- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 06 June 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 20 June 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answers to questions S1W-25569 and S1W-26060 by Mr Jim Wallace on 24 and 30 May 2002 respectively, why the performance points accrued under measure 2.1(i) of Schedule F of the Minute of Agreement between the Secretary of State for Scotland and Kilmarnock Prison Services Limited for the Design, Construction, Management and Financing of a Prison at Kilmarnock are not a multiple of 10 in the first two years, if all security breaches relate to areas to which Category B prisoners had access and therefore every breach incurred 10 performance points.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:A single breach, in each of the two years, took place in areas to which only Category C or D prisoners had access.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 06 June 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 20 June 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what the cost to it at March 2001 prices was of the independent engineer engaged to monitor the progress of work on HM Prison Kilmarnock in accordance with section 11.4 of the Minute of Agreement between the Secretary of State for Scotland and Kilmarnock Prison Services Limited for the Design, Construction, Management and Financing of a Prison at Kilmarnock.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:£194,226, excluding VAT.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 06 June 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 20 June 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answers to questions S1W-25569 and S1W-26061 by Mr Jim Wallace on 24 and 30 May 2002 respectively, why the performance points accrued for year three under measure 2.2(a) of Schedule F of the Minute of Agreement between the Secretary of State for Scotland and Kilmarnock Prison Services Limited for the Design, Construction, Management and Financing of a Prison at Kilmarnock are shown as 235, when the sum of performance points for one serious injury assault at 50 points, four minor injury assaults at 20 points each (80 points total) and 30 no injury assaults at 5 points each (150 points total) is 280.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:The 30 "no injury" assaults reported in the answer to question S1W-26061 for year three was an error. The correct figure should have been 21.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 30 May 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Simpson on 13 June 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-25429 by Mr Jim Wallace on 27 May 2002, what resources it has allocated to community safety (a) in each of the last three years, (b) in the present year and (c) for the next three years, broken down by local authority.
Answer
The Community Safety Partnership Award Programme referred to in the previous answer was introduced on 1 April 2002. Prior to the introduction of this programme funding for CCTV and other community safety initiatives was awarded to specific projects through challenge funding competitions, rather than directly to local authorities. Since 1996, £10.3 million has been awarded to 161 CCTV projects across Scotland. From 2000 community safety projects have also received funding. The following tables show funding awarded to community safety initiatives by local authority area from 2000-01 onwards:Community Safety - Make Our Communities Safer Challenge Competition
| Local Authority Area | 2000-01 | 2001-02 |
| Aberdeen City | 8,135 | |
| Aberdeenshire | | 41,000 |
| Angus | 49,620 | |
| Argyll and Bute | | 8,100 |
| Borders | | |
| Clackmannan | 9,600 | |
| Dundee | 90,000 | |
| Dumfries and Galloway | | |
| East Ayrshire | | 25,000 |
| East Dunbartonshire | | |
| East Lothian | 192,000 | 384,000 |
| East Renfrewshire | 23,150 | |
| Edinburgh | 72,890 | 776,500 |
| Falkirk | 23,832 | 15,000 |
| Fife | 86,010 | 85,000 |
| Glasgow | 412,028 | 162,190 |
| Highland | 30,750 | 81,500 |
| Inverclyde | | |
| Midlothian | 48,000 | 90,000 |
| Moray | | |
| North Ayrshire | | |
| North Lanarkshire | 42,250 | 30,000 |
| Orkney | 14,220 | 8,773 |
| Perth and Kinross | | 44,537 |
| Renfrewshire | | |
| Shetland Isles | | |
| South Ayrshire | 10,000 | 26,000 |
| South Lanarkshire | 47,472 | 112,000 |
| Stirling | | 50000 |
| West Dunbartonshire | | 18,500 |
| Western Isles | | 116,000 |
| West Lothian | | 73,179 |
Under the new funding programme a total of £4 million per annum will be made available in financial years 2002-03, 2003-04 and 2004-05 - £1 million more than the combined annual awards for the CCTV and Community Safety Challenge Competitions in previous years.The Community Safety Partnership Award is made up of two elements - the formulated award allocated according to size of population and the percentage of crimes per head of population, and the variable award allocated on a points system based on the quality and detail of the annual application submitted.The breakdown of award funding by local authority led community safety partnership for 2002-03 is shown in the following table:
| Authority | Formulated Award(£) | Variable Award(£) | Total(£) |
| Stirling | 68,481.62 | 31,441.05 | 99,922.67 |
| Falkirk | 88,715.97 | 18,631.73 | 107,347.70 |
| Clackmannanshire | 61,109.45 | 19,796.22 | 80,905.67 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 85,353.57 | 13,973.80 | 99,327.37 |
| Fife | 166,338.90 | 36,098.98 | 202,437.88 |
| Aberdeenshire | 107,773.79 | 23,289.67 | 131,063.46 |
| Aberdeen City | 174,346.96 | 32,605.53 | 206,952.49 |
| Moray | 69,883.47 | 27,947.60 | 97,831.07 |
| City of Edinburgh | 230,523.00 | 36,098.98 | 266,621.98 |
| East Lothian | 64,797.33 | 20,960.70 | 85,758.03 |
| Midlothian | 72,718.97 | 29,112.08 | 101,831.05 |
| West Lothian | 105,880.30 | 23,289.67 | 129,169.97 |
