- Asked by: Roseanna Cunningham, MSP for Perth, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 23 September 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Curran on 24 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is now its policy to introduce neighbourhood wardens across Scotland.
Answer
Yes, it is our intention that neighbourhood warden schemes operate throughout Scotland.
- Asked by: Roseanna Cunningham, MSP for Perth, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 23 September 2002
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Answered by Jim Wallace on 24 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many of its civil servants are currently engaged in work on external affairs.
Answer
Thirty-four civil servants in the Executive are currently engaged in its work on external affairs: 23 in the External Relations Division, nine in the Scottish Executive European Union Office and two staff in Washington DC.
- Asked by: Roseanna Cunningham, MSP for Perth, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 02 September 2002
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Answered by Jim Wallace on 24 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-27919 by Mr Jim Wallace on 26 August 2002, how including non-domestic rates in the costing of a public sector prison, but not including non-domestic rates in the costing of a private sector prison represents best value to the taxpayer.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-28223 today. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/search_wa.
- Asked by: Roseanna Cunningham, MSP for Perth, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 02 September 2002
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Answered by Jim Wallace on 24 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, in relation to the Scottish Prison Service Estates Review, whether it will provide a breakdown of the estimate of staff required in the public sector comparator in the same or similar form to Annex 5 of the submission prepared by Mr Eric Murch of HM Prison Low Moss, Constructing the Future.
Answer
Such estimates are not available and would not be realistic for the reasons set out in the answer given to question S1W-28774 today. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/search_wa.
- Asked by: Roseanna Cunningham, MSP for Perth, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 02 September 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 24 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-27908 by Mr Jim Wallace on 22 August 2002, why it did not base its estimate of staffing for the public sector on the submission prepared by Mr Eric Murch of HM Prison Low Moss, Constructing the Future, which stated that 58 staff for every 100 prisoners were required in a modern public sector prison, rather than the 78 staff per 100 prisoners suggested by the Scottish Prison Service Estates Review.
Answer
Because it would not have given a realistic result. The staffing levels proposed in Constructing the Future were based on scenarios specific to Low Moss's situation, and in particular the fact that it would only be housing remand and short term low-risk prisoners. To work out the operational costs of the public sector comparator for the Prison Estates Review three comparator prisons were used; Shotts, Perth and Edinburgh. These three establishments are core prisons and as such are more representative of what a fully flexible 700-place establishment would entail in terms of operational requirements such as prisoner mix, staffing regimes and prisoner escort requirements.
- Asked by: Roseanna Cunningham, MSP for Perth, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 October 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 24 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the variable R is presently lower than the sum of the variables F, I1 and I2, as referred to in paragraph 7 of schedule E to the Minute of Agreement Between the Secretary of State for Scotland and Kilmarnock Prison Services Ltd for the Design, Construction, Management and Financing of a Prison at Kilmarnock.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:Yes.
- Asked by: Roseanna Cunningham, MSP for Perth, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 October 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 24 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will list all occasions the contract mechanism for dispute resolution has been applied, as referred to in paragraph 63 of the Minute of Agreement Between the Secretary of State for Scotland and Kilmarnock Prison Services Ltd for the Design, Construction, Management and Financing of a Prison at Kilmarnock.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:There have been no such occasions.
- Asked by: Roseanna Cunningham, MSP for Perth, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 October 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 24 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what persons provide a prisoner escort service to and from HM Prison Kilmarnock other than employees of the prison operating company.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:The Scottish Prison Service and the police, as operational considerations dictate.
- Asked by: Roseanna Cunningham, MSP for Perth, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 October 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 24 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-12540 by Mr Jim Wallace on 21 February 2001, whether the cost of prisoner escorts is included in the figure for the total annual cost per prisoner place at HM Prison Kilmarnock.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:Yes, the average Net Present Value per prisoner place of around £11,000 pa includes the cost of prisoner escorts.
- Asked by: Roseanna Cunningham, MSP for Perth, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 October 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 24 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will list each default notice received under paragraph 46 of the Minute of Agreement Between the Secretary of State for Scotland and Kilmarnock Prison Services Ltd for the Design, Construction, Management and Financing of a Prison at Kilmarnock, showing the date on which each notice was received and the nature of the default.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:There have been no such notices.
