- Asked by: Ken Macintosh, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 27 August 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 8 September 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what advice it has given East Renfrewshire Council on monitoring the terms of the licence under which Mr Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi has been released.
Answer
Local Authority Social Work Departments work to the National Objectives and Standards for Social Work Services in the Criminal Justice System, which set out their roles and responsibilities in respect of the prisoners and those who will be subject to statutory supervision post release.
- Asked by: Ken Macintosh, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 27 August 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 8 September 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it has told East Renfrewshire Council to take if Mr Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi fails to meet the terms of the licence under which he has been released.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-26732 on 8 September 2009. 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/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
- Asked by: Ken Macintosh, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 August 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 4 September 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it will take if Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi fails to appear for his monthly video conference with social work authorities in Scotland.
Answer
I refer the member to the answers to questions S3W-26654 and S3W-26656 on 4 September 2009. 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/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
- Asked by: Ken Macintosh, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 August 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 4 September 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with the Libyan authorities about the terms of licence for Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi’s release.
Answer
As part of contingency planning, discussions were held with the Libyan authorities concerning the residence and supervision requirements.
- Asked by: Ken Macintosh, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 August 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 4 September 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether keeping Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi under house arrest or otherwise detained in Libya was considered as part of the conditions of licence for his release.
Answer
The licence contains residence and travel restrictions, but these do not amount to house arrest. A condition amounting to detention would be incompatible with a licence providing for compassionate release.
- Asked by: Ken Macintosh, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 August 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 4 September 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the terms of licence under which Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi has been released were agreed with the authorities in Libya.
Answer
No.
- Asked by: Ken Macintosh, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 August 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 4 September 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what alternative conditions were considered when deciding on the terms of the licence under which Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi has been released.
Answer
The advice I received on 14 August has been published and is available at
www.scotland.gov.uk/lockerbie.
I considered alternative conditions concerning place of residence, travel restrictions, remote contact with the supervising officer, medical reports and additional supervision. The parole board recommended that the mandatory life licence conditions would be sufficient in this case.
- Asked by: Ken Macintosh, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 August 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 4 September 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether ministers agreed that it was appropriate to monitor Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi in Libya by video conference once a month on his release.
Answer
No, ministers did not so agree, and the licence does not contain such a condition. The frequency and nature of supervision will be determined by the supervising officer. The licence requires Mr Megrahi to provide his supervising officer with a report on his medical condition on a monthly basis, but that is a separate matter from the frequency of the supervision.
- Asked by: Ken Macintosh, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 August 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 4 September 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive who drew up the terms of the licence under which Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi has been released.
Answer
The conditions in the licence were specified by the Scottish ministers, as is the case for any licence under section 3 of the Prisoners and Criminal Proceedings (Scotland) Act 1993. The conditions are in accordance with the requirements of section 12 of that act, and with the recommendation of the Parole Board for Scotland.
- Asked by: Ken Macintosh, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 August 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 4 September 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether ministers approved the terms of the licence under which Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi has been released.
Answer
Yes.
