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Parliamentary questions can be asked by any MSP to the Scottish Government or the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. The questions provide a means for MSPs to get factual and statistical information.

Written questions must be answered within 10 working days (20 working days during recess)
Other questions such as Topical, Portfolio, General and First Minister's Question Times are taken in the Chamber

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Question reference: S2W-08448

Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 21 May 2004
Current Status: Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 8 June 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will publish the total value of each bid for the contract to provide prisoner escort and court custody services.

Question reference: S2W-08431

Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 21 May 2004
Current Status: Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 8 June 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Escort Monitor has reported to it under clause 1.4.2.1 of Schedule 1 of Contract between The Scottish Ministers and Reliance Secure Task Management Ltd for the Provision of Prisoner Escort & Court Custody Services in Scotland and, if not, when it expects to receive such reports and whether it will publish them.

I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to respond. His response is as follows:

The Escort Monitor reports regularly to, and is part of the SPS. The SPS and Reliance have agreed that a performance summary will be agreedfor each calendar month of the contract. The Performance Summary will be availablefor either party to publish as appropriate without further approval.

It will only be available for publication following agreementof all the elements included in the Performance Summary. Subject to that, it willnormally be agreed in the month following the performance period.

These will include the total number of prisoner movements inthe period, the percentage of deliveries to court achieved on time, the numbersof incidents of prisoners being unlawfully at large and the payment made to theservice provider for the period.

The SPS will publish this information on its web site alongsidethe contract.

Question reference: S2W-08443

Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 21 May 2004
Current Status: Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 8 June 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it determined to have a single rate of penalty for the release in error of prisoners under Contract between The Scottish Ministers and Reliance Secure Task Management Ltd for the Provision of Prisoner Escort & Court Custody Services in Scotland or whether that determination was made by another body.

Question reference: S2W-08444

Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 21 May 2004
Current Status: Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 8 June 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive how many companies, individuals and organisations tendered for the contract to provide prisoner escort and court custody services.

Question reference: S2W-08446

Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 21 May 2004
Current Status: Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 8 June 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive how many bids were received for the contract to provide prisoner escort and court custody services.

Question reference: S2W-08430

Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 21 May 2004
Current Status: Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 8 June 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends to use its powers under section 39 of the Prisons (Scotland) Act 1989 to alter the rules for the management of prisoners in light of recent events concerning the operation of Contract between The Scottish Ministers and Reliance Secure Task Management Ltd for the Provision of Prisoner Escort & Court Custody Services in Scotland.

Question reference: S2W-08432

Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 21 May 2004
Current Status: Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 8 June 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive how often it expects the Escort Monitor to report to it under clause 1.4.2.1 of Schedule 1 of Contract between The Scottish Ministers and Reliance Secure Task Management Ltd for the Provision of Prisoner Escort & Court Custody Services in Scotland.

Question reference: S2W-08429

Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 21 May 2004
Current Status: Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 8 June 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive whether Reliance Secure Task Management Ltd will carry out custody duties of prisoners specified in section 102(2)(d) of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 under Contract between The Scottish Ministers and Reliance Secure Task Management Ltd for the Provision of Prisoner Escort & Court Custody Services in Scotland.

Question reference: S2W-08447

Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 21 May 2004
Current Status: Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 8 June 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive what criteria it used for determining value for money when considering tenders for the contract to provide prisoner escort and court custody services.

Question reference: S2W-08449

Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 21 May 2004
Current Status: Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 8 June 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will consider amending Contract between The Scottish Ministers and Reliance Secure Task Management Ltd for the Provision of Prisoner Escort & Court Custody Services in Scotland to ensure that penalties for prisoner releases reflect the severity of the crime for which the prisoner was convicted.