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Parliamentary questions can be asked by any MSP to the Scottish Government or the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. The questions provide a means for MSPs to get factual and statistical information.

Written questions must be answered within 10 working days (20 working days during recess)
Other questions such as Topical, Portfolio, General and First Minister's Question Times are taken in the Chamber

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Question reference: S1W-29527

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 September 2002
Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 2 October 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) prevalence and (b) incidence of new cases of serious mental illness was in each prison in each of the last three years.

Question reference: S1W-29528

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 September 2002
Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 2 October 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it provides the facility for prison staff and drugs service providers to attend training courses together.

Question reference: S1W-29512

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 September 2002
Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 2 October 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive what assessment it has made of the mortality and morbidity rates of prisoners within one month following their release.

Question reference: S1W-29510

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 September 2002
Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 2 October 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) prevalence and (b) incidence of new cases of the dual diagnosis of serious mental illness and drug addiction was in each prison in each of the last three years.

Question reference: S1W-29513

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 September 2002
Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 2 October 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive how many prisoners are currently being treated with (a) methadone and (b) naltrexone.

Question reference: S1W-29511

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 September 2002
Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 2 October 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive what standard procedures the Scottish Prison Service has for sharing information between drugs service providers and prison staff.

I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:Scottish Prison Service (SPS) procedures for information sharing in the drugs field are outlined in the SPS Drug Strategy Partnership and Co-ordination (SPS, 2000), copies of which are available in the Parliament's Reference Centre. Joint protocols have been developed for information sharing between SPS and Drugs Action Teams (DATs). All client information is subject to the Data Protection Act.

Question reference: S1W-28458

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 15 August 2002
Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 2 October 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive with regard to paragraph 2.4 of the Annual Report 2001-02 by the Over 21's Visiting Committee at HM Prison and Young Offenders' Institute Cornton Vale, whether delay in releasing women in shared cells to use toilet facilities, with particular regard to women with serious medical conditions, is in breach of the European Convention on Human Rights.

I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:We do not consider that there is a breach of the European Convention on Human Rights. Access to toilet facilities during the day is generally unrestricted. At night, an automated system allows prisoners in single cells to access toilet facilities. For security reasons, prisoners who are sharing a cell cannot make use of the automated system. Staff require to supervise the unlocking of their doors. Night shift staffing has recently been increased to reduce the delay in unlocking doors. Furthermore, procedures are in place to ensure that women with serious medical conditions are not required to share a cell.

Question reference: S1W-29475

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 September 2002
Current Status: Answered by Andy Kerr on 1 October 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) reports have been made of offers of employment under paragraph 13, section 4.3, Annex A, (b) reports have been made of offers of employment under paragraph 14, section 4.3, Annex A and (c) applications have been made under paragraph 15, section 4.3, Annex A of the Civil Service Management Code in each of the last five years, broken down by department or agency.

The information requested is set out in the following tables:1997-98

Department/Agency	Number of Cases	Conditions	Referred to Prime Minister
Central Services	1	-	-
Environment and Rural Affairs Department	2	1	-
Development Department	3	1	-
Home Department	1	-	-
Justice Department	1	-	-
Scottish Records Office	1	-	-

1998-99

Department/Agency	Number of Cases	Conditions	Referred to Prime Minister
Development Department	3	1	2
Central Services	2	1	2
Locate in Scotland	1	1	1
Environment and Rural Affairs Department	6	-	-

1999-2000

Department/Agency	Number of Cases	Conditions	Referred to Prime Minister
Central Services	1	-	-
Common service Agency	1	-	-
Director of Roads	1	1	-
Education and Industry Department	3	2	2
Development Department	1	-	-
Historic Scotland	1	-	-

2000-01

Department/Agency	Number of Cases	Conditions	Referred to Prime Minister
Development Department	4	-	-
Environment and Rural Affairs Department	1	-	-
Health Department	1	-	-
Justice Department	1	-	-
Central Services	1	-	-
FCSD	1	-	-
Business Development Unit	1	-	-

Question reference: S1W-29183

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 September 2002
Current Status: Answered by Hugh Henry on 30 September 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive what the current average waiting time is in each local authority area from determination of eligibility under its central heating installation programme to installation.

Information for the private sector is not collected by local authority area. The time between confirming an application as eligible and receiving central heating will vary between areas according to such things as the kind of heating system chosen and whether listed building consent is required. It is for local authorities and housing associations to determine the programme of work for their own stock and advise their tenants accordingly.

Question reference: S1W-29182

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 September 2002
Current Status: Answered by Hugh Henry on 30 September 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-28231 by Hugh Henry on 2 September 2002, how many of the 105 applications eligible under its central heating installation programme have now had central heating installed.