I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:There were no incidents of hostage taking in year one at HM Prison Kilmarnock. Three charges against prisoners of having been in possession of unauthorised articles were incorrectly recorded, after the events, as having been for detaining a person against his will.

The following table gives details of the range of pilot projects on different aspects of the justice system in each local authority area. In many cases pilot funding has ceased when the service has gone on to be part of mainstream service provision.

Project	Local Authority	1997-98	1998-99	1999-2000	2000-01	2001-02
Integration of Scottish Criminal Justice Information Systems (ISCJIS), Glasgow District Court - development of Police Fixed Penalties	Glasgow City					x
Integration of Scottish Criminal Justice Information Systems (ISCJIS), Glasgow District Court - development of links to SCRO and COPFS	Glasgow City				x	x
Integration of Scottish Criminal Justice Information Systems (ISCJIS), Pilot project to develop links between criminal justice social work, Sheriff Courts and SCRO	East Dunbartonshire		x	x	x	x
Integration of Scottish Criminal Justice Information Systems (ISCJIS), District Court Link - Aberdeen District Court piloted the link to allow electronic exchange of information between District Courts Procurators Fiscal and SCRO	Aberdeen City			x	x
Integration of Scottish Criminal Justice Information Systems (ISCJIS), Pilot in Aberdeen District Court to assess Court Officer Availability System (COAS) in fixing trial dates and citing police witnesses	Aberdeen City					x
Integration of Scottish Criminal Justice Information Systems (ISCJIS), DVLA Pilot - to allow District Court electronic access to DVLA records and to send information electronically to DVLA	West Lothian					x
Apex, Q10, get offenders back to work project	Fife	x	x	x
Drugs and Leisure, to deter young people from drugs and offer them healthier pursuits	Aberdeen City				x
	Dumfries and Galloway				x	x
	Glasgow City				x
	South Lanarkshire				x
Freagarrach	Clackmannanshire	x	x	x
	Falkirk	x	x	x
	Stirling	x	x	x
Communities that Care	City of Edinburgh			x	x	x
	Glasgow City			x	x	x
Glasgow Pilot Drugs Court	Glasgow City					x
Restriction of Liberty Orders Pilot Project- Hamilton Sheriff Court	North Lanarkshire		x	x	x	x
	South Lanarkshire		x	x	x	x
Restriction of Liberty Orders Pilot Project-Peterhead Sheriff Court	Aberdeenshire		x	x	x	x
Restriction of Liberty Orders Pilot Project-Aberdeen Sheriff Court	Aberdeen City		x	x	x	x
	Aberdeenshire		x	x	x	x
Witness Service	South Ayrshire	x	x
	South Lanarkshire	x	x
	Fife	x	x
Diversion From Prosecution	Aberdeen City		x	x
	City of Edinburgh		x	x
	Clackmannanshire		x	x
	Dumfries and Galloway		x	x
	East Ayrshire		x	x
	Glasgow City		x	x
	Highland		x	x
	Inverclyde		x	x
	Midlothian		x	x
	Perth and Kinross		x	x
	North Ayrshire		x	x
	North Lanarkshire		x	x
	Scottish Borders		x	x
	South Lanarkshire		x	x
	West Dunbartonshire		x	x
	Orkney		x	x
	Shetlands		x	x
	Eilean Siar, Comhairle nan
Bail Information and Supervision	City of Edinburgh		x	x
	Glasgow City		x	x
	Midlothian		x	x
Drug Treatment and Testing Orders	Glasgow City			x	x	x
	Fife				x	x
Public Defence Solicitors Office, Edinburgh	City of Edinburgh	x	x	x	x	x
In Court Adviser - Edinburgh Sheriff Court	City of Edinburgh	x	x	x	x	x
Streetwork Edinburgh	City of Edinburgh					x
Citizens Advice Scotland, covering Barra, Caithness, Harris, Lewis, Moray, Nairn, Ross and Cromarty, Skye and Lochalsh, Uist	Eilean Siar, Comhairle nan					x
	Highland
	Moray
West Lothian Advice Partnership	West Lothian					x

Work on the review has been taken forward jointly by representatives from the Scottish Executive, the Police Associations, the Police Authority Conveners' Forum and Unison. Those involved have examined options for the delivery of a wide range of police support services grouped under the broad headings of finance and procurement; information management; forensic science services; and human resources. I am advised that the option of out-sourcing was considered alongside other options in a number of cases. I expect shortly to see the initial recommendations emerging from the review work. In the interim, I understand that Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland has reported that the work has already revealed opportunities for better co-ordination, joint working and challenging the current cost of some service provision.

I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison ervice to respond. His response is as follows: Because there was only one such notice and that was superseded by Kilmarnock Prison Services Limited obtaining the insurance required.

I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:No.

The Debt Arrangement and Advice (Scotland) Bill, currently at Stage 2, provides the framework for a national statutory debt arrangement scheme for those with multiple debt. The consultation document Enforcement of Civil Obligations in Scotland sought consultees' views on the detail of the scheme. The responses to this consultation are currently being analysed by independent consultants. The debt arrangement scheme will be implemented by way of regulations, as soon as possible, taking account of respondents' views. To ensure that those in multiple debt have ready access to the necessary money advice to negotiate debt payment programmes, the Executive is already making available, through local authorities, an additional £3 million a year for the provision of local money advice services across Scotland. Plans from local authorities indicate that this will result in no less than an additional 100 full-time equivalent money advisers.

Decisions on future spending details for external affairs have still to be finalised.

The information requested is not held centrally.

The information requested is not readily available in the format requested and can only be obtained at disproportionate cost. The information systems operated by the department were designed for case tracking rather than for the production of statistical information. Systems currently in development will, in due course, facilitate the provision of data on a wider basis than is presently possible.

Individuals will be selected so that the panel provides a balance of expertise in programme development/delivery and the principles of effective practice or accreditation. The membership will draw on experience gained in academic institutions, existing accreditation processes, local authorities and the voluntary sector although individual members will be independent and not act as representatives of any of these groups. I hope to be in a position to announce details of the chair and membership of the panel within the next few weeks.