- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 30 September 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 28 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many prisoners have been taken from HM Prison Cornton Vale to hospital for reasons other than for routine treatment in (a) 1999-2000, (b) 2000-01, (c) 2001-02 and (d) 2002-03 to date.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:The readily available information is as follows:
| Year | Number |
| 1999 | 48 |
| 2000 | 62 |
| 2001 | 75 |
| Jan-Sept 2002 | 40 |
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 September 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 24 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) total budget and (b) underspend for HM Prison Cornton Vale has been in (i) 1999-2000, (ii) 2000-01, (iii) 2001-02 and (iv) is in 2002-03 to date.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is contained in the following table.
| Financial Year | Budget(£ million) | Under (Over) Spends(£ million) |
| 1999-2000 | N/A* | N/A* |
| 2000-01 | 8.1 | 0.3 |
| 2001-02 | 8.5 | (0.2) |
| 2002-03 | 8.8 | 1 |
Notes:*Budget details are no longer retained.1. Projected spend is currently in line with budgets allocated.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 October 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 24 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what statistical information is collected regarding young people held in penal institutions, as recommended in section 2.8 of Secure Accommodation Advisory Group Interim Report May 2001.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:A wide range of information is collected each time a young person is held in a penal establishment. The information includes personal information such as gender and date of birth; the circumstances of the detention (whether on remand under an unruly certificate, as convicted awaiting sentence or as a sentenced prisoner); the length of time spent in custody, and the main crime/offence for which they were detained. Statistics on gender, age and time spent in custody of all young people remanded in custody under an unruly certificate are published each year in Tables 16-18 of the Prison Statistics bulletin.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 October 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 24 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether there is any written guidance for lifelong care staff on guardianship.
Answer
The Scottish Executive has issued various codes of practice under section 13 of the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000. There is one for local authorities exercising functions under the act and one for guardians and persons authorised under intervention orders. Local authorities may also have prepared guidance themselves for their care staff.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 September 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 24 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-28224 by Mr Jim Wallace on 2 September 2002, when it will publish its contract with Medacs for medical services in prisons.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to respond. His response is as follows:The contract will be published in due course. SPS are currently in discussion with the supplier, Medacs, about the publication of the contract and the deletion of commercially sensitive information.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 September 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 24 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-28224 by Mr Jim Wallace on 2 September 2002, why its contract with Medacs for medical services in prisons agreed in 2000 has not yet been published.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to respond. His response is as follows:The SPS are making arrangements to publish the contract. This will be done in due course. I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-29472 today. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at:
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/search_wa.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 September 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 23 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what funding has been (a) allocated for and (b) spent on drug rehabilitation at HM Prison Cornton Vale in (i) 1999-2000, (ii) 2000-01, (iii) 2001-02 and (iv) 2002-03 to date.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:Due to the multiplicity of the tasks involved it is not possible to disaggregate funding allocation or spend.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 October 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 23 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive when the report by the Secure Accommodation Advisory Group which has concluded that there is a lack of evidence to support an increase in secure accommodation places will be published.
Answer
We will publish all relevant information when we announce our next steps shortly.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 September 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 23 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) prevalence and (b) incidence of new cases of hepatitis C was in each prison in each of the last three years.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:The information requested is not held centrally.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 September 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 23 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what communication it has had with the Northern Constabulary regarding the contracting-out of medical care for crime victims.
Answer
The only recent contact with Northern Constabulary on this matter has been in connection with a number of parliamentary questions: S1W-27713 on 14 August 2002, 27714 on 16 September 2002 and 27715 on 14 August 2002, which are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/search_wa. As indicated at that time, the provision of police surgeons is an operational matter for chief constables.
