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Preparations are already in place to deal with any outbreak of avian influenza. These preparations include on-going surveillance of wild birds and domestic poultry, a contingency plan to be activated in the event of an outbreak, and supporting infrastructure such as the animal health agency. Exercises are held regularly to test preparedness and communications between organisations.

Large-scale poultry developments are dealt with through the local authority planning consents process, and there are no additional requirements for these to be notified to Scottish ministers. All poultry keepers with 50 or more birds are legally required to supply their contact details to the Great Britain Poultry register. Keepers of less than 50 birds are encouraged to register on a voluntary basis. On 9 January 2008, the register held details of 2,231 Scottish premises. Bird migration takes place across very wide fronts, and it is appropriate to assume that the whole of Great Britain lies under migratory flyways.

The current formal protocols between ACPOS and the Crown Office Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) which determine and set out when police investigations should be undertaken are as follows:

Joint Protocol between ACPOS and COPFS on Domestic Abuse.

Work Related Deaths - A Protocol for Liaison among COPFS, ACPOS, the Health and Safety Executive and British Transport Police.

These protocols deal with specific types of investigation.

on 7 February 2008, whether the protocol between the Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland and the Electoral Commission relates specifically to the Scottish parliamentary and local government elections held in May 2007 and no other elections held in Scotland for any purpose.

(S3W-09752)

Frank Mulholland QC The Protocol between the Electoral Commission and the Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland deals with offences created by the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000. The protocol is not specific to the May 2007 elections.

on 7 February 2008, whether the protocol between the Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland and the Electoral Commission, specifically relates to the Scottish parliamentary and local government elections of May 2007.

(S3W-09695)

Frank Mulholland QC I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-9752, on 20 February 2008. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at .

I have asked Mike Ewart, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:

I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-9092 on 18 February 2008. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at .

I have asked Mike Ewart, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:

I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-9092 on 18 February 2008. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at .

I have asked Mike Ewart, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:

I refer the member to the answers to questions S2W-14693 on 9 March 2005, and S2W-15577 on 14 April 2005, for the years 1999-2000 to 2003-04. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at:

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The following table sets out self-inflicted and apparent self-inflicted deaths in prison custody for the years 2004-05 to 2006-07, by prison. There were only two female deaths over this period, both occurring at HM Prison and Institution, Cornton Vale. Information relating to statistics of self-harm or attempted suicide is not available for these years.

Establishment	Year
	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07
Aberdeen	2	0	1
Barlinnie	1	5	4
Cornton Vale	1	1	0
Dumfries	0	0	0
Edinburgh	0	0	1
Glenochil	0	0	0
Greenock	0	0	0
Inverness	1	0	2
Kilmarnock	0	0	0
~Low Moss	0	0	0
Open Estate	1	0	0
Perth	2	2	1
Peterhead	0	1	0
Polmont	0	1	0
Shotts	1	0	1
Total	9	*10	#10

Notes:

~Low Moss closed, spring 2006.

*1 apparent self-inflicted death subject to Fatal Accident Inquiry Determination.

#5 apparent self-inflicted deaths subject to Fatal Accident Inquiry Determination.

I have asked Mike Ewart, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:

This information is not available.

The information sought is as follows:

Year	Number of Eligible Prisoners Refused Parole	Number of Prisoners not Recommended for Release on Life Licence
1999	304	Not available
2000	279	110
2001	301	85
2002	272	89
2003	354	117
2004	380	124
2005	395	136
2006	463	117

 

It is not possible to provide the information by prison. The figures also include those who were transferred to England to serve their sentences and those transferred to serve their sentences in psychiatric hospitals.