- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 17 October 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 12 November 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-30175 by Mr Jim Wallace on 16 October 2002, why there was an increase of #24,931,000 in the value of tangible assets held by the Scottish Prison Service between 31 March 2000 and 31 March 2001.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:The quinquennial revaluation of the SPS Estate was conducted on 31 August 2000 by the District Valuer's Office; this resulted in an increase in the value recorded in the accounts for land. Details of the basis of valuation is recorded in SPS's Annual Report and Accounts for 2000-01.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 17 October 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 12 November 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-30175 by Mr Jim Wallace on 16 October 2002, why there was an increase of #21,287,000 in the value of tangible assets held by the Scottish Prison Service in Edinburgh between 31 March 2000 and 31 March 2001.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to respond. His response is as follows:The quinquennial revaluation of the SPS Estate was conducted on 31 August 2000 by the District Valuer's Office, this resulted in an increase in the land value recorded for Edinburgh. Details of the basis of valuation is recorded in SPS's Annual Report and Accounts for 2000-01.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 October 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 11 November 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-29900 by Mr Jim Wallace on 15 October 2002, whether any buildings have been purchased by the Scottish Prison Service in each of the last five years; if so, where, why the purchase was made and what the purchase cost was.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:No buildings have been purchased over the last five years.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 September 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 8 November 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-28789 by Mr Jim Wallace on 13 September 2002, when it will publish its contracts with City of Edinburgh, Dumfries and Galloway, Falkirk and Clackmannanshire councils for the provision of social work services in prisons.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to respond. His response is as follows:Except where disclosure of parts of the contract would not be in the public interest as specified in Part 11 of the Code of Practice on Access to Scottish Executive Information, SPS will make arrangements to publish these contracts following discussions with the contractors and, once finalised, copies will be placed in the Parliament's Reference Centre.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 October 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 8 November 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether any land has been transferred to the Scottish Prison Service in each of the last five years; if so, where, why and from whom the transfer was made, and what the value of the land was.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to respond. His response is as follows:Yes, at HM Prison Low Moss. Details of this transfer are available in the SPS Annual Report and Accounts 1999-2000. (Note 7 to the accounts refers.)
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 October 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 8 November 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-29901 by Mr Jim Wallace on 23 October 2002, what the location was of each parcel of land sold shown in the table.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:
| Location | Number |
| Aberdeenshire | 3 |
| Angus | 1 |
| Falkirk | 4 |
| Inverclyde | 1 |
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 October 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 8 November 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-30092 by Mr Jim Wallace on 23 October 2002, whether it will give full details of the notice it 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, Construction, Management and Financing of a Prison at Kilmarnock as requested in question S1W-28728.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:The content of the notice is regarded as commercially confidential information.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 October 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 8 November 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-25569 by Mr Jim Wallace on 16 May 2002, whether it will show the performance points accrued by the operating company of HM Prison Kilmarnock broken down for each heading and by sub-section in sections 2.1(i), 2.2(a), 2.2(b), 2.4(a), 2.4(b), 2.4(c), 2.4(d) and 2.4(e) in Schedule F to 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 for each quarter of operation of the contract to date.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:The information requested is given in the document (Bib. number 25002) a copy of which is available in the Parliament's Reference Centre.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 October 2002
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Answered by Jim Wallace on 8 November 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has sought to discover what element of the cost saving asserted for private prisons by PricewaterhouseCoopers comes from (a) lower staff wage costs and (b) management efficiencies.
Answer
Section 3 of the Financial Review of the Scottish Prison Service Estates Review describe the methodology used by PricewaterhouseCoopers to assess the cost of a private-build, private-operate prison based on historic data for the market prices of six similar prisons. Market prices do not separately identify staff costs and management efficiencies. Paragraphs 64 to 84 of the Scottish Executive's Consultation on Future of the Scottish Prison Estate set out reasons for the cost differences between options.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 October 2002
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Answered by Jim Wallace on 8 November 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the statement made by the Deputy First Minister and Minister for Justice on 5 September 2002, whether it intends to appoint an adviser for the procurement of its proposed private-build, private-operate prison and what the projected cost of such an appointment would be.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to respond. His response is as follows:This procurement project is in its early stages and no such decisions or projections have yet been taken by SPS. Any decision to appoint advisers would take account of the need to provide value for public money and would be implemented through a competitive tendering exercise.
