- Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 12 May 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 24 May 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive how much was paid in VAT in respect of each payment to Reliance Secure Task Management Ltd under the contract for the provision of prisoner escort and court custody services.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:
The information requested is provided in the following table.
| Value Added Tax | |
| April 2004 | £90,701.22 |
| May 2004 | £113,801.79 |
| June 2004 | £122,791.69 |
| July 2004 | £142,733.77 |
| August 2004 | £149,555.18 |
| September 2004 | £164,926.95 |
| October 2004 | £131,628.26 |
| November 2004 | £205,238.56 |
| December 2004 | £247,428.15 |
- Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 April 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 24 May 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-15101 by Rhona Brankin on 21 March 2005, what percentage of total alcohol consumed was consumed by the 25% of men and 8% of women who, in 2003, were drinking in excess of the recommended weekly limits.
Answer
It has not been possible to reply to the member within the allocated deadline, due to the complexity of the information. Once the relevant information becomes available, I shall write to the member and place a copy of my reply in the Parliament’s Reference Centre.
- Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 12 May 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 24 May 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive how it reconciles the answer to question S1W-33992 by Mr Jim Wallace on 3 March 2003 with the answer to question S2W-16103 by Cathy Jamieson on 4 May 2005 in respect of the number of instances in which a serious assault has occurred in HM Prison Kilmarnock but no performance points have accrued to the prison operators and whether it will provide a revised answer to question S2W-16103.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:
The answer to S1W-33992 covered the period up to 3 March 2003. The answer to question S2W-16103 conveyed the fact that no instances have since occurred.
- Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 12 May 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Colin Boyd on 23 May 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what the outcome has been of each European Arrest Warrant issued by a Scottish court.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S2W-16298 on 12 May 2005 in which I gave details of the outcome of the 16 European Arrest Warrants so far issued by Scottish Courts.
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/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 12 May 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 23 May 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answers to questions S2W-8485 and S2W-10935 by Cathy Jamieson on 8 June 2004 and 19 October 2004, how many prison officer hours have now been released from prisoner transport duties as a result of the contract with Reliance Secure Task Management Ltd for the provision of prisoner escort and court custody services.
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-10935 on 19 October 2004. 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: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 12 May 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 23 May 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive how it reconciles the answer to question S1W-33063 by Mr Jim Wallace on 21 January 2003 with the answer to question S2W-16105 by Cathy Jamieson on 4 May 2005 in respect of how often the controller of HM Prison Kilmarnock has agreed that a cell may be shared by two prisoners under section 23.4.1 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 in each quarter of the prison's operation and in the current year to date and whether it will provide a revised answer to question S2W-16105.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows: The answer provided to questions S1W-33063 and S2W-16105 were correct. The answer to question S2W-16105 was intended to convey the fact that no instances of section 23.4.1 being invoked had been recorded since question S1W-33063 was answered. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 12 May 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Colin Boyd on 23 May 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has on the length of detention prior to surrender of each person whose surrender has been requested in a European Arrest Warrant issued by authorities in Scotland.
Answer
It is difficult to be certain in all cases exactly the length of detention undergone by those in respect of whom Scotland has issued a European Arrest Warrant, before their eventual return to Scotland.
However, from the information available to me I can say that of the five individuals returned to Scotland since 1 January 2004 under the provisions of the European Arrest Warrant, three individuals were detained in custody in the executing state for periods of 52, 12 and 56 days. In respect of the other two individuals, I have no accurate information.
- Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 12 May 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 23 May 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on the proposal of the UK Government and others for a European Council Framework Decision on the retention of data processed and stored in connection with the provision of publicly available electronic communications services or data on public communications networks for the purpose of prevention, investigation, detection and prosecution of crime and criminal offences including terrorism, and particularly on the proposal's impact on (a) civil liberties and (b) electronic communications service providers in Scotland.
Answer
The matters contained in this draft framework decision are reserved to the UK Government.
The Scottish Executive supports the UK Government’s efforts to succeed in the fight against organised crime and terrorism and to work with other member states to deliver an area of freedom, security and justice.
- Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 12 May 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 23 May 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive to what extent the proposal by the UK Government and others for a European Council Framework Decision on the retention of data processed and stored in connection with the provision of publicly available electronic communications services or data on public communications networks for the purpose of prevention, investigation, detection and prosecution of crime and criminal offences including terrorism covers (a) reserved and (b) devolved matters.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S2W-16495 on 23 May 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: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 12 May 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Colin Boyd on 23 May 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive how long each person for whom a European Arrest Warrant has been issued was held in custody before surrender.
Answer
Only one European Arrest Warrant has been executed so far in Scotland. In response to a request from Poland, a man was arrested and held overnight before being granted bail by the Court in Edinburgh.
