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Parliamentary questions can be asked by any MSP to the Scottish Government or the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. The questions provide a means for MSPs to get factual and statistical information.

Written questions must be answered within 10 working days (20 working days during recess)
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Question reference: S1W-30740

Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 17 October 2002
Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 12 November 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-30175 by Mr Jim Wallace on 16 October 2002, what the cost would be of producing the remainder of the information sought in the question and how it calculated this cost.

I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to respond. His response is as follows:Land is not separately disclosed from buildings in the SPS accounts - these assets are aggregated. The District Valuer's Office carries out regular revaluations of the estate. A register maintains a record of the valuations and subsequent movements such as additions, disposals, transfers, indexation etc and is used to prepare the accounts. A detailed analysis of title and area of land is not held on the register. As this information is not readily available, it could only be produced at disproportionate cost. It was estimated that the cost would be well in excess of £600.

Question reference: S1W-30737

Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 17 October 2002
Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 12 November 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-30175 by Mr Jim Wallace on 16 October 2002, why there was an increase of #24,931,000 in the value of tangible assets held by the Scottish Prison Service between 31 March 2000 and 31 March 2001.

Question reference: S1W-30736

Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 17 October 2002
Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 12 November 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-30175 by Mr Jim Wallace on 16 October 2002, how it arrived at a valuation of the Scottish Prison Service's land and buildings, as shown on the service's balance sheet, without having a breakdown of the (a) location, (b) area and (c) value of each parcel of land.

I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to respond. His response is as follows:The location and value of land was published in the answer given to question S1W-30175.Land is not separately disclosed from buildings in the SPS accounts - these assets are aggregated. The District Valuer's Office carries out regular revaluations of the estate. A register maintains a record of the valuations and subsequent movements such as additions, disposals, transfers indexation etc and is used to prepare the accounts. A detailed analysis of title and area of land is not held on the register.

Question reference: S1W-31154

Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 31 October 2002
Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 12 November 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive what performance-related revenue deductions have been incurred under the contract to operate HM Prison Kilmarnock by the prison's operator in each quarter since the prison opened.

Question reference: S1W-31155

Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 31 October 2002
Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 12 November 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive how many prisoners have been removed from each Scottish Prison Service prison for reasons other than routine treatment in (a) 1999-2000, (b) 2000-01, (c) 2001-02 and (d) 2002-03 to date.

Question reference: S1W-30676

Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 October 2002
Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 11 November 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-29900 by Mr Jim Wallace on 15 October 2002, whether any buildings have been purchased by the Scottish Prison Service in each of the last five years; if so, where, why the purchase was made and what the purchase cost was.

Question reference: S1W-31088

Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 October 2002
Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 8 November 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-25569 by Mr Jim Wallace on 16 May 2002, whether it will show the performance points accrued by the operating company of HM Prison Kilmarnock broken down for each heading and by sub-section in sections 2.1(i), 2.2(a), 2.2(b), 2.4(a), 2.4(b), 2.4(c), 2.4(d) and 2.4(e) in Schedule F to 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 each quarter of operation of the contract to date.

Question reference: S1W-31087

Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 October 2002
Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 8 November 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the statement made by the Deputy First Minister and Minister for Justice on 5 September 2002, whether it intends to appoint an adviser for the procurement of its proposed private-build, private-operate prison and what the projected cost of such an appointment would be.

Question reference: S1W-31085

Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 October 2002
Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 8 November 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-30092 by Mr Jim Wallace on 23 October 2002, whether it will give full details of the notice it received under paragraph 6.8 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 as requested in question S1W-28728.

Question reference: S1W-31083

Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 October 2002
Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 8 November 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-29901 by Mr Jim Wallace on 23 October 2002, what the location was of each parcel of land sold shown in the table.

Year	Quarter	£000
1	1	105
	2	176
	3	174
	4	-
2	1	-
	2	-
	3	-
	4	-
3	1	60
	2	32
	3	27
	4	88
4	1	161
4	2	131

Location	Number
Aberdeenshire	3
Angus	1
Falkirk	4
Inverclyde	1