- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 20 May 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 10 June 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-25569 by Mr Jim Wallace on 16 May 2002, how many prisoners were released in error from prisons operated by the Scottish Prison Service in each of the last five years, broken down by prison.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:The information requested is given in the following table:
| | 1997-98 | 1998-99 | 1999-2000 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 |
| Aberdeen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barlinnie | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Castle Huntly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cornton Vale | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dumfries | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Edinburgh | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Glenochil | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greenock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Inverness | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Low Moss | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noranside | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perth | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Peterhead | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Polmont | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shotts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 24 May 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Patricia Ferguson on 7 June 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether special advisors are able to delay the issuing of answers to parliamentary questions.
Answer
The responsibility for answering a parliamentary question lies with the appropriate minister.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 24 May 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Patricia Ferguson on 7 June 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will detail the circumstances when the advice of a special adviser would be sought.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-25644 on 20 May 2002.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 24 May 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Patricia Ferguson on 7 June 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether any guidance has been issued to special advisers on providing advice on answers to parliamentary questions.
Answer
The Executive's guidance on parliamentary questions is available to all Executive staff.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 23 May 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Colin Boyd on 6 June 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what mechanism it has in place to prevent solicitors employed by the civil service who advise it on transactions with Her Majesty's Government from breaching rule 4 of the Solicitors (Scotland) Practice Rules 1986.
Answer
As civil servants, solicitors employed in the civil service owe their loyalty to the particular administration which they serve and are accountable to the minister in charge of their department. No conflict of interest therefore arises for the purposes of rule 4 of the Solicitors (Scotland) Practice Rules 1986 or otherwise.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 20 May 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 30 May 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-25569 by Mr Jim Wallace on 16 May 2002, whether it will provide a breakdown of the performance points accrued by the operating company of HM Prison Kilmarnock under section 2.4(a) showing the number and degree of instances of failure to deliver the required regime activity hours for sentenced prisoners for each year of operation.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:The answer to question S1W-25569 was based on the requirements of performance measure 2.4 (a), as defined in the contract, not having been met on five occasions in the first year of operation but having been met since.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 20 May 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 30 May 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-25569 by Mr Jim Wallace on 16 May 2002, whether it will provide a breakdown of the performance points accrued by the operating company of HM Prison Kilmarnock under section 2.4(b) showing the number and degree of instances of failure to deliver the required sentenced prisoner work hours for each year of operation.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:The answer to question S1W-25569 was based on the requirements of measure 2.4 (b) not having been met on 13 occasions in Year 1; 73 occasions in Year 2, and 35 occasions in Year 3.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 20 May 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 30 May 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-25569 by Mr Jim Wallace on 16 May 2002, whether it will provide a breakdown of the performance points accrued by the operating company of HM Prison Kilmarnock under section 2.4(e) showing the number and degree of instances of failure to deliver the required regime activity hours for remand prisoners for each year of operation.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:The answer to question S1W-25569 was based on the requirements of measure 2.4(e) not having been met on 14 occasions in Year 1 but having been met since then.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 20 May 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 30 May 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-25569 by Mr Jim Wallace on 16 May 2002, what the nature was of the incident of failure to comply with agreed reporting procedures in year three of the operation of HM Prison Kilmarnock which resulted in the accrual of performance points to the operator of the prison.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to respond. His response is as follows:The answer to question S1W-25569 was based on the requirements of measure 2.2(k) and were applied on the basis that the SPS Controller at HM Prison Kilmarnock was not informed, within the prescribed timescale, about the mislocation of a prisoner within the prison.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 20 May 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 30 May 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-25569 by Mr Jim Wallace on 16 May 2002, whether it will provide a breakdown of the performance points accrued by the operating company of HM Prison Kilmarnock under section 2.2(a) for each category of assault for each year of operation.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:The answer to question S1W-25569 was based on performance measure points having been applied on the following "level of injury sustained" incidents:Year 1: one serious, four minor, 32 no injury.Year 2: none serious, five minor, 26 no injury.Year 3: one serious, four minor, 30 no injury.
