- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 05 April 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 3 May 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-19194 by Iain Gray on 16 November 2001, whether the provision of compensation for the use of Kilmarnock Prison Services Ltd staff when deployed in other prisons and vice versa is compatible with the mutual aid arrangement section 5.5 and 5.6 of the Minute of Agreement between the Secretary of State for Scotland and Kilmarnock Prison Services Ltd
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:Yes.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 05 April 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 3 May 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the contractor has provided evidence of having negotiated insurance for the private prison estate that it operates under section 6 of the Minute of Agreement between the Secretary of State for Scotland and Kilmarnock Prison Services Ltd.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:Yes.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 05 April 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 3 May 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what the rateable value is for calculating business rates for the prison and site under section 9.5 of the Minute of Agreement between the Secretary of State for Scotland and Kilmarnock Prison Services Ltd.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:The current rateable value is £410,000.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 April 2002
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Answered by Jim Wallace on 1 May 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many Category A prisoners are currently accommodated at HM Prison Kilmarnock; what the maximum number of such prisoners has been to date and how does Schedule D: Part 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 apply.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:Since opening there have been no Category A prisoners accommodated at Kilmarnock.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 April 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 1 May 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive which parts of the procedures of Scottish ministers do not apply to the operation of HM Prison Kilmarnock as referred to in paragraph 2.2 of Schedule D: Part 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.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to respond. His response is as follows:In general, HM Prison Kilmarnock follows or aligns itself with most SPS policies and operational procedures, save for those involving the internal management of the company, external suppliers and other third parties.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 April 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 30 April 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive by what percentage the Scottish Prison Service estimates that costs per prisoner year on a net present value basis would vary with reference to a 700 place prison if a Public/Private Partnership Private Build Private Operate prison were built with places for (a) 300, (b) 400, (c) 500, (d) 600, (e) 800, (f) 900 and (g) 1,000 prisoners as referred to in paragraph 1.3 of the Financial Review of Scottish Prisons Service Estates Review by PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:Paragraph 1.3 indicates that the base assumption for all the calculations was that of a 700 place model. This was based on the recommendation of the Estates Review (Paragraphs 57-61) that 700 was considered to be the optimum size for a new prison. Detailed calculations have not been carried out for the wide range of sizes requested and these could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 April 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 30 April 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive who the staff with the most relevant experience are from whom the Scottish Prison Service sourced data as referred to in its media briefing on 28 March 2002 on the prison estates review; what positions do they hold and what experience do they have of prison administration, of working within prisons and of working with sex offenders.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to respond. His response is as follows:No SPS media briefing took place on 28 March 2002. There was media briefing on 21 March when SPS said that throughout the review it sourced data from the most appropriate personnel, covering a range of staff including operational, estates, financial and contracts staff.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 April 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 30 April 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many transactions were included in calculating the projected cost of a Public/Private Partnership Private Build Private Operate prison as referred to in paragraph 1.3 of the Financial Review of Scottish Prisons Service Estates Review by PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:Six, as explained in paragraph 3.3 of the Financial Review of Scottish Prison Service Estates Review.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 April 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 30 April 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what disciplinary or corrective action has been taken regarding those responsible for the two-year delay in the completion of the new Polmont houseblock as referred to in paragraph 34 of its Scottish Prison Service Estate: Consultation Paper - Proposals for the Future of the Scottish Prison Service Estate.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:None is appropriate.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 April 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 30 April 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether adjustments were made to the data provided by HM Prison Service in relation to the levels of business rates, water, electricity, gas, heating requirements due to climate and any other costs which differ between Scotland and England and Wales before inclusion in the calculation of the projected cost of a Public/Private Partnership Private Build Private Operate prison as referred to in paragraph 1.3 of the Financial Review of Scottish Prisons Service Estates Review by PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:No.
