- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 September 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 2 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answers to questions S1W-8781 and S1W-9352 by Mr Jim Wallace on 7 August and 12 September 2000 respectively, how many people had a charge proved relating to (a) house-breaking, (b) assault and robbery and (c) drug-related offences in Scotland in (i) 1999, (ii) 2000, (iii) 2001 and (iv) 2002 to date and how many of these were charged where the main offence involved was aggravated by having been committed while the offender was on bail.
Answer
Information on persons with a charge proved in 1999 and 2000 where a bail aggravation was recorded in the sentence is included in Table 14 of the annual statistical bulletins Criminal Proceedings in Scottish Courts published for those years (Bib. numbers 11289 and 17818 respectively). Data for the year 2001 are expected to be available in November 2002. Assault and robbery falls within the Scottish Executive Justice Department's crime category of robbery.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 September 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 2 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive who holds responsibility for public health in prisons.
Answer
As public health is a devolved issue, responsibility rests with the Scottish Executive.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 September 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 2 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) prevalence and (b) incidence of new cases of blood-borne viruses was in each prison in each of the last three years.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:The information requested is not available.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 September 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 2 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it provides the facility for prison staff and drugs service providers to attend training courses together.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to respond. His response is as follows:Scottish Prison Service and drug service provider staff are encouraged to attend joint training where appropriate. An agreement is currently being drawn up between SPS and Scottish Training on Drugs and Alcohol (STRADA) to develop this further.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 September 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 2 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many prisoners in each prison currently have a mental illness requiring medical treatment.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:The information requested is not available.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 September 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 2 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what assessment it has made of the mortality and morbidity rates of prisoners within one month following their release.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:Scottish Prison Service is working closely with Scottish Drugs Enforcement Agency and Glasgow University to establish monitoring systems for post release drug-related deaths. The outcomes of this work will directly influence policy, and will be published in due course.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 September 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 2 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many prisoners had a mental illness requiring medical treatment in each prison as at 31 March in each of the last five years.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:The information requested is not available.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 15 August 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 2 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive with regard to paragraph 2.4 of the Annual Report 2001-02 by the Over 21's Visiting Committee at HM Prison and Young Offenders' Institute Cornton Vale, whether delay in releasing women in shared cells to use toilet facilities, with particular regard to women with serious medical conditions, is in breach of the European Convention on Human Rights.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:We do not consider that there is a breach of the European Convention on Human Rights. Access to toilet facilities during the day is generally unrestricted. At night, an automated system allows prisoners in single cells to access toilet facilities. For security reasons, prisoners who are sharing a cell cannot make use of the automated system. Staff require to supervise the unlocking of their doors. Night shift staffing has recently been increased to reduce the delay in unlocking doors. Furthermore, procedures are in place to ensure that women with serious medical conditions are not required to share a cell.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 September 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 1 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) reports have been made of offers of employment under paragraph 13, section 4.3, Annex A, (b) reports have been made of offers of employment under paragraph 14, section 4.3, Annex A and (c) applications have been made under paragraph 15, section 4.3, Annex A of the Civil Service Management Code in each of the last five years, broken down by department or agency.
Answer
The information requested is set out in the following tables:1997-98
| Department/Agency | Number of Cases | Conditions | Referred to Prime Minister |
| Central Services | 1 | - | - |
| Environment and Rural Affairs Department | 2 | 1 | - |
| Development Department | 3 | 1 | - |
| Home Department | 1 | - | - |
| Justice Department | 1 | - | - |
| Scottish Records Office | 1 | - | - |
1998-99
| Department/Agency | Number of Cases | Conditions | Referred to Prime Minister |
| Development Department | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Central Services | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Locate in Scotland | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Environment and Rural Affairs Department | 6 | - | - |
1999-2000
| Department/Agency | Number of Cases | Conditions | Referred to Prime Minister |
| Central Services | 1 | - | - |
| Common service Agency | 1 | - | - |
| Director of Roads | 1 | 1 | - |
| Education and Industry Department | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Development Department | 1 | - | - |
| Historic Scotland | 1 | - | - |
2000-01
| Department/Agency | Number of Cases | Conditions | Referred to Prime Minister |
| Development Department | 4 | - | - |
| Environment and Rural Affairs Department | 1 | - | - |
| Health Department | 1 | - | - |
| Justice Department | 1 | - | - |
| Central Services | 1 | - | - |
| FCSD | 1 | - | - |
| Business Development Unit | 1 | - | - |
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 September 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Hugh Henry on 30 September 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-20998 by Iain Gray on 8 January 2002, how many of the 73 applicants eligible under its central heating installation programme have now had central heating installed.
Answer
The position with regard to applications for the central heating programme submitted between September 2001 and August 2002 by private sector householders living in the Scottish Borders area is as follows:Between 1 September and 31 December 2001, 73 eligible householders submitted applications. Thirty-one of those have now had their central heating installed and a further 30 will have their central heating as soon as possible. There are others who are waiting for a number of reasons, such as gas connections by Transco or listed building consent from the local authority.Between 1 January and 2 August 2002, 105 eligible householders submitted applications. Eleven of those have now had their central heating installed and a further 17 will have their central heating as soon as possible. Forty are awaiting survey and there are others who are waiting for a number of reasons, such as gas connections by Transco or listed building consent from the local authority.
