- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 21 March 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 4 April 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what the average waiting time is for a young person to be placed in the Young People's Unit.
Answer
The information is not available in the form requested, however current waiting times range from one week to 24 weeks. All referrals to the Young People's Unit are prioritised according to clinical need.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 March 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 3 April 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what the annual cost of building insurance cover is for HM Prison Kilmarnock.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:This is a matter for Kilmarnock Prison Services Limited.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 March 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 3 April 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Scottish Prison Service has building insurance cover for HM Prison Kilmarnock.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:No. Kilmarnock Prison Services Limited is responsible for insurance matters, as specified in the contract.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 March 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 3 April 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what HM Treasury guidance the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) has complied with, as referred to in paragraph 4 of the report by the Auditor General for Scotland in the SPS Annual Report and Accounts for 2000-01 which states that the SPS has "complied with HM Treasury guidance" in regard to HM Prison Kilmarnock, given the statement "that neither party is recognising HMP Kilmarnock as a property asset with both parties claiming to have transferred substantially all risk and rewards associated with ownership of the property asset to each other".
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:Treasury Task Force, Private Finance, Technical Note (Revised).
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 March 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 3 April 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive in which accounts HM Prison Kilmarnock appears as a "property asset", given that paragraph 4 of the Auditor General for Scotland's report in the Scottish Prison Service Annual Report and Accounts for 2000-01 states that the prison does not appear in the Scottish Prison Service's accounts as a "property asset".
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:The reversionary interest property asset value for HMP Kilmarnock is included in the 2000-01 accounts of the Scottish Prison Service.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 March 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 3 April 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive when the full report on the cost of upgrading Peebles sheriff court will be made available and what factors, other than the cost of upgrading, will be taken into account in regard to the future of the court.
Answer
The report by consultants is currently being evaluated by the Scottish Court Service. In addition to the cost of repair and upgrading, consideration will be given to the level of business transacted at the court and the impact on court users will be taken into account in determining the most effective means to provide court services in the local area.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 March 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 2 April 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what inquiry or other investigations are currently taking place in respect of the recent fire in a cell at HM Prison Cornton Vale.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to respond. His response is as follows:An investigation was carried out by the prison's Fire Safety Officer and the SPS Fire Safety Adviser.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 March 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 2 April 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) target waiting time and (b) average waiting time is for patients on the waiting list for maxillofacial and oral surgery to receive a first appointment with a consultant in (i) Scotland and (ii) each NHS board area.
Answer
The median waiting times for a first out-patient appointment with a consultant in oral surgery, following referral by a General Medical Practitioner or General Dental Practitioner, by NHS board of residence, in the year ended 30 September 2001, is given in the following table. The target waiting time for a first out-patient appointment with a Consultant, following referral by a General Medical Practitioner or General Dental Practitioner is 9 weeks.NHSScotland: Median Waiting Times For A First Out-patient Appointment With A Consultant In Oral Surgery
1, Following Referral By A General Medical Practitioner/General Dental Practitioner, By NHS Board Of Residence. Year Ending 30 September 2001
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| NHS Board | Median Wait |
| Argyll and Clyde2 | - |
| Ayrshire and Arran | 55 days |
| Borders | 21 days |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 82 days |
| Fife | 52 days |
| Forth Valley | 48 days |
| Grampian | 81 days |
| Greater Glasgow2 | - |
| Highland | 31 days |
| Lanarkshire2 | - |
| Lothian | 26 days |
| Orkney | 52 days |
| Shetland | 28 days |
| Tayside | 74 days |
| Western Isles | 10 days |
| Scotland2 | 58 days |
Source ISD Scotland, SMR00.
pProvisional.Notes:1. Includes most Maxillofacial Surgery.2. Information for residents of Argyll and Clyde, Greater Glasgow and Lanarkshire NHS Boards is not available due to recording difficulties at Glasgow Dental Hospital.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 March 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 2 April 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what measures are in place at HM Prison Cornton Vale to separate drug users from other inmates.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to respond. His response is as follows:SPS estimate that up to 97% of prisoners at Cornton Vale are drug users on admission. Cornton Vale at present maintains 27 drug-free spaces in Peebles House.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 March 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 2 April 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether, in light of a recent fire at HM Prison Cornton Vale, the current fire evacuation system in the prison is satisfactory.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:Establishment plans for evacuation were followed and worked effectively.
