- Asked by: Michael Matheson, 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 performance points have been accrued by the operators of HM Prison Kilmarnock in each year since the prison opened, giving the reason for each accrual.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to respond. His response is as follows:The performance points accrued by the operators of HM Prison Kilmarnock for years 1, 2 and 3 respectively were 3,843, 2,268 and 3,243. The reasons for these points being accrued are as detailed in the contract between Kilmarnock Prison Services Limited and the SPS, which is available on the SPS website.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, 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, further to the answer to question S1W-24350 by Mr Jim Wallace on 10 April 2002, what performance-related revenue deductions have been incurred under the contract to operate HM Prison Kilmarnock by the prison's operators in each year since the prison opened.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:
| 1999-2000 | £455,757 |
| 2000-01 | - |
| 2001-02 | £178,671 |
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, 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, further to the answer to question S1W-24629 by Mr Jim Wallace on 12 April 2002, whether it will list each section in the published version of the contract for HM Prison Kilmarnock from which omissions were made and, in each case, what the reasons for each omission were.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:
| Contract Section | Reason for Omission |
| Security | Commercial in Confidence | Lengthy and/or Unnecessary Material |
| Minute of Agreement | | 3 | |
| Schedule A | | | 3 |
| Schedule B | | | 3 |
| Schedule C | | | |
| Schedule D | 3 | 3 | |
| Schedule E | | 3 | |
| Schedule F | | | |
| Schedule G | | | |
| Schedule H | | 3 | |
| Schedule I | | | |
| Schedule J | | 3 | |
| Schedule K | | | 3 |
| Schedule L | | | |
| Schedule M | | | 3 |
| Schedule N | | 3 | |
| Schedule O | | | |
| Schedule P | | 3 | |
| Schedule Q | | | |
| Direct Agreement | | | |
| Price Variation Guidelines | | 3 | |
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 15 April 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Colin Boyd on 29 April 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-16140 by Colin Boyd QC on 15 June 2001, how many cases were marked "no proceedings" under section 136 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 in 2001-02.
Answer
In the 11 months to the end of February 2002, there were 1,867 cases.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 15 April 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Allan Wilson on 29 April 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-12572 by Mr Sam Galbraith on 5 March 2001, how many cases were referred to the Procurator Fiscal service by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency in (a) 2000-01 and (b) 2001-02 and (i) how many and (ii) what percentage of such cases that were taken to court resulted in a conviction.
Answer
The numbers of cases involving alleged contravention of environmental protection legislation referred to the Procurator Fiscal Service by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency are set out in the following table:
| | 2000-01 | 2001-02 |
| Cases referred to Procurator Fiscal Service | 60 | 72 |
| Cases proceeded court | 46 | 20 |
| Still on-going | 3 | 45 |
| (i) Number led to convictions | 37 | 20 |
| (ii) Percentage led to convictions | 62% | 28% |
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 15 April 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Colin Boyd on 29 April 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-13449 by Colin Boyd QC on 1 March 2001, how many cases were marked "no proceedings" in respect of each category recognised by the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service computer in (a) 1998-99, (b) 1999-2000, (c) 2000-01 and (d) 2001-02.
Answer
The figures are shown in the following table. The figure for time barred cases in 2000-01 is slightly smaller than that given in answer to S1W-16140 on 15 June 2001 because that answer was given before the figures for that year had been finally reconciled.
| No Proceedings | 1998-99 | 1999-2000 | 2000-01 | 2001-02
(11 months) |
| Insufficient Admissible Evidence | 12,305 | 12,786 | 12,257 | 9,932 |
| Trivial | 10,996 | 11,539 | 10,487 | 9,956 |
| Civil Remedy More Appropriate | 3,866 | 3,159 | 2,550 | 1,925 |
| Mitigating Circumstances | 3,119 | 2,383 | 2,266 | 1,765 |
| Delay Police/ Reporting Agency | 2,731 | 6,087 | 4,114 | 5,316 |
| Delay by PF | 205 | 92 | 368 | 451 |
| Lack of Court Resources | 3 | 3 | 3,770 | 7 |
| PF Staff Shortage | 99 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Time-bar | 1,278 | 1,533 | 1,976 | 1,867 |
| Not a Crime | 816 | 778 | 701 | 927 |
| No Jurisdiction | 106 | 103 | 151 | 100 |
| Age of Offence | 354 | 485 | 1,233 | 1,207 |
| Other Specified Reason | 4,714 | 5,007 | 4,106 | 5,888 |
| Total No Proceedings | 40,592 | 43,958 | 43,980 | 39,344 |
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 15 April 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 29 April 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what the current average cost to the Scottish Prison Service is per prisoner of receiving prisoners, broken down by category of cost.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:The costs of reception are not separately identified.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 15 April 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 29 April 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what the total cost to the Scottish Prison Service of receiving prisoners was in each of the last five financial years.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:The costs of reception are not separately identified.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 March 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Iain Gray on 26 April 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many sheltered housing complexes were built by local authorities in (a) 1999, (b) 2000 and (c) 2001.
Answer
The numbers of sheltered dwellings built in the years 1999-2000 to 2001-02 are shown in the following table:
| 1999-2000 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 |
| New Build | Very Sheltered | Sheltered | Very Sheltered | Sheltered | Very Sheltered | Sheltered |
| Aberdeen City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aberdeenshire | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Angus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Argyll and Bute | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clackmannanshire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Comhairle nan Eilean Siar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A |
| Dundee City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| East Ayrshire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E. Dunbartonshire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| East Lothian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| East Renfrewshire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| City of Edinburgh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Falkirk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fife | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glasgow City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Highland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Inverclyde | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A |
| Midlothian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Moray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| North Ayrshire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| North Lanarkshire | 0 | 12 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| Orkney Islands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perth and Kinross | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Renfrewshire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scottish Borders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shetland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A |
| South Ayrshire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| South Lanarkshire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A |
| Stirling | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | N/A | N/A |
| W. Dunbartonshire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| West Lothian | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scotland | 6 | 63 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Housing Capital Programme 1999-2000 to 2001-02.Housing associations also build sheltered housing. Information is collected by Communities Scotland but is not held at local authority level. However, national new build totals for the years 1999-2000 to 2001-02 are as follows:
| 1999-2000 | 148 |
| 2000-01 | 173 |
| 2001-02 | 78 |
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, 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 25 April 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what action is being taken to improve the efficiency of administration within the court system.
Answer
Two formal reviews are in progress. Lord Bonomy is examining the efficiency of the High Court and will report later this year. Sheriff Principal John McInnes chairs a committee examining the whole structure of summary criminal justice with a view to efficient and effective deliver, and is expected to report in summer 2003.The efficiency of administration is one of the issues that will be examined in each review, although the recommendations are likely to range more widely, into structure, jurisdiction and other aspects of criminal procedure.
