- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 January 2003
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Answered by Jim Wallace on 20 January 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-29924 by Mr Jim Wallace on 8 October 2002, whether, as part of the procurement process for prison health care services, any consideration was given to (a) the provision of services by the NHS (b) the provision of services otherwise by the public sector and (c) a not-for-profit service.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:Expressions of interest in providing primary care medical services within prisons were sought from a range of providers, including Primary Care NHS Trusts across Scotland.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 January 2003
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Answered by Jim Wallace on 20 January 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answers to questions S1W-21191, S1W-30022 and S1W-30032 by Mr Jim Wallace on 14 January, 16 October and 10 October 2002 respectively, how performance of the contractor to provide primary care medical services in prisons is measured, given that its contract for the provision of primary care medical services in prisons operated by the Scottish Prison Service is to deliver services in accordance with the Scottish Prison Service's Standards of Health Care of Prisoners and that these standards have not been audited since 1999.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:The Scottish Prison Service's medical services contract monitoring group meets regularly to review performance against the contract which contains a number of output measures. The contract will be published and a copy placed in the Parliament's Reference Centre.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 January 2003
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Answered by Jim Wallace on 20 January 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-30022 by Mr Jim Wallace on 16 October 2002, what difficulties arose in auditing compliance with Standards of Health Care for Prisoners.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:Some of the standards as currently written are difficult to measure compliance against.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 January 2003
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Answered by Jim Wallace on 20 January 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-29517 by Mr Jim Wallace on 16 October 2002, how many prisoner complaints were made with regard to medical treatment in prisons in 2002.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:Three hundred and forty-one.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 05 December 2002
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Answered by Hugh Henry on 17 January 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-31450 by Mr Jim Wallace on 2 December 2002, which budgets within the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) are delegated to individual prisons and other establishments within the SPS; what each such budget covers, and what expenditure relating to prisons and other establishments is budgeted for centrally
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:Budgets are allocated to areas best placed to manage them at any point in time. For example, when a process is relatively new the costs may be managed centrally and then subsequently delegated. Budgets at present delegated to prisons and other establishments are set out in the table but may change from year to year and during the year. A number of areas are managed by the centre including estate development, cost of capital and some specialist functions. These can also change from year to year and during the year.Budgets Categories Delegated to Prisons and Other Establishments by Expenditure Heading
| Budget Category | Description |
| 1. Revenue Budgets | Sale of GoodsSales Value for ProductionSale of QuartersGeneral Revenue |
| 2. Running Cost Budgets | PayAllowancesOvertimeOther staff costsCasual Temporary StaffTravel and SubsistenceEquipment Repair/UpgradeEquipment Renewal/ReplacementPlant and Equipment running costsMaintenance and Repair of prison buildingsMaintenance and Repair of housingOther repair costsIn house teams (maintenance)Fuel and Public UtilitiesStationery, Printing and TelecomsTraining and Associated CostsProjects and ProgrammesStaff Related Administration ExpensesOther General Administration ExpensesDepreciation |
| 3. Other Current Expenditure | Fees PaidOther Current CostsVictuallingHealth carePrisoner Related ServiceOther SuppliesGoods for productionVehicle and Freight CostsPrisoner EarningsVocational TrainingEducation, Physical Education, RecreationAdministration |
| 4. Capital Expenditure | Plant and EquipmentMinor Works |
Centrally managed budgets include headquarters, central stores and shared central services and support functions for the whole of SPS.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 23 December 2002
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Answered by Mary Mulligan on 16 January 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive how many abortions have been performed since 1967 under the provisions of the Abortion Act 1967 and how many of these have been performed in order to save the life of the pregnant women under section 1(1) of the act, expressed also in percentage of the total number of abortions.
Answer
Information on abortions performed in Scotland under the provisions of the Abortion Act 1967 are published annually by the Information and Statistics Division (ISD) of NHS Scotland. Figures can be accessed at the following link:Table 6 on these web pages provides figures for 1986 to 2001. Information on abortions performed in order to save the life of the woman is only available from 1991, recorded in the abortion notifications under ground F (it was necessary to save the life of the woman).
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 December 2002
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Answered by Jim Wallace on 14 January 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-32366 by Mr Jim Wallace on 17 December 2002, where a publication whose area of distribution is restricted to Scotland, or a part of Scotland, includes a report in contravention of the reporting restrictions in clauses 59 or 69 of the Criminal Justice Bill, whether a person suspected of an offence under those clauses would be prosecuted in Scotland.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-32784 on 13 January 2003. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at .
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 December 2002
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Answered by Jim Wallace on 14 January 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-32365 by Mr Jim Wallace on 17 December 2002, under what other circumstances prosecuting authorities in Scotland will ignore an offence committed under clauses 59 and 69 of the Criminal Justice Bill in Scotland on the basis that a similar offence has been committed in another jurisdiction.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-32784 on 13 January 2003. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at .
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 December 2002
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Answered by Jim Wallace on 13 January 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-32366 by Mr Jim Wallace on 17 December 2002, whether courts have any power to prevent the importation of a print publication from the European Union or its distribution where it includes a report in contravention of the reporting restrictions in clauses 59 or 69 of the Criminal Justice Bill.
Answer
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.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 December 2002
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Answered by Jim Wallace on 13 January 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-32365 by Mr Jim Wallace on 17 December 2002, whether it will be an offence in Scotland under clauses 59 and 69 of the Criminal Justice Bill for an internet service provider providing a service in Scotland to allow for the downloading of material from a foreign server that breaches the reporting restrictions contained in those clauses.
Answer
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.
