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What plans he has to set up a secure unit in a Scottish prison. - Text of letter from E W Frizzell of the Scottish Prison Service.

Asked by

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock (Labour)

Answering body

Scottish Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

20 March 1997

Reference

21037; 292 c744W;292 c743-4W

House

House of Commons

Scottish Office;Scottish Prison Service

If he will list the Scottish prison population by type of offence numerically and in percentage terms. - Inc text of letter from EW Frizzell of Scottish Prison Service and table.

Asked by

Baroness Michie of Gallanach (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Scottish Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

For answer on

5 March 1997

Answered on

5 March 1997

Mrs. Ray Michie: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the Scottish prison population by type of offence numerically and in percentage terms. [17696] Lord James Douglas-Hamilton: The subject of this question relates to matters undertaken by the Scottish Prison Service. I have asked its chief executive, Mr. E. W. Frizzell, to arrange for a reply to be given. Letter from E. W. Frizzell to Mrs. Ray Michie, dated 5 March 1997: Lord James Douglas-Hamilton has asked me to reply to your Question about providing information on the Scottish prison population by type of offence. Information by offence type is not currently available in relation to the average daily prison population. However, the table attached provides reception information by main offence for the year 1995. Receptions to penal establishments by main crime/offence, 1995 Scotland Number and percentage _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Crime/offence Direct receptions Fine default receptions Number Percentage Number Percentage Total crime and offences 11,502 100 7,509 100 Total crimes: sub total 8,145 71 3,261 43 Non-sexual crimes of 1,271 11 145 2 violence: sub total Homicide 75 1 4 {1}-- Serious assault and 747 6 77 1 attempted murder Handling offensive weapons 150 1 41 1 Robbery 265 2 16 {1}-- Other 34 {1}-- 7 {1}-- Crimes of indecency: sub 224 2 148 2 total Sexual assault 64 1 3 {1}-- Lewd and ibidinous practices 131 1 2 {1}-- Other 29 {1}-- 143 2 Crimes of dishonesty: sub 5,320 46 2,188 29 total Housebreaking 1,634 14 457 6 Theft by opening lockfast 438 4 161 2 places Theft of a motor-vehicle 514 4 141 2 Other theft 2,039 18 1,049 14 Fraud 174 2 133 2 Other 521 5 247 3 Fire-raising, vandalism etc: 136 1 207 3 sub total Fire-raising 31 {1}-- 3 {1}-- Vandalism etc. 105 1 204 3 Other crimes: sub total 1,194 10 573 8 Crimes against public 492 4 276 4 justice Drugs related crimes 685 6 284 4 Other 17 {1}-- 13 {1}-- Total offences: sub total 3,357 29 4,248 57 Miscellaneous offences: sub 2,369 21 2,649 35 total Petty assault 672 6 417 6 Breach of the peace 1,606 14 2,008 27 Drunkenness 11 {1}-- 58 1 Other 80 1 166 2 Motor vehicle offences: sub 988 9 1,599 21 total Dangerous and careless 61 1 64 1 driving Drunk driving 185 2 261 3 Speeding 5 {1}-- 24 {1}-- Unlawful use of vehicle 725 6 1,167 16 Vehicle defect offences 2 {1}-- 15 {1}-- Other 10 {1}-- 68 1 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Denotes less than 0.5 per cent.

Date

5 March 1997

Reference

17696; 291 c648-50W

House

House of Commons

Scottish Office

What is the planned expenditure for constructing prisons in Scotland over the next three years; and what is the design capacity of each planned prison.

Asked by

Baroness Michie of Gallanach (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Scottish Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

3 March 1997

Reference

17695; 291 c522W

House

House of Commons

Scottish Office;Scottish Prison Service

What training is available to staff within the Scottish Prison Service's Estates Department in public relations and how to communicate with the general public; how many managers are employed within the Scottish Prison Services estates department; and what are their grades and salaries. - Text of letter from E W...

Asked by

Jim Hood (Labour)

Answering body

Scottish Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

19 February 1997

Reference

290 c612W; 15904;15905

House

House of Commons

Scottish Office;Scottish Prison Service

If he will list the properties owned by the Scottish Prison Service in (a) Clydesdale, (b) Lanarkshire and (c) Scotland; and if he will list the total valuations in each category; if it is Government policy to sell off Scottish Prison Service property to the highest bidder; what account is...

Asked by

Jim Hood (Labour)

Answering body

Scottish Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

19 February 1997

Reference

290 c609-12W; 15902;15899;15903;15900

House

House of Commons

Scottish Office;Scottish Prison Service

How many prison officers, by grade, there were (a) in Scotland and (b) in each prison in Scotland in each year from 1990 to 1996. - Text of letter from E W Frizzell of the Scottish Prison Service.

