- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 23 December 2002
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Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 22 January 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the definition of a persistent young offender in National Standards for Scotland's Youth Justice Services supersedes the definition contained in Spending Proposals 2003-06 - Technical Notes.
Answer
Yes.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 09 January 2003
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Answered by Jim Wallace on 21 January 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-30033 by Mr Jim Wallace on 4 November 2002, how many prisoners have (a) been offered and (b) received immunisation for hepatitis A in each of the last five years.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:The information requested is not available.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 10 January 2003
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Answered by Jim Wallace on 21 January 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive on how many occasions 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 operation of the prison and in the current year to date.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:Once, on 24 July 2000.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 January 2003
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Answered by Jim Wallace on 20 January 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-30022 by Mr Jim Wallace on 16 October 2002, what difficulties arose in auditing compliance with Standards of Health Care for Prisoners.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:Some of the standards as currently written are difficult to measure compliance against.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 January 2003
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Answered by Jim Wallace on 20 January 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-30686 by Mr Jim Wallace on 25 November 2002, what the reasons are other than the changing prison population for there being no information available on the number of prisoners that have a mental illness requiring medical treatment.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:No records are held centrally on the number of individual prisoners requiring drug treatment, group therapy or one to one interventions for mental health problems. We have nothing to add to the answer given to question S1W-30686.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 January 2003
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Answered by Jim Wallace on 20 January 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-29517 by Mr Jim Wallace on 16 October 2002, how many prisoner complaints were made with regard to medical treatment in prisons in 2002.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:Three hundred and forty-one.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 January 2003
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Answered by Jim Wallace on 20 January 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-30022 by Mr Jim Wallace on 16 October 2002, whether the new standards for health care of prisoners to be completed by March 2003 will enable current performance of health care in prisons to be monitored against those standards.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:Yes.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 January 2003
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Answered by Jim Wallace on 20 January 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answers to questions S1W-21191, S1W-30022 and S1W-30032 by Mr Jim Wallace on 14 January, 16 October and 10 October 2002 respectively, how performance of the contractor to provide primary care medical services in prisons is measured, given that its contract for the provision of primary care medical services in prisons operated by the Scottish Prison Service is to deliver services in accordance with the Scottish Prison Service's Standards of Health Care of Prisoners and that these standards have not been audited since 1999.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:The Scottish Prison Service's medical services contract monitoring group meets regularly to review performance against the contract which contains a number of output measures. The contract will be published and a copy placed in the Parliament's Reference Centre.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 January 2003
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Answered by Jim Wallace on 20 January 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-29924 by Mr Jim Wallace on 8 October 2002, whether, as part of the procurement process for prison health care services, any consideration was given to (a) the provision of services by the NHS (b) the provision of services otherwise by the public sector and (c) a not-for-profit service.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:Expressions of interest in providing primary care medical services within prisons were sought from a range of providers, including Primary Care NHS Trusts across Scotland.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 05 December 2002
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Answered by Hugh Henry on 17 January 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-31450 by Mr Jim Wallace on 2 December 2002, which budgets within the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) are delegated to individual prisons and other establishments within the SPS; what each such budget covers, and what expenditure relating to prisons and other establishments is budgeted for centrally
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:Budgets are allocated to areas best placed to manage them at any point in time. For example, when a process is relatively new the costs may be managed centrally and then subsequently delegated. Budgets at present delegated to prisons and other establishments are set out in the table but may change from year to year and during the year. A number of areas are managed by the centre including estate development, cost of capital and some specialist functions. These can also change from year to year and during the year.Budgets Categories Delegated to Prisons and Other Establishments by Expenditure Heading
| Budget Category | Description |
| 1. Revenue Budgets | Sale of GoodsSales Value for ProductionSale of QuartersGeneral Revenue |
| 2. Running Cost Budgets | PayAllowancesOvertimeOther staff costsCasual Temporary StaffTravel and SubsistenceEquipment Repair/UpgradeEquipment Renewal/ReplacementPlant and Equipment running costsMaintenance and Repair of prison buildingsMaintenance and Repair of housingOther repair costsIn house teams (maintenance)Fuel and Public UtilitiesStationery, Printing and TelecomsTraining and Associated CostsProjects and ProgrammesStaff Related Administration ExpensesOther General Administration ExpensesDepreciation |
| 3. Other Current Expenditure | Fees PaidOther Current CostsVictuallingHealth carePrisoner Related ServiceOther SuppliesGoods for productionVehicle and Freight CostsPrisoner EarningsVocational TrainingEducation, Physical Education, RecreationAdministration |
| 4. Capital Expenditure | Plant and EquipmentMinor Works |
Centrally managed budgets include headquarters, central stores and shared central services and support functions for the whole of SPS.
