- Asked by: Roseanna Cunningham, MSP for Perth, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 July 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 27 August 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has made any specific representations to Her Majesty's Government on the draft European Union framework decision on the confiscation of crime-related proceeds, instrumentalities and property and what form any such representations took.
Answer
The Scottish Executive is in regular contact with the UK Government on a wide range of issues, including the draft framework decision on the confiscation of crime-related proceeds, instrumentalites and property.
- Asked by: Roseanna Cunningham, MSP for Perth, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 July 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 27 August 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on the draft European Union framework decision on the confiscation of crime-related proceeds, instrumentalities and property.
Answer
The provisions of the draft framework decision on the confiscation of crime-related proceeds, instrumentalities and property, if adopted, will be implemented as required throughout the UK as part of the UK's international obligations. However, in Scotland, the implementation would take account of the distinctive Scottish legal system.
- Asked by: Roseanna Cunningham, MSP for Perth, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 25 July 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 26 August 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-26496 by Mr Jim Wallace on 22 July 2002, whether it is envisaged that private prison operators would absorb the costs of non-domestic rates.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:No. The level of non-domestic rates is effectively set by the government and cannot be influenced by the prison operator. It is therefore better to pay for it centrally rather than to pay the sum to the operator to pass on as non-domestic rates.
- Asked by: Roseanna Cunningham, MSP for Perth, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 25 July 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 26 August 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-26496 by Mr Jim Wallace on 22 July 2002, why the cost to it of non-domestic rates for private prisons is not included in the costing of private prisons.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:Non-domestic rates are not included in the contract cost of privately managed prisons as this provides best value to the taxpayer.
- Asked by: Roseanna Cunningham, MSP for Perth, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 25 July 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 26 August 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-26499 by Mr Jim Wallace on 20 June 2002, why the cost to it of the independent engineer engaged to monitor the progress of work on HM Prison Kilmarnock in accordance with section 11.4 of the Minute of Agreement between the Secretary of State for Scotland and Kilmarnock Prison Services Limited for the Design, Construction, Management and Financing of a Prison at Kilmarnock was not included in the cost of contract compliance shown in the answer to question S1W-21186 by Mr Jim Wallace on 14 January 2002.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:The independent engineer cost relates to the pre-opening phase of the prison and was properly classified as a cost of procurement rather than post-opening cost of contract compliance.
- Asked by: Roseanna Cunningham, MSP for Perth, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 July 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 26 August 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many forfeitures of sound equipment there have been and how much money has been raised by sale of such equipment under section 66 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 in each year since the section came into force.
Answer
The information requested is not held centrally. However, the Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland is not aware of any cases in Scotland where action has been taken under this legislation.
- Asked by: Roseanna Cunningham, MSP for Perth, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 18 July 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 26 August 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Scottish Prison Service design standards for cellblocks were applied to HM Prison Kilmarnock.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to respond. His response is as follows:No. The HM Prison Kilmarnock design was evaluated against SPS defined criteria relating to the output service specification for the new prison.
- Asked by: Roseanna Cunningham, MSP for Perth, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 25 July 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 22 August 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the controller of HM Prison Kilmarnock or another person with delegated powers is on duty at the prison 24 hours a day, every day of the week.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:There is a controller on duty in the prison - or on call during evening and night hours - every day of the year.
- Asked by: Roseanna Cunningham, MSP for Perth, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 25 July 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 22 August 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-24734 by Mr Jim Wallace on 1 May 2002, why there have been no Category A prisoners accommodated at HM Prison Kilmarnock since opening.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:Between the opening of HM Prison Kilmarnock and the abolition of the Security Categorisation System on 31 March 2002, there were very few Category A prisoners in Scottish prisons. Those Category A prisoners we had were appropriately allocated in other establishments. There has therefore been no requirement to allocate a Category A prisoner to Kilmarnock.
- Asked by: Roseanna Cunningham, MSP for Perth, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 25 July 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 22 August 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-25022 by Mr Jim Wallace on 10 June 2002, why the grades of staff to be employed in the public sector comparator model prison are not identified.
Answer
Because the relevant consideration is the cost of staff which were used in the model, not the grade identified.
