To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to questions S1W-29277 and S1W-31448 by Mr Jim Wallace on 29 October and 3 December 2002 respectively, why the response to S1W-31448 was given by the Chief Executive of the Prison Service. The response to question S1W-31448 was given by the Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service because it explained the nature of the operational and contractual matter to which question S1W-29277 referred and for which the agency is responsible.