- Asked by: Roseanna Cunningham, MSP for Perth, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 09 May 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 22 July 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-25065 by Mr Jim Wallace on 29 April 2002, how many offers were received for the buildings of HM Prison Penninghame before 3 May 2000.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:Two.
- Asked by: Roseanna Cunningham, MSP for Perth, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 22 March 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 18 July 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-23454 by Mr Jim Wallace on 11 March 2002, whether permission could be obtained to release the valuation made for the former HM Prison Penninghame under Section 10 of the Valuation Office Agency's standard conditions of engagement and what the reasons are for its position on this matter.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:No. The answer given to question S1W-24356 reflects the current position.
- Asked by: Roseanna Cunningham, MSP for Perth, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 22 March 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 18 July 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what categories of information it is (a) able to provide, (b) willing to provide, (c) has decided to provide and (d) is unable to provide for legal or other reasons in regard to the valuation and sale of the former HM Prison Penninghame, detailing the reason behind its position in each case.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:All information which is not subject to the "commercial-in-confidence" requirement will be provided in respect of the sale of the former HM Prison, Penninghame.
- Asked by: Roseanna Cunningham, MSP for Perth, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 June 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 18 July 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-25022 by Mr Jim Wallace on 10 June 2002 in relation to the PricewaterhouseCoopers Financial Review of Scottish Prison Service Estates Review, whether any specific measures were considered to achieve a more economical use of staff.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-26856.
- Asked by: Roseanna Cunningham, MSP for Perth, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 June 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 18 July 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-25022 by Mr Jim Wallace on 10 June 2002 in relation to the PricewaterhouseCoopers Financial Review of Scottish Prison Service Estates Review, whether it will separately identify (a) pension costs and (b) other wage-related costs, specifying how they are composed and included in the figures for labour and labour-related costs in the public sector comparator, showing cashflow over the 27 years of the model.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service, to respond. His response is as follows:The cash flow model does not separately identify these costs.
- Asked by: Roseanna Cunningham, MSP for Perth, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 June 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 18 July 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-25022 by Mr Jim Wallace on 10 June 2002 in relation to the PricewaterhouseCoopers Financial Review of Scottish Prison Service Estates Review, how the figure of 545 staff for the public sector comparator was arrived at.
Answer
By reference to the latest staffing practice at comparable Scottish Prison Service establishments.
- Asked by: Roseanna Cunningham, MSP for Perth, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 June 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 18 July 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-25022 by Mr Jim Wallace on 10 June 2002 in relation to the PricewaterhouseCoopers Financial Review of Scottish Prison Service Estates Review, whether any specific measures were considered to achieve the use of fewer staff.
Answer
Staffing levels were calculated by reference to the latest staffing practice at comparable Scottish Prison Service establishments. This included the anticipated staffing reductions associated with full implementation of the new staff attendance system and the additional cost associated with the two hour reduction in the working week of operational staff which was agreed in negotiation with the staff union.
- Asked by: Roseanna Cunningham, MSP for Perth, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 June 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 18 July 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-25022 by Mr Jim Wallace on 10 June 2002 in relation to the PricewaterhouseCoopers Financial Review of Scottish Prison Service Estates Review, how labour and labour-related costs were calculated in the public sector comparator without separately identifying the grades of staff to be employed.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-26856.
- Asked by: Roseanna Cunningham, MSP for Perth, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 June 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 17 July 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-25103 by Mr Jim Wallace on 21 June 2002, what the benefits are of it being possible to see from one prison wing to another.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:The main benefit is that staff are able to monitor what is happening in other wings.
- Asked by: Roseanna Cunningham, MSP for Perth, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 June 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 17 July 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-25103 by Mr Jim Wallace on 21 June 2002, whether it will list all prisons and young offenders institutions in the Scottish Prison Service where it is possible to see from one wing what is happening in one or more other wings.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:It is possible, to varying degrees, to see from one (although not necessarily all) wings to another in the following prisons:EdinburghGlenochilPerthPolmontShotts.
