- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 September 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 4 October 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what vetting was done of the organisations who form Premier Prison Services Limited prior to the awarding of the contract for Her Majesty's Prison, Kilmarnock in 1997.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:
All consortia bidding for the contract were subject to extensive evaluation and vetting as part of the procurement process.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 04 November 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Henry McLeish on 28 September 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it has taken to give priority to the situations facing small and medium si'e enterprises in terms of technical and financial obstacles to the development and use of clean technology in relation to the environment.
Answer
The Scottish Executive provides significant support to small and medium size enterprises across a range of activities. Investment in clean technology is amongst the spending which qualifies for such assistance.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 July 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Donald Dewar on 28 September 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-2981 by Mr Jim Wallace on 28 April 2000, whether it will list, by Minister, the international organisations each has been in touch with since 1 July 1999 and when those contacts took place.
Answer
The question in this form could only be answered at disproportionate cost. We would be happy to consider requests for more specific information.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 September 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Henry McLeish on 27 September 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-4862 by Henry McLeish on 15 March 2000, which Ministers have been in contact with the Department of Trade and Industry regarding issues arising from the activities of the World Trade Organisation and their effect on the responsibilities of the Scottish Executive since 1 July 1999, and whether it will detail which Minister has been in contact and when the contact took place.
Answer
The Scottish Executive has been in regular contact with the Department of Trade and Industry since July 1999, both at Ministerial and official level, on a range of issues including those arising from the World Trade Organisation.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 05 June 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 8 September 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what the average daily population of prisoners (a) was in each of the last three financial years and (b) is projected to be in each of the next three financial years in (i) penal establishments directly operated by the Scottish Prison Service, (ii) legalised police cells and (iii) privately operated penal establishments.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service, to respond. His response is as follows:
The available information on the numbers of prisoners in Scottish penal establishments is given in the table below. The prisoner population projections do not distinguish privately operated penal establishments from those directly operated by the Scottish Prison Service (SPS).
The average daily population of prisoners in legalised police cells is 1; numbers are not projected.
Average daily population in penal establishments in Scotland, excluding legalised police cells, 1997-98 to 2002-03
Year | Numbers | Projections |
1997-98 | 1998-99 | 1999-2000 (prov.) | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 |
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Kilmarnock1 | 0 | 1 | 443 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
SPS operated establishments | 6,058 | 6,026 | 5,530 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
All penal establishments | 6,058 | 6,027 | 5,973 | 6,100 | 6,200 | 6,400 |
Note: Kilmarnock opened on 25 March 1999.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 05 June 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 31 August 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive how much of its Justice budget was spent on penal establishments other than those operated by the Scottish Prison Service or legalised police cells in each of the last three financial years and what the projected expenditure is in each of the next three financial years.
Answer
I have asked Mr Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of SPS to respond. His response is as follows:
This information would relate solely to HMP Kilmarnock and is commercially confidential and so cannot be disclosed.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 07 July 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicol Stephen on 14 August 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-4862 by Henry McLeish on 15 March 2000, what assessment it has made of any impact which trade issues arising from the activities of the World Trade Organisation will have on the responsibilities of the Executive.
Answer
The Scottish Executive regularly assesses the impact of the World Trade Organisation's activities on its responsibilities working together with Scottish Trade International, the Scotland Office and the Department of Trade and Industry.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 July 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 19 July 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive when the last safety audit was carried out on the A725 and which parts of the route were covered by it.
Answer
Safety audits are only undertaken when road improvements are constructed. However, a Route Accident Reduction Plan (RARP) study was carried out in 1999 on the A725 trunk road between Whirlies Roundabout, East Kilbride and Whistleberry Toll, Bothwell.
A RARP study is currently ongoing on the A725 between Raith Interchange and Shawhead Junction with the A8.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 July 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 19 July 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive how many road traffic accidents took place on the A725 in each of the last five years, broken down by local authority and specifying in each case the number of fatalities and serious injuries.
Answer
The number of road traffic accidents on the A725 trunk road in the last five years, broken down by local authority, and the number of fatalities and serious injuries is as follows:
South Lanarkshire
Year | Total Accidents | Fatalities | Serious Injury |
1995 | 36 | 1 | 7 |
1996 | 33 | 0 | 10 |
1997 | 22 | 1 | 5 |
1998 | 35 | 0 | 9 |
1999 | 31 | 0 | 3 |
North Lanarkshire
Year | Total Accidents | Fatalities | Serious Injury |
1995 | 17 | 0 | 3 |
1996 | 23 | 0 | 6 |
1997 | 23 | 1 | 3 |
1998 | 26 | 0 | 5 |
1999 | 19 | 0 | 4 |
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 04 May 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom McCabe on 7 July 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-4192 by Donald Dewar on 13 April 2000, whether it will provide a detailed breakdown by department of the number of items of correspondence from MSPs received during the period 1 November 1999 to 31 January 2000 for which a substantive reply remains outstanding.
Answer
The information is detailed in the table below.
Department | Number of Outstanding Replies to MSPs (as at 20 June 2000) |
Total | 194 |
Crown Office | 1 |
Development | 27 |
Education | 9 |
Enterprise and Lifelong Learning | 6 |
Health | 80* |
Justice | 30¨ |
Rural Affairs | 31 |
Others | 10 |
*includes replies to MPs
¨includes replies to MPs and others
The table shows the number of outstanding replies due from 1 November 1999 to 31 January 2000. This number declines as time passes, and it is a snapshot only.
The volume and rate at which Ministers receive correspondence continues to increase. In the first nine months since devolution, the number of letters for ministerial reply increased by over 50% compared with the same pre devolution period. Comparing the last quarter measured, January to end-March 2000 with the same period in 1999 shows an 82% increase.