Asked by

Roseanna Cunningham (Scottish National Party)

Answering body

Scottish Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

For answer on

17 February 1997

Answered on

17 February 1997

Ms Roseanna Cunningham: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many prison officers, by grade, there were (a) in Scotland and (b) in each prison in Scotland in each year from 1990-96; and if he will make a statement. [15890] Lord James Douglas-Hamilton: The subject of the question relates to matters undertaken by the Scottish Prison Service. I have asked its chief executive, Mr. E. W. Frizzell, to arrange for a reply to be given. Letter from E. W. Frizzell to Ms Roseanna Cunningham, dated 17 February 1997: Lord James Douglas-Hamilton has asked me to reply to your question regarding the number of prison officers, by grade, in Scotland and in each prison in Scotland in each year from 1990-96. The Scottish Prison Service introduced a new staffing structure on 1 April 1995. This resulted in the abolition of the previous grading system, and the introduction of new pay bandings covering operational, administrative and support staff. At the same time nursing, works, and administrative functions were civilianised. An accurate comparison of post-April 1995 figures for "prison officer" numbers with those prior to that date is not possible. The attached table shows in total and for each establishment the total number of Basic Grade Officers, Senior Officers, and Principal Officers at 31 March for each year from 1990-94. A subdivision by grade cannot be obtained from the current database. The table also shows the current total, with figures for 1995 and 1996, of operational staff posts in those pay bands which from 1 April 1995 are broadly comparable to the grades described above. It should be noted that the 1990-94 figures include in each year approximately 600 "officers" in the subsequently civilianised nursing, works and administrative functions which are excluded from the 1995, 1996 and 1997 figures. Scottish prison service--prison officer grades or equivalent from 1990-97 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Establishment {1}1990 {1}1991 {1}1992 {1}1993 {1}1994 1995 1996 1997 Aberdeen 100 112 116 127 129 106 108 124 Barlinnie 491 476 449 516 496 418 389 448 Castle Huntly 50 62 70 74 71 59 43 55 Cornton Vale 176 167 169 179 177 158 152 173 Dumfries 107 120 141 136 141 129 120 128 Dungavel 49 56 61 67 71 54 39 56 Edinburgh 349 344 358 397 399 339 331 361 Friarton 49 44 49 51 48 37 34 41 Glenochil 356 374 389 410 415 348 319 371 Greenock 123 136 144 155 160 134 122 142 Inverness 86 82 79 88 88 77 81 84 Longriggend 143 141 154 159 158 137 141 145 Low Moss 112 119 130 142 147 134 116 127 Noranside 50 54 68 65 70 55 43 52 Penninghame 27 29 32 33 35 25 20 30 Perth 310 329 360 370 379 319 307 317 Peterhead 265 250 232 246 236 193 187 216 Polmont 229 248 277 294 292 256 234 258 Shotts 332 348 394 395 407 388 331 358 Total 3,404 3,491 3,672 3,904 3,919 3,366 3,117 3,486 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Includes approximately 600 officers in the nursing, works and administration functions which are not included from 1995 onwards.

Date

17 February 1997

Reference

15890; 290 c433-6W

House

House of Commons

Scottish Office;Scottish Prison Service

What were prisoner-on-prisoner assault rates in Scottish prisons in the most recent period for which figures are available. - Text of letter from E W Frizzell of the Scottish Prison Service.

Asked by

Lord McFall of Alcluith (Labour)

Answering body

Scottish Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

17 December 1996

Reference

8943; 287 c563W;287 c564W

House

House of Commons

Scottish Office;Scottish Prison Service

How many persons awaiting deportation are presently detained in (a) HM Prison, Greenock and (b) other prisons; what is the average length of detention served by such a person. - Text of letter from Mr EW Frizzell of Scottish Prison Service. Inc figs. (Holding answer 18 November 1996).

Asked by

Norman A Godman (Labour)

Answering body

Scottish Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

19 November 1996

Reference

3717; 285 c492W

House

House of Commons

Scottish Office

What is the current backlog of maintenance work in (a) educational institutions, (b) prisons and police stations, (c) council housing, (d) transport infrastructure, (e) the NHS and (f) defence bases in Scotland.

Asked by

Geoffrey Robinson (Labour)

Answering body

Scottish Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

12 November 1996

Reference

2792; 285 c145-6W

House

House of Commons

Scottish Office;Scottish Prison Service

How many prison officers in post on or before 30th September 1987 took early retirement on 24th March 1995 in accordance with Scottish Prison Service Staff Circular no. 58/94; and under what rules and on what basis retirement benefits provided by the compensation schemes were calculated, awarded and put into...

Asked by

Alex Salmond (Scottish National Party)

Answering body

Scottish Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

6 November 1996

Reference

1614; 284 c572W

House

House of Commons

Scottish Office;Scottish Prison Service

What steps are being taken to monitor the levels of Hepatitis B and C within prisons in Scotland; how many inmates in the prison system have Hepatitis B and C; what guidance his Department gives for the treatment of prisoners with Hepatitis B and C; what measures are being taken...

