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I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:Currently about 50%.

I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:The information is not available in the requested format. Figures are available for average daily population and are listed below.Average Daily Population on Remand in Cornton Vale

Year	Untried	Convicted	Awaiting Sentence	Total Remand
1999-2000	35	13	18	48
2000-01	27	13	23	40
2001-02	38			55
2002 (Apr-Jul)	47			70

Note: Components may not add due to rounding.

The Scottish Executive Education Department is responsible for issuing guidance to members of Children's Panels. The intention of such guidance is to provide members with generic advice which will assist them in reaching decisions at Children's Hearings.

Rule 21 of the Children's Hearings (Scotland) Rules 1996 sets out what information, and to whom, the Reporter should communicate following the decision of a Children's Hearing. However, that is only one aspect of the network of communication involved in these situations. Where a child is referred to a diversionary project, the project itself will usually have clear expectations, agreed with referring agencies, about what information it should receive.

Funding to local authorities for bail information and supervision schemes in the years 1999-2000, 2000-01 and 2001-02 amounted to £313,322; £426,553, and £945,536 respectively.

In granting bail, the courts are required by law to impose on the accused a set of standard conditions. They may also impose any such further conditions as they consider necessary to secure that the standard conditions are observed and that the accused makes himself available for attending an identification parade or for any print, impression or sample to be taken.The nature of the further conditions which may be imposed is a matter for the discretion of the courts. By law the prosecutor has a right to be heard when the courts are considering the question of bail. The Lord Advocate has in the past issued guidance to procurators fiscal as to the attitude they should adopt to bail conditions which the courts may be considering imposing. That guidance was reviewed at the time the Bail, Judicial Appointments etc (Scotland) Act 2000 was enacted. It was found to be appropriate and no further guidance has since been issued.

I have asked John Ewing, Chief Executive of the Scottish Court Service to respond. His response is as follows:I have been asked by the minister to respond. The estimated new build cost of £2 million is based on current construction industry yardstick costs and on actual building costs obtained from recent Scottish Court Service projects, some of which have included the provision of new courtroom accommodation as part of the refurbishment programme. The estimate does not include the cost of land purchase.

I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:The information is given in the table:Number of Remand Prisoners in Penal Establishments, by Establishment (Provisional Figures)

Establishment	31 January 2002		31 March 2002		30 June 2002
	Number	Per cent	Number	Per cent	Number	Per cent
Barlinnie	406	38.2	440	39.9	497	38.9
Aberdeen	68	6.4	41	3.7	89	7.0
Cornton Vale	54	5.1	60	5.4	64	5.0
Dumfries	18	1.7	26	2.4	30	2.3
Edinburgh	206	19.4	220	20.0	248	19.4
Greenock	94	8.8	90	8.2	112	8.8
Inverness	39	3.7	36	3.3	47	3.7
Perth	102	9.6	95	8.6	92	7.2
Polmont	1	0.1	14	1.3	23	1.8
Kilmarnock	75	7.1	80	7.3	77	6.0
Total	1,063	100	1,102	100	1,279	100

The Scottish Executive and local authorities worked together to develop the guidance to ensure there was fair and consistent implementation across Scotland. Monitoring arrangements have been established to ensure this is achieved.

Post offices are a reserved issue. However, as part of a broad strategy aimed at providing support for communities in deprived urban areas Scottish ministers are currently considering ways in which post offices located in these areas might be assisted. If financial assistance is offered we will consider whether it could be used to fund improvements to deter violent and other crime. I hope to be able to advise you further on this in due course.