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I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:Both incidents occurred within one of the houseblocks but involved different groups of prisoners. In the first incident, three prisoners obstructed staff from removing two others who had damaged wing televisions and had thrown items from one floor to another. In the second incident, three prisoners tried to incite others to refuse to return to their cells. Both incidents were resolved relatively quickly and without any injuries.

I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to respond. His response is as follows:Staff on a local hospital escort were absent from the recovery room in the early stages of a prisoner regaining consciousness after an operation. That incident was not reported within the timescales prescribed by SPS Incident Reporting Procedures.

In Scotland, the police, the Crown Office and the Procurator Fiscal Service are responsible for dealing with suspected offences. If the provisions on reporting restrictions in the Criminal Justice Bill are enacted it would be for the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service, where the police report alleged offences, to determine whether prosecution was appropriate, taking into account all relevant factors.

The Criminal Justice Bill does not include powers to prohibit the importation of material containing a prohibited report contrary to the reporting restrictions in clauses 59 and 69. As indicated in the answer to question S1W-32366, it is the proprietor, editor or publisher of the print publication who would be liable for any breach of the restrictions.

It is anticipated that print publications from other states of the European Union would be imported on a UK-wide basis. As any breach of reporting restrictions would relate to criminal proceedings in England and Wales, it would normally be that enforcement would be through courts in that jurisdiction.

I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:The incident to which the answer to question S1W-25983 referred is being investigated by the police. Should that investigation result in a prosecution and conviction, the relevant number of performance points will be recorded Schedule F to the Contract defines that, for Performance points purposes, all assaults must be proven on adjudication or by criminal conviction for violence against the person.

I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:Yes. The incident met the criteria.

We are on track to implement most of the provisions of the Land Reform Bill in 2003, provided it completes its remaining parliamentary stages before the end of the session. Secondary legislation is required before the bill provisions can be fully implemented. Decisions about implementation after the election will be a matter for the new administration.

I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:No.

I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to respond. His response is as follows:As I indicated in the answer given to question S1W-32017, and previously in response to question S1W-29749 on 7 October 2002, the number of prisoner places available in future years, with and without access to night sanitation, will depend on when new places become available and when it is possible to make temporary closures for upgrading other places. These decisions depend on a number of factors outside SPS's direct control including future trends in the prisoner population and the timing and outcome of planning applications for new places. It is therefore not possible to make accurate projections beyond those given in the answer given to question S1W-32017.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.