Asked by

Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Scottish Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

For answer on

15 October 1996

Answered on

15 October 1996

Mr. Kirkwood: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what steps are being taken to monitor the levels of hepatitis B and C within prisons in Scotland; how many inmates in the prison system have hepatitis B and C; what guidance his Department gives for the treatment of prisoners with hepatitis B and C; what measures are being taken to minimise the spread of hepatitis B and C within Scottish prisons; and if he will make a statement. [39891] Lord James Douglas-Hamilton: The subject of the question relates to matters undertaken by the Scottish Prison Service. I have asked its chief executive, Mr. E. W. Frizzell, to arrange for a reply to be given. Letter from E. W. Frizzell to Mr. Archy Kirkwood, dated 15 October 1996: Lord James Douglas-Hamilton has asked me to reply to your question about the steps taken by the Scottish Prison Service to deal with hepatitis B and C within prisons in Scotland. The Scottish Prison Service encourages inmates at risk of hepatitis B and C (principally those who have been involved in intravenous drug misuse) to come forward for voluntary testing on a confidential basis. For that reason it is not possible to state how many prisoners are infected with hepatis B and/or C. In a survey of 14 establishments in April 1995, however, there had been 48 positive results for hepatitis B out of 264 blood tests carried out in the previous year on prisoners at risk. The records of a sample of known intravenous drug users recently admitted to prison were also scrutinised. Ten per cent of the 165 prisoners involved were known to be hepatitis B positive, 47% were negative while for 43% the hepatitis status was not known. As regards hepatitis C, in Shotts Prison (with 465 adult male prisoners), 21 prisoners sought tests between January and July this year, of which 13 were positive (2 being confirmations of earlier tests). In Cornton Vale prison (for females) over the same period 27 out of 40 tests for hepatitis C were positive. For hepatitis B 6 tests out of 29 were positive. Immunisation against hepatitis B is available to prisoners and support treatments are provided as appropriate by prison medical officers, including the use of Interferon if required. The Medical Adviser to the SPS will shortly be issuing guidance to prison medical officers based on best practice in the NHS. Information is provided to prisoners through leaflets and clinics. As part of a wider hygiene initiative, disinfectant tablets are available to all prisoners for cleaning utensils. So far as is known these tablets will also kill hepatitis B and C.

Date

15 October 1996

Reference

39891; 282 c853W;282 c851W

House

House of Commons

Scottish Office

What is the proposed start date for the construction of the new prison at Bowhouse, Kilmarnock; and what sites in Scotland are being currently considered for new prisons.

Asked by

Roseanna Cunningham (Scottish National Party)

Answering body

Scottish Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

23 July 1996

Reference

282 c226W;282 c225-6W; 37350;37351

House

House of Commons

Scottish Office

If he will comment on his proposals to build a new privately-financed prison at Bowhouse, Kilmarnock. (Failed OPQ).

Asked by

Iain Duncan Smith (Conservative)

Answering body

Scottish Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

3 July 1996

Reference

34199; 280 c482-3W

House

House of Commons

Scottish Office

Answered by

Lord Selkirk of Douglas (Conservative)

Answering body

Scottish Office

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

3 July 1996

Reference

280 c968

House

House of Commons

Scottish Office

Answered by

Lord Selkirk of Douglas (Conservative)

Answering body

Scottish Office

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

3 July 1996

Reference

280 c969

House

House of Commons

Scottish Office

Answered by

Lord Selkirk of Douglas (Conservative)

Answering body

Scottish Office

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

3 July 1996

Reference

280 c968

House

House of Commons

Scottish Office

Answered by

Lord Selkirk of Douglas (Conservative)

Answering body

Scottish Office

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

3 July 1996

Reference

280 c969

House

House of Commons

Scottish Office

What plans he has to meet representatives of the Prison Officers Association to discuss working conditions and future employment prospects. -

Asked by

William McKelvey (Labour)

Answering body

Scottish Office

Oral questions - Lead

Status

Answered

Date

3 July 1996

Reference

280 c968; 34181

House

House of Commons

Adjournment debate on suicides at Cornton Vale prison

Adjournment debate on suicides at Cornton Vale prison.

Lead member

Lord McFall of Alcluith

Answering member

Lord Selkirk of Douglas

Department

Scottish Office

Type

Adjournment debates

Date

17 June 1996

Reference

279 c659-66;279 c657-64

House

House of Commons

Scottish Office

Which penal establishments he has visited since assuming office; and on what dates. - Including list.

Asked by

Lord McFall of Alcluith (Labour)

Answering body

Scottish Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

13 June 1996

Reference

32305; 279 c293W;279 c287W

House

House of Commons

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