- 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 30 May 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 provide a breakdown of the performance points accrued by the operating company of HM Prison Kilmarnock under section 2.4(c) showing the number and degree of instances of failure to deliver the required education hours for each year of operation.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:The answer to question S1W-25569 was based on the requirements of measure 2.4 (c) not having been met on four occasions in Year 1 but having been met since then.
- 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 30 May 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 provide a breakdown of the performance points accrued by the operating company of HM Prison Kilmarnock under section 2.4(a) showing the number and degree of instances of failure to deliver the required regime activity hours for sentenced prisoners for each year of operation.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:The answer to question S1W-25569 was based on the requirements of performance measure 2.4 (a), as defined in the contract, not having been met on five occasions in the first year of operation but having been met since.
- 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 30 May 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 provide a breakdown of the performance points accrued by the operating company of HM Prison Kilmarnock under section 2.4(b) showing the number and degree of instances of failure to deliver the required sentenced prisoner work hours for each year of operation.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:The answer to question S1W-25569 was based on the requirements of measure 2.4 (b) not having been met on 13 occasions in Year 1; 73 occasions in Year 2, and 35 occasions in Year 3.
- 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 30 May 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 provide a breakdown of the performance points accrued by the operating company of HM Prison Kilmarnock under section 2.2(b) for each category of assault for each year of operation.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:The answer to question S1W-25569 was based on performance measure points having been applied on the following "level of injury sustained" incidents*:Year 1: none serious, six minor, 21 no injury.Year 2: none serious, five minor, 39 no injury.Year 3: two serious, eleven minor, 65 no injury. Note:*Points were awarded on the number of assailants and/or prisoners injured in a proven assault.
- 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 30 May 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 provide a breakdown of the performance points accrued by the operating company of HM Prison Kilmarnock under section 2.4(e) showing the number and degree of instances of failure to deliver the required regime activity hours for remand prisoners for each year of operation.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:The answer to question S1W-25569 was based on the requirements of measure 2.4(e) not having been met on 14 occasions in Year 1 but having been met since then.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 May 2002
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Answered by Jim Wallace on 27 May 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what the average cost is of holding a person in prison for (a) a seven-day sentence, (b) a two-week sentence, (c) a one-month sentence, (d) a two-month sentence, (e) a three-month sentence, (f) a six-month sentence, (g) a one-year sentence, (h) a two-year sentence and (i) a four-year sentence, broken down by gender.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to respond. His response is as follows:The Key Performance Indicator (target) set for SPS for 2002-03 is to operate within an average annual cost per prisoner place of £33,800. Costs are not maintained separately by gender or sentence period.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 May 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 27 May 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether there is any internal guidance to staff of the Scottish Prison Service on how to deal with parliamentary questions and whether any such guidance will be published.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to respond. His response is as follows:The guidance to SPS staff is the same as that used in the Scottish Executive, the current version of which has been placed in the Parliament's Reference Centre (Bib. number 21309).
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 09 May 2002
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Answered by Richard Simpson on 27 May 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what criteria it will employ in the selection of consultants for work on each of recommendations 17, 19, 20, 22, 25 and 26 contained in The Scottish Fire Service of the Future.
Answer
The appointment of external consultants will be carried out according to Scottish Executive procurement policy, which is published on the Scottish Executive website.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 09 May 2002
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Answered by Richard Simpson on 23 May 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the recommendations of the joint Scottish Executive and Brigades Purchasing Arrangements Working Group on the review of procurement within the fire service are publicly available; if so, in what format and, if not, what the reasons are for withholding these recommendations.
Answer
The document produced by the Purchasing Arrangements Working Group is available on the Scottish Executive website at the following address:
www.scotland.gov.uk/library5/justice/sfsbpp-00.asp.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 May 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Patricia Ferguson on 20 May 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has issued any internal guidance to civil servants on how to answer parliamentary questions additional to the civil service code and whether any such guidance will be published.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-25651 today.
