- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 19 October 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Iain Gray on 16 November 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive whether Scottish Prison Service officers would be required to assist HM Prison Kilmarnock staff should a prisoner disturbance occur and, if so, who would be responsible for meeting the cost of such assistance.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:All Scottish prisons, including HMP Kilmarnock, operate under a mutual aid arrangement. Each prison is responsible for the cost of resourcing this arrangement.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 19 October 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Iain Gray on 16 November 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Scottish Prison Service Estates Directorate was involved in checking the design of HM Prison Kilmarnock.
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: Friday, 19 October 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Iain Gray on 16 November 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive when the full results of the 2000 Scottish Crime Survey will be published.
Answer
A summary of the main results were published in December 2000 as The 2000 Scottish Crime Survey: First Results. Some results have also being published elsewhere and these are listed in my response to question S1W-19224. The Scottish Crime Survey contains a great deal of research material which is time-consuming and complex to analyse. Priority has, therefore, been given to providing material for the other publications already referred to. We are, however, currently conducting analyses of data on a range of issues covered by the survey and further publications may arise from this work.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 19 October 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Iain Gray on 16 November 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive when the Scottish Prison Service Estates Directorate first had sight of plans for HM Prison Kilmarnock and how long this was before the start of the construction process.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:Initial tenders were received by the Scottish Prison Service in December 1996 and construction started in November 1997.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 19 October 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Iain Gray on 16 November 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive whether any department of the Scottish Prison Service at any stage requested or required any change to the design of HMP Kilmarnock.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:All bidders changed elements of their initially submitted design throughout the tender negotiation process to fulfil better the requirements of the Scottish Prison Service output specification.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 19 October 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Iain Gray on 16 November 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive on how many occasions Scottish Prison Service officers have been called to HM Prison Kilmarnock due to prisoner disturbances.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:Scottish Prison Service staff have never been called upon to assist HM Prison Kilmarnock with prisoner disturbances.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 26 October 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 9 November 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive when each of the Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency's vessels will enter dry dock for maintenance.
Answer
Dry-docking for maintenance purposes is carried out on an annual basis. In this financial year Norna dry-docked on 9 October and Sulisker on 1 November. Vigilant and Westra will dry-dock on 16 January and 25 February respectively.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 26 October 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 9 November 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive which company holds the contract to maintain the Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency's vessels.
Answer
No single company holds such a contract. The refit works on each of the agency's vessels is subject to competitive tender annually.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 26 October 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 9 November 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive how much it will cost for each of the Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency's vessels to be entered into dry dock for maintenance.
Answer
The bids submitted by contractors on a commercial basis are confidential but can be in a range of £40,000 to £70,000 per vessel, depending on the specific works required.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 26 October 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 9 November 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive when each of the Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency's vessels were last entered into dry dock for maintenance.
Answer
In the last maintenance round (2000-01) the dry-docking dates for the agency's vessels were as follows:
Norna | 18.10.00 |
Sulisker | 10.11.00 |
Vigilant | 03.01.01 |
Westra | 13.02.01 |
