- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 March 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 31 March 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive how many prisoners have (a) had proceedings taken against them and (b) received (i) an adjudication or (ii) a criminal conviction for assault against (1) another prisoner and (2) a member of staff at HM Prison Kilmarnock in each quarter since the prison came into operation.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:The available information is as follows:The answer given to question S1W-33537 on 27 February 2003 lists the number of adjudications at HM Prison Kilmarnock since it opened. The following findings of guilt, following allegations of assault, have been recorded for the same period.
| | On a Member of Staff | On Another Prisoner (Including Fights) |
| Year One | 37 | 27 |
| Year Two | 31 | 45 |
| Year Three | 31 | 81 |
| Year Four (to date) | 17 | 56 |
The answer given to question S1W-34414 today refers to provision of records of criminal convictions. 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/search_wa.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 03 March 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 31 March 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-33537 by Mr Jim Wallace on 27 February 2003, how it is able to monitor performance of HM Prison Kilmarnock under Schedule F of the Minute of Agreement between the Secretary of State for Scotland and Kilmarnock Prison Services Ltd for the Design, Construction, Management and Financing of a Prison at Kilmarnock for performance indicators 2.2(a) and 2.2(b), which require that for performance points to be accrued an assault must be proven on adjudication or by criminal conviction, if it is unable to state the number of incidents of violence at the prison in relation to which convictions or adjudications have been obtained.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to respond. His response is as follows:Figures are available for assaults. Where these have been proven through adjudication in the Orderly Room or where the SPS has been made aware of convictions in court, then performance points have accrued.The answer given to question S1W-34414 today, refers to provision of records of criminal convictions. 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/search_wa.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 17 March 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Elish Angiolini on 31 March 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what policy the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal service has on the prosecution of incidents of drink driving.
Answer
The policy of the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service is to prosecute all such cases where there is sufficient evidence and it is in the public interest to do so. This policy has not changed since 1997.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 17 March 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Elish Angiolini on 31 March 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the policy of the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service on the prosecution of incidents of drink driving has changed since 1997.
Answer
The policy of the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service is to prosecute all such cases where there is sufficient evidence and it is in the public interest to do so. This policy has not changed since 1997.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 17 March 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 28 March 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-34411 by Mr Jim Wallace on 13 March 2003, how the Scottish Prison Service tracks a case of violence in HM Prison Kilmarnock for the purposes of imposing performance points on the operators of the prison once the case has been reported to the police if it does not keep a record of such cases reported.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:Not all incidents of violence reported to the police can attract performance points. Those which are reported and could attract performance points are recorded by the contractor's compliance monitor and are reported to the authority in accordance with the contract.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 14 March 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Curran on 27 March 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on the possible withdrawal of housing benefit for anti-social behaviour and the impact of such a policy on its social justice policy.
Answer
The Scottish Executive is interested in exploring any proposals which might help to tackle anti-social behaviour and will continue to liaise with the UK Government on the details and implications of any specific measures relating to housing benefit.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 14 March 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 27 March 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what meetings ministers plan to hold with UK ministers in April 2003; how many such meetings will take place in Scotland; when each meeting will take place, and which Scottish and UK ministers will attend each meeting.
Answer
Scottish Executive ministers will continue to be in contact with UK ministers as appropriate during April 2003.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 14 March 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 27 March 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive how many meetings between Scottish and UK ministers have been held in each month since July 1999.
Answer
Scottish Executive ministers have held a wide range of meetings, both formal and informal, with UK ministers since July 1999. It is not our practice to disclose details of such meetings, which are numerous and not all recorded in detail, and which may often be in the context of sensitive and confidential negotiations.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 17 March 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Elish Angiolini on 27 March 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive how many cases were marked "no proceedings" due to delay in reporting to the procurators fiscal in April to December 2002, broken down by police force area.
Answer
The information is not available by police force area. Information by procurator fiscal office is as follows:
| PF Office | Number of Cases Marked "No Proceedings" Due to Delay in Reporting to Procurators Fiscal |
| Aberdeen | 144 |
| Airdrie | 1,591 |
| Alloa | 9 |
| Arbroath | 2 |
| Ayr | 227 |
| Banff | 24 |
| Campbeltown | 1 |
| Cupar | 40 |
| Dingwall | 2 |
| Dornoch | - |
| Dumbarton | 43 |
| Dumfries | 27 |
| Dundee | 85 |
| Dunfermline | 36 |
| Dunoon | 13 |
| Duns | 8 |
| Edinburgh | 988 |
| Elgin | 40 |
| Falkirk | 59 |
| Forfar | 4 |
| Fort William | - |
| Glasgow | 5,842 |
| Greenock | 48 |
| Haddington | 13 |
| Hamilton | 743 |
| Inverness | 78 |
| Jedburgh | 5 |
| Kilmarnock | 453 |
| Kirkcaldy | 115 |
| Kirkcudbright | 5 |
| Kirkwall | 4 |
| Lanark | 12 |
| Lerwick | 9 |
| Linlithgow | 217 |
| Lochmaddy | - |
| Oban | 14 |
| Paisley | 494 |
| Peebles | 11 |
| Perth | 30 |
| Peterhead | 4 |
| Portree | 1 |
| Rothesay | - |
| Selkirk | 20 |
| Stirling | 41 |
| Stonehaven | 8 |
| Stornoway | 2 |
| Stranraer | 16 |
| Tain | 4 |
| Wick | 1 |
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 17 March 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Elish Angiolini on 27 March 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-33923 by Mrs Elish Angiolini on 10 March 2003, how many cases from April to December 2002 have been marked "no proceedings" because there has been a non-court disposal, broken down by warnings, conditional offers, fiscal fines and diversions from prosecution.
Answer
Cases in which there has been a non-court disposal are not marked "no proceedings" and do not form part of the no proceedings data provided in the answer given to question S1W-33923. The number of cases in which there were non-court disposals in the categories listed, broken down as requested, for the period April to December 2002 are as follows:
| Total Reports Received | Cases Closed as Warnings | Cases Closed as Conditional Offers | Cases Closed as Fiscal Fines | Cases Closed as Diversions from Prosecution |
| 224,779 | 11,169 | 4,557 | 17,305 | 801 |
| As % of Total Reports | 5% | 2% | 7% | 0.3% |
