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Scottish Office

Supplementary on rising prison population at Cornton Vale.

Asked by

Sandra Osborne (Labour)

Answering body

Scottish Office

Oral questions - 1st Supplementary

Status

Answered

Date

21 April 1998

Reference

310 c586

House

House of Commons

Scottish Office

Answered by

Henry McLeish (Labour)

Answering body

Scottish Office

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

21 April 1998

Reference

310 c586

House

House of Commons

Scottish Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will list (a) the funds allocated to Cornton Vale Prison for each of the years 1988-89 to 1992-93 and (b) the allocations under each of the heads of spending into which the figures are broken down, for each of those...

Asked by

Roseanna Cunningham (Scottish National Party)

Answering body

Scottish Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

12 January 1998

Reference

304 c109-10W; 22059

House

House of Commons

Scottish Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to his Answer of 10th December, Official Report, column 625, on Cornton Vale Prison, if he will provide a breakdown of expenditure by budget category for each year. - (Holding answer 22 December 1997).

Asked by

Roseanna Cunningham (Scottish National Party)

Answering body

Scottish Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

12 January 1998

Reference

22115; 304 c110W

House

House of Commons

Scottish Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will list the funds allocated to Cornton Vale Prison for (a) each of the last five years and (b) the next two years. - Inc table. (Holding answer 9 December 1997).

Asked by

Roseanna Cunningham (Scottish National Party)

Answering body

Scottish Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

10 December 1997

Reference

19827; 302 c625W

House

House of Commons

Scottish Office

Statement on steps being taken to prevent further suicides at Cornton Vale Prison; what is being done to deal with the drug problems among the prisoners there.

Asked by

Phil Gallie (Conservative)

Answering body

Scottish Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

For answer on

16 January 1997

Answered on

16 January 1997

Mr. Gallie: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what steps are being taken to prevent further suicides at Cornton Vale prison; what is being done to deal with the drug problems among the prisoners there; and if he will make a statement. [11854] Mr. Michael Forsyth: The care of prisoners and the prevention of suicide in prisoners are operational matters for the chief executive of the Scