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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)
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Question reference: S2W-03351

Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 09 October 2003
Current Status: Answered by Mary Mulligan on 5 November 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive how long the pilot scheme for domestic abuse courts will run in Glasgow before being rolled out across Scotland.

Question reference: S2W-03367

Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 09 October 2003
Current Status: Answered by Frank McAveety on 5 November 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive what actions will be taken to showcase Scottish musical talent at the MTV 10th anniversary awards to be held in Edinburgh on 6 November 2003.

The MTV Europe awardspresent an unrivalled opportunity to showcase the Scottish creative industriesand for networking with the global industry and industry journalists. ScottishEnterprise have worked with NEMIS (the Scottish music industry network) toensure that each delegate attending the awards will receive a speciallycommissioned Scottish Music CD, showcasing the best of Scottish music.

The MTV Breakout week ofevents in Scotland will feature new Scottish musical talent. All ofthese events will be recorded for screening on the MTV network, which is aphenomenal opportunity for these bands. Scottish public sector partners wereinstrumental in providing this opportunity.

Scottish music will featureat the reception which the First Minister is hosting for MTV at Edinburgh Castle toshowcase the Scottish creative industries.

Question reference: S2W-03192

Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 06 October 2003
Current Status: Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 3 November 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive when “slopping out” at HM Prison Barlinnie will end.

I have asked Tony Cameron,Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is asfollows:

The Scottish Prison Service accepts that “slopping out” isan undesirable practice and is committed to ending it as soon as possible.However it will be some time before slopping out can be ended completely. Themost realistic time that slopping out can be ended is about a year after thecompletion of the second of the two new prisons that were announced by the Executive on 5 September 2002 as part of its decisions on the prison estates review.A firm date cannot be given because a number of variable factors are involved;including future trends in prisoner numbers, issues affecting the timescale forcompletion of the new prisons such as the obtaining of planning permission, andthe need to make arrangements for decanting and moving prisoners to allowexisting accommodation to be improved.

Question reference: S2W-03191

Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 06 October 2003
Current Status: Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 3 November 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive what further action is planned to modernise HM Prison Barlinnie following the recent report on it by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons for Scotland.

Question reference: S2W-03193

Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 06 October 2003
Current Status: Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 3 November 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive how many prisoners at HM Prison Barlinnie are serving short-term sentences.

Question reference: S2W-03194

Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 06 October 2003
Current Status: Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 3 November 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive what assessment is carried out on prisoners at HM Prison Barlinnie who spend long periods of time in their cells.

I have asked Tony Cameron,Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to respond. His response is as follows:

Staff have regular contactwith prisoners at morning ablutions, meal times, recreation, exercise, visits,canteen and where it still exists slopping out times.

Prisoners can request to seeSPS Healthcare staff and are subject to assessment as part of the SPS suicideprevention strategy.

Question reference: S2W-03195

Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 06 October 2003
Current Status: Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 3 November 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive what rehabilitation programmes are ongoing at HM Prison Barlinnie.

Question reference: S2W-03196

Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 06 October 2003
Current Status: Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 3 November 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive how many remand prisoners “slop out” at HM Prison Barlinnie.

Question reference: S2W-03197

Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 06 October 2003
Current Status: Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 3 November 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive what plans there are to modernise cells in ‘A' hall in HM Prison Barlinnie with particular regard to the supply of electricity.

Question reference: S2W-03052

Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 October 2003
Current Status: Answered by Nicol Stephen on 21 October 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive what consideration it will give to the re-regulation of buses.