 October 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive to provide details of the number of prisoners currently held in Kilmarnock Prison, the duration of sentences, the classification of offences which prisoners have committed and where the prisoners came from.
Answer
Kilmarnock Prison currently holds about 500 prisoners. Kilmarnock holds male prisoners on remand as well as the full range of adult male convicted prisoners whose sentences vary from a few weeks to indeterminate life sentences. This reflects the range of offences committed. Approximately half of the prisoners currently at Kilmarnock Prison were transferred there from other Scottish prisons. Others were admitted to the prison from the local courts.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 15 October 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Wendy Alexander on 28 October 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-884 by Ms Wendy Alexander on 27 September 1999, whether it will provide an itemised breakdown of the #1.2 million allocated to the dedicated teams to improve programme delivery and co-ordination.
Answer
A breakdown of the £1.2million referred to in my previous answer (S1W-884) is given in the tables below.
| 1999-2000 | ALLOCATION |
| Capital City Partnership | £120,000 |
| Dundee 1 SIP | £90,000 |
| Glasgow Alliance* | £683,000 |
| Great Northern (Aberdeen) SIP | £60,000 |
| Motherwell North SIP | £90,000 |
| North Edinburgh SIP | £60,000 |
| North Ayr SIP | £60,000 |
| West Dunbartonshire SIP | £120,000 |
| TOTAL | £1,283,000 |
* The Glasgow Alliance overall allocation of £683,000 includes contributions of £74,000 towards the support costs of each of 3 Glasgow SIPs: Glasgow East End, Glasgow North and Greater Easterhouse.
| | Employee costs | Accommodation | Travel &subsistence | Office furniture & equipment |
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| Capital City Partnership | £48,000 | ³ | ¹ | £2,000 |
| Dundee 1 SIP | £88,033 | ³ | £1,967 | ³ |
| Glasgow Alliance | £242,000 | £43,000 | £5,000 | £7,000 |
| Great Northern SIP | £43,875 | £2,625 | £1,125 | £2,625 |
| Motherwell North SIP | £72,693 | £8,600 | ¹ | ² |
| North Edinburgh SIP | £56,390 | ³ | ³ | ³ |
| North Ayr SIP | £60,000 | ³ | ³ | ³ |
| West Dunbartonshire SIP | £120,000 | ³ | ³ | ³ |
| ITEMISED TOTALS | £730,991 | £54,225 | £8,092 | £11,625 |
| | Training | OfficeAdminstration | PartnershipDevelopment/ Consultancies/Evaluation | Information technology |
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| Capital City Partnership | ¹ | £27,000 | £43,000 | - |
| Dundee 1 SIP | ³ | ³ | ³ | ³ |
| Glasgow Alliance | £25,000 | £24,000 | £112,000 | £3,000 |
| Great Northern SIP | £3,000 | £4,125 | ³ | £2,625 |
| Motherwell North SIP | £8,707 | ¹ | ³ | ² |
| North Edinburgh SIP | ³ | ³ | £3,610 | ³ |
| North Ayr SIP | ³ | ³ | ³ | ³ |
| West Dunbartonshire SIP | ³ | ³ | ³ | ³ |
| ITEMISED TOTALS | £36,707 | £55,125 | £158,610 | £5,625 |
¹ Included in employee costs.² Included in accommodation costs.³ Funded from partner contributions.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 15 October 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 28 October 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive what requirements are placed on Premier Prison Services in respect of recruitment, employment and training of staff at Kilmarnock Prison.
Answer
All new members of staff are required to undergo security vetting. Potential Prisoner Custody Officers have to meet defined minimum academic standards and have a physical examination prior to employment. They must meet certain standards of physical fitness for the job. Where functions are to be carried out by specialists, members of staff must hold the appropriate specialist qualifications. All relevant employment legislation must be complied with. All training standards require to be approved by the Scottish Prison Service and some of the training is, in fact, carried out by the Scottish Prison Service.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 18 October 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Iain Gray on 28 October 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-1237 by Iain Gray on 14 September 1999, how much funding it is contributing to the UK telephone helpline run by Action on Elderly Abuse.
Answer
We are providing grant funding of £10,500 over 3 years (from 1997-98) towards a UK telephone helpline run by Action on Elder Abuse.
