- Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 24 February 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 9 March 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) initial cost was and (b) estimated annual cost is of the national prison induction programme referred to in the Scottish Prison Service's oral evidence to the Justice 1 Committee's inquiry into the effectiveness of rehabilitation in prisons (Official Report, c. 1076).
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron,Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to respond. His response is as follows:
The information as requestedis not available. Prison induction is an integral part of SPS operationalactivities and is not costed separately from other aspects of the management ofprisoners.
- Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 24 February 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 9 March 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of prisoner inductions is for prisoners serving (a) less than three months, (b) three to six months and (c) six months to one year.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron,Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is asfollows:
Prisoner inductionarrangements are available for all prisoners following admission. Theinformation requested is not available.
- Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 February 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 9 March 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive how many assaults by inmates on other inmates occurred in each prison in each year since 1999.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron,Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to respond. His response is as follows:
The available data, which isconsistent with the totals given in SPS annual reports, is in the followingTable.
| Establishment | 1999-2000 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 |
| Aberdeen | 3 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 8 |
| Barlinnie | 13 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 8 |
| Castle Huntly | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cornton Vale | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dumfries | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Dungavel | 1 | | | | |
| Edinburgh | 4 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 8 |
| Glenochil | 14 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 4 |
| Greenock | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Inverness | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Kilmarnock | 3 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 8 |
| Low Moss | 13 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 1 |
| Noranside | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Perth | 7 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 16 |
| Peterhead | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Polmont | 5 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 11 |
| Shotts | 15 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 9 |
Totals | 91 | 69 | 85 | 127 | 86 |
- Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 February 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 9 March 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) suicides and (b) attempted suicides have taken place in each year since 1999, broken down by prison.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:
The available information is
(a)
| 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 |
| Total | 17 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 5 |
(b) Records Have Only Been Kept Since 2002-03
| Establishment | Year |
| | 2002-03 | 2003-04 |
| Aberdeen | 3 | 1 |
| Barlinnie | 24 | 11 |
| Castle Huntly | 0 | 0 |
| Cornton Vale | 14 | 12 |
| Dumfries | 1 | 1 |
| Edinburgh | 4 | 4 |
| Glenochil | 3 | 1 |
| Greenock | 10 | 1 |
| Inverness | 2 | 1 |
| Kilmarnock | 0 | 0 |
| Low Moss | 1 | 0 |
| Noranside | 0 | 0 |
| Perth | 10 | 0 |
| Peterhead | 1 | 0 |
| Polmont | 6 | 5 |
| Shotts | 4 | 1 |
| Total | 83 | 38 |
- Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 February 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 9 March 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what the estimated number of cases arising out of the judgement of Lord Bonomy in the Napier case concerning slopping out in prisons is and what the estimated costs are in respect of damages or payments to be made.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron,Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to respond. His response is as follows:
Napier v ScottishMinisters was not a test case. Lord Bonomy’s judgement related to theconditions in Barlinnie in 2003 and the effect that these had on Mr Napier’shealth. There are currently about 440 live slopping out related court actions.These actions relate to a range of different prisons and different periods. TheSPS have received a further 1,000 letters intimating similar claims. Thepossibility of such actions was recorded in the Scottish Prison Service’sAnnual Accounts for 2003-04. Included in our 2003-04 accounts was a provisionfor £26 million representing our estimate at that point, in the light of LordBonomy’s judgement, of SPS's possible liability arising since 1999 when theEuropean Convention on Human Rights came into force in Scotland.The accounts also included a contingent liability of £136 million in respect ofother cases that might arise in connection with the European Convention ofHuman Rights. In his report on the audit of the SPS for that year, the AuditorGeneral recorded that the auditor was satisfied that the basis on which the provisionand contingent liability were estimated was reasonable and took into accountlegal advice, and commented that only the courts can determine the SPS’sultimate liability.
- Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 25 February 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 9 March 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what the current position is regarding any legislation or other action being taken by it, or in conjunction with a UK department, to prevent convicted criminals benefiting from their criminal acts.
Answer
The Proceeds of Crime Act2002 provides for the confiscation, civil recovery and taxation of theproceeds of unlawful conduct. Up to the end of December 2004, relevant assetsworth over £2 million had been confiscated or recovered in Scotland.
We are also considering withthe Home Office possible measures to prevent offenders profiting from writingabout their crimes.
- Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 28 February 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 9 March 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what influence or direct input it will have on the European Council's contribution in the G8 summit's discussions on counter-terrorism on the G8's core principles on counter-terrorism.
Answer
The Scottish Executive, throughthe UK Government, plays a full part in helping to formulate the European Council’sposition on counter-terrorism. The UK Government is considering withinternational partners, including various European institutions, how topicssuch as counter-terrorism will be handled at the G8 Summit.
- Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 28 February 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 9 March 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what input it will have to the G8 summit discussions on the G8's core principles on counter-terrorism.
Answer
The Prime Minister has statedthat the priorities for the UK's Presidency of the G8, and therefore the GleneaglesSummit, are Africa and Climate Change. The UK Government is discussing withits G8 partners how other topics to which the G8 attaches considerable importance,such as example counter-terrorism, will be handled at the summit.
The Scottish Executivehas regular contact with the UK Government on a range of issues, including counter-terrorism,and that input directly contributes to and informs the UK's position on counter‑terrorism generally as well as in thecontext of the G8.
- Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 28 February 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 9 March 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what input it will have to the G8 summit's discussions on the G8 Counter Terrorism Action Group (CTAG).
Answer
I refer the member to the answerto question S2W-14805 on
9 March 2005. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for whichcan 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: Monday, 28 February 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 9 March 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it can take to assist the G8 in its aims on counter-terrorism.
Answer
The Scottish Executive has playeda full part in helping to formulate commitments the UK Government has made on counter-terrorismin the forum of the G8 in the past. Work is on-going – in co-operation with theUK Government and our partners around the world – to fulfil these commitments.