| Scottish Borders | 70,514.97 | 22,125.18 | 92,640.15 |
| Highland | 106,895.12 | 32,605.53 | 139,500.65 |
| Orkney Islands | 21,172.55 | 17,467.25 | 38,639.80 |
| Shetland Islands | 26,753.53 | 13,973.80 | 40,727.33 |
| Western Isles | 23,512.31 | 27,947.60 | 51,459.91 |
| Argyll and Bute | 62,002.27 | 22,125.18 | 84,127.45 |
| West Dunbartonshire | 98,695.32 | 19,796.22 | 118,491.54 |
| City of Glasgow | 296,305.87 | 37,263.46 | 333,569.33 |
| East Dunbartonshire | 71,240.80 | 23,289.67 | 94,530.47 |
| Inverclyde | 86,357.50 | 26,783.11 | 113,140.61 |
| North Lanarkshire | 156,319.29 | 26,783.11 | 183,102.40 |
| South Lanarkshire | 143,906.92 | 34,934.50 | 178,841.42 |
| Renfrewshire | 120,738.48 | 26,783.11 | 147,521.59 |
| East Renfrewshire | 63,528.28 | 19,796.22 | 83,324.50 |
| East Ayrshire | 94,196.23 | 32,605.53 | 126,801.76 |
| North Ayrshire | 93,806.82 | 22,125.18 | 115,932.00 |
| South Ayrshire | 81,645.14 | 19,796.22 | 101,441.36 |
| Perth and Kinross | 81,485.61 | 17,467.25 | 98,952.86 |
| Angus | 74,353.66 | 24,454.15 | 98,807.81 |
| Dundee City | 130,646.00 | 18,631.73 | 149,277.73 |
| Total | 3,200,000.00 | 800,000.00 | 4,000,000.00 |
The formulated element award will be the same for financial years 2003-04 and 2004-05, subject to certain criteria being met. The variable element will be calculated annually.Funding for 2005-06 and beyond has not as yet been set.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 February 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 11 June 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-21183 by Mr Jim Wallace on 25 February 2002 and in light of the requirement for best value in public services, how the Scottish Prison Service compares costs of private prisons with public prisons when it does not calculate the costs to it of the tendering process.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:The tender costs are excluded from the costs of both private and public prison models for comparison purposes.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 20 May 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 10 June 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-25569 by Mr Jim Wallace on 16 May 2002, how many prisoners were released in error from prisons operated by the Scottish Prison Service in each of the last five years, broken down by prison.
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 following table:
| | 1997-98 | 1998-99 | 1999-2000 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 |
| Aberdeen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barlinnie | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Castle Huntly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cornton Vale | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dumfries | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Edinburgh | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Glenochil | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greenock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Inverness | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Low Moss | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noranside | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perth | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Peterhead | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Polmont | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shotts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 20 May 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 10 June 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-25569 by Mr Jim Wallace on 16 May 2002, why no breakdown was provided of the performance points accrued by the operating company of HM Prison Kilmarnock under 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), and whether the answer provided is in accordance with section 1.1(d) of the Scottish Ministerial Code which requires ministers to be as open as possible with the Parliament, detailing the reasons behind its response on the matter.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:Question S1W-25569 asked for the performance points to be broken down for each heading. The question did not refer to sub-sections and was answered in accordance with section 1.1(d) of the Scottish Ministerial Code.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 23 May 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 10 June 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-25060 by Mr Jim Wallace on 16 May 2002, what estimates it has received from police forces of the costs associated with retirements in future years, broken down by year and force.
Answer
Police forces, via the Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland, have indicated that they expect total pension costs to increase by an estimated £8 million in 2003-2004, a further £15 million in 2004-05 and a further £28 million in 2005-06. These estimates will be reviewed as further information becomes available.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 18 April 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 10 June 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many Scottish Prison Service staff have been members of the Institution of Civil Engineers in each of the last 20 years.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:Historical information is not available. Currently one member of staff is a member of the Institute of Civil Engineers.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 18 April 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 10 June 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many Scottish Prison Service staff have been members of the Institution of Structural Engineers in each of the last 20 years.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:Historical information is not available. Currently no staff are members of the Institute of Structural Engineers.
