- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 13 January 2006
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Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 1 February 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it can confirm that the initiative of increasing portions of food available at HM Young Offenders Institute Polmont was abandoned because it “caused such an increase in cost”, as stated by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons in paragraph 2.4 of his inspection report of March 2005.
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-22272 on 1 February 2006. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at http://scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
There have been several local initiatives designed to change and improve the menus at Polmont, by providing both bulkier high calorific food and, by integrating vegetables in selected meals, to improve the nutritional value while remaining within the budget.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 January 2006
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Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 1 February 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answers to questions S2W-20860 and S2W-21634 by Cathy Jamieson on 29 November 2005 and 16 January 2006, why the Scottish Prison Service holds information on staff turnover for prison service staff across the United Kingdom but not in OECD nations or EU member states.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:
The Scottish Prison Service holds detailed turnover information only for its own staff. The UK average referred to in my answer to question S2W-20860 on 29 November 2005 is taken from The Annual Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) survey on recruitment, retention and turnover.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 16 December 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 1 February 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is satisfied with the quality of responses to written parliamentary questions provided on its behalf by the Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service
Answer
The Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) has responsibility for providing answers to written parliamentary questions on operational matters as defined by the SPS Agency Framework Document. I have the opportunity to review all parliamentary questions answered on my behalf before they are issued.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 16 December 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 1 February 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-21260 by Cathy Jamieson on 15 December 2005, how this answer indicates whether failure to meet a particular contractual commitment is not a breach of contract in relation to all contracts it or its agencies sign or just in the specific case of the contract with Premier Prison Services Ltd to operate HM Prison Kilmarnock.
Answer
The answer to question S2W-21260 and the previous question, S2W-21258 on 15 December 2006, made reference to the contract for the operation of HM Prison Kilmarnock. In general terms, contracts reflect particular sets of circumstances.
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: Tuesday, 24 January 2006
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Answered by Duncan McNeil on 1 February 2006
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body what progress is being made in respect of the introduction of ushers to the services offered to visitors to the Parliament.
Answer
A review of support provided to events in the Scottish Parliament is currently underway. This will report to SPCB before April. It will include consideration of how ushers are provided for visitors.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 January 2006
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Answered by Patricia Ferguson on 31 January 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-21641 by Patricia Ferguson on 12 January 2006, what is meant by the term “world city” and whether any such cities are located in Scotland.
Answer
The IOC have published no definition of a world city.
The Scottish Executive is aware, however, that a number of our cities have world-class facilities capable of attracting premier cultural and sporting events. EventScotland works in partnership with a number of organisations to attract such events and this work is building on our reputation as a premier events destination.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 05 January 2006
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Answered by Tom McCabe on 31 January 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive how many police officers from England and Wales were deployed on its behalf to help police the G8 summit.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S2W-21717 on 19 January 2006. 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, 05 January 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom McCabe on 31 January 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive what the total cost was to it of deploying English and Welsh police officers during the G8 summit.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S2W-21718 on 20 January 2006. 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: Tuesday, 17 January 2006
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Answered by Nicol Stephen on 31 January 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide a list of the monies it, or any of its agencies, have given Scottish Financial Enterprises in each of the last three financial years and for what purposes these monies were given.
Answer
On the basis of information held on the Scottish Executive accounting system (SEAS), I can confirm that no monies were paid by the Executive or its agencies to Scottish Financial Enterprise during the financial years 2003-04, 2004-05 and 2005-06 (to date).
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 16 January 2006
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Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 31 January 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive how many current or former employees of the Scottish Criminal Record Office have complained about the internal workings of the office since January 2000; what the nature of such complaints was; what follow-up action was taken to deal with them; who took this action, and what progress has been made in assessing the effectiveness of the action taken.
Answer
We are not aware of any recorded incidents of current or former employees of the Scottish Criminal Record Office (SCRO) raising formal complaints under the grievance procedures to senior managers in SCRO about the internal workings of the office.
