Chamber and committees

It is not intended to publish the 22 unpublished recommendations of the Quality and Practice Review Unit review of the investigation of road traffic deaths. They are of an internal administrative nature only. All 80 recommendations for improvements in practice are being implemented and I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-21900 on 22 January 2002.

Paths to Justice Scotland raises a number of important issues both in terms of how people try to resolve their legal problems and their perceptions of the legal system. I intend to bear the report findings in mind, in addition to the Microcosm study The Public Perspective on accessing Legal Advice and Information recently carried out by the Scottish Executive Central Research Unit, as we continue to look at developing a community legal service for Scotland and for civil justice more generally.

I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS), to respond. His response is as follows:SPS' contract for the provision of primary care medical services is to deliver services in accordance with our Standards for the Health Care of Prisoners published in 1998.

I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows.The expected cost of social work services for 2001-02 is as follows.

(a) HMP Edinburgh	£300,000
(b) HMP & YOI Glenochil	£260,000
(c) HMP Dumfries	£67,000
(d) HMP Polmont	£190,000

I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:The information requested is as follows:

	(i) (£000s)		(ii) (£000s)		(iii) (£000s)		(iv) (£000s)
	Cash	Real	Cash	Real	Cash	Real	Cash	Real
(a)	264	282	281	293	247	253	77	77
(b)	219	234	208	217	236	242	141	141
(c)	32	34	42	44	40	41	13	13
(d)	139	148	169	176	153	157	117	117
Total	654	698	700	730	676	693	348	348

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 number of social workers providing social work service at Edinburgh Prison is currently five and the number of social workers providing social work service at Dumfries is currently 1.5.Glenochil and Polmont have social work service delivered through a contract and the service is therefore based on outputs rather then staff numbers.The information in previous years is not readily available and could not be collected except at disproportionate cost.

General practitioners (GPs) do not hold individual contracts. GPs who wish to provide General Medical Services (GMS) under the national GMS contract must gain admission to the medical list. While practising a GP must comply with the terms of service set out in The National Health Service (General Medical Services) (Scotland) Regulations 1995. Payments to GPs are as allowable under the "Statement of Fees and Allowances payable to General Medical Practitioners in Scotland". Both documents are available on line on the Scottish Health on the Web (SHOW) website.Personal Medical Services (PMS) schemes allow for different contractual arrangements than those possible under GMS. There has to be a contractual change from the national GMS contract to a local PMS contract. The same services which are provided under GMS have to be provided under PMS including 24-hour cover to a registered population. An outline PMS contract is available on the SHOW website.

I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:The Controller and his staff are responsible for certain statutory functions as well as for contract monitoring. It is not possible to separately identify the costs associated with ensuring contract compliance. The cost of the Controller's function at HMP Kilmarnock has been:

at Current Prices	Cash Terms (£000)	Real Terms (£000)
1997-98	Nil	Nil
1998-99	Nil	Nil
1999-2000	£140	£146
2000-01	£132	£135
2001 to date	£103	£103

I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:In addition to the Controller there are two members of staff. A Deputy Controller and an administrative officer. There is also a part time relief controller to provide cover for further absences.

I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:The cost of the Controller's function at HMP Kilmarnock has been:

at Current Prices	Cash Terms (£000)	Real Terms (£000)
1997-98	Nil	Nil
1998-99	Nil	Nil
1999-2000	£140	£146
2000-01	£132	£135
2001 to date	£103	£103