- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 18 March 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Euan Robson on 14 April 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive to which companies each local authority tenders out the supply of school meals and what the value is of each tender.
Answer
The Scottish Executive provides local authorities with funding to administer their school meals service. It is a matter for local authorities to determine the nature of how their school meals are supplied.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 March 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 14 April 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive how many suicides have taken place in each prison in each year since May 1999; in how many of these cases fatal accident inquiries identified failure or negligence by prison management as a contributing factor to these deaths; what action was taken as a result, where such failure was identified and whether any prosecutions for negligence took place and, if so, where and when they took place.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:
The following table breaks down the number of apparent self-inflicted deaths that have taken place in each prison in each financial year since 1999-2000
| Establishment | > Year |
| | 1999-2000 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 |
| Aberdeen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Barlinnie | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Castle Huntly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cornton Vale | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Dumfries | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Edinburgh | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Glenochil | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greenock | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Inverness | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kilmarnock | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Low Moss | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noranside | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perth | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Peterhead | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Polmont | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Shotts | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The further information requested is not held centrally.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 24 March 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 14 April 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what penalties have been, or will be, imposed on Premier Prison Services by the Scottish Prison Service in light of the findings by the fatal accident inquiry into the death of James Barclay in HM Prison Kilmarnock.
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 to S2W-15552 on 14 April 2005. 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/wa.search.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 24 March 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 14 April 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what training is provided for officers in HM Prison Kilmarnock on completing a reception risk assessment form and whether any officer who has not had such training has been responsible for the completion of such a form at any time during the last three years.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:
These are matters for Premier Prison Services.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 24 March 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 14 April 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive whether HM Chief Inspector of Prisons has checked whether the watches in HM Prison Kilmarnock are now properly carried out.
Answer
The report by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons on his inspection of HM Prison Kilmarnock between 25 October and 2 November 2004 will be published on 26 April. Inspection of anti-suicide procedures is always part of inspections and will continue to be so.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 24 March 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 14 April 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive whether procedures have been introduced at HM Prison Kilmarnock to ensure that, where a "red card" has been issued by the police to indicate that a prisoner is at risk, the prisoner will be placed on the appropriate watch.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:
This procedure has been updated and the “red card” system is no longer in use. Relevant details are contained in the Personal Escort Record.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 24 March 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 14 April 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) average number of prisoners, (b) prisoner capacity, (c) average number of full-time prison officers and (d) incidence of (i) self harm and (ii) suicides was in each prison in each of the last six years.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to respond. His response is as follows:
(a) The average number of prisoners located in each prison in the last six years is contained in the SPS Annual Reports which can be found at www.sps.gov.uk .
(b) The average design capacity in each prison in each of the last six years is as follows:
| Establishment | 1999-2000 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 |
| Aberdeen | 163 | 163 | 162 | 155 | 154 |
| Barlinnie | 943 | 943 | 952 | 1016 | 1003 |
| Castle Huntly | 150 | 152 | 151 | 156 | 156 |
| Cornton Vale | 217 | 219 | 230 | 230 | 255 |
| Dumfries | 150 | 150 | 156 | 175 | 178 |
| Dungavel* | 135 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Edinburgh | 620 | 597 | 605 | 643 | 748 |
| Glenochil | 670 | 670 | 670 | 670 | 598 |
| Greenock | 238 | 243 | 250 | 254 | 254 |
| Inverness | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 |
| Kilmarnock | 500 | 528 | 548 | 548 | 596 |
| Longriggend* | 176 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Low Moss | 396 | 399 | 389 | 375 | 330 |
| Noranside | 135 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 135 |
| Penninghame* | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perth | 526 | 550 | 583 | 593 | 594 |
| Peterhead | 305 | 305 | 306 | 306 | 306 |
| Polmont | 422 | 422 | 422 | 458 | 609 |
| Shotts | 528 | 528 | 528 | 528 | 528 |
| Zeist** | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Note:
*Closed 2000.
**Closed 2001.
(c) Average number of full-time prison officers in each of the last six years:
| Establishment | 1999-2000 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 |
| Aberdeen | 115 | 116 | 111 | 113 | 108 |
| Barlinnie | 437 | 433 | 429 | 432 | 433 |
| Castle Huntly | 45 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 41 |
| Cornton Vale | 171 | 170 | 163 | 195 | 181 |
| Dumfries | 112 | 111 | 109 | 106 | 110 |
| Edinburgh | 345 | 338 | 323 | 333 | 333 |
| Glenochil | 321 | 331 | 332 | 323 | 325 |
| Greenock | 125 | 126 | 127 | 126 | 136 |
| Inverness | 69 | 71 | 68 | 72 | 72 |
| Low Moss | 112 | 104 | 109 | 124 | 115 |
| Noranside | 44 | 43 | 44 | 39 | 39 |
| Perth | 278 | 291 | 288 | 281 | 293 |
| Peterhead | 176 | 180 | 159 | 143 | 149 |
| Polmont | 240 | 228 | 234 | 234 | 248 |
| Shotts | 300 | 299 | 316 | 297 | 295 |
(d) (i) Incidence of self harm in each prison in each of the last six years.
(Note: Records have only been kept since 2002-03)
| Establishment | (i) Self Harm |
| | 2002-03 | 2003-04 |
| Aberdeen | 18 | 21 |
| Barlinnie | 34 | 33 |
| Castle Huntly | 0 | 0 |
| Cornton Vale | 115 | 100 |
| Dumfries | 5 | 5 |
| Edinburgh | 28 | 25 |
| Glenochil | 10 | 5 |
| Greenock | 26 | 21 |
| Inverness | 9 | 7 |
| Kilmarnock | * | * |
| Low Moss | 1 | 0 |
| Noranside | 0 | 1 |
| Perth | 14 | 6 |
| Peterhead | 3 | 0 |
| Polmont | 47 | 18 |
| Shotts | 18 | 5 |
Total | 328 | 247 |
Note: *=Information not available.
(d) (ii) Incidence of suicides in each prison in each of the last six years.
| Establishment | (ii) Apparent self-inflicted Deaths |
| | 1998-99 | 1999-2000 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 |
| Aberdeen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Barlinnie | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Castle Huntly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Cornton Vale | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dumfries | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Edinburgh | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Glenochil | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greenock | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Inverness | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kilmarnock | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Low Moss | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noranside | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perth | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Peterhead | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Polmont | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Shotts | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Longriggend | 1 | | | | | |
| Total | 14 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 5 |
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 24 March 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 14 April 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Minister for Justice has offered condolences to the family of James Barclay who died whilst in the custody of HM Prison Kilmarnock in January 2002.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:
Contact with the families of prisoners who die in custody is a matter for the prison at the time, usually through the offices of the prison Chaplaincy team who have considerable experience in dealing with the often distressing and sensitive issues which surround such deaths.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 24 March 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 14 April 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive how many officers in HM Prison Kilmarnock have been disciplined since January 2002 for falsifying watch logs.
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 to question S2W-15609 on 14 April 2005. 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/wa.search.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 24 March 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 14 April 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what changes there have been to admission procedures within HM Prison Kilmarnock since January 2002.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to respond. His response is as follows:
Director’s Rules have been updated and approved by SPS and now include a checklist to assist staff in identifying prisoners at risk.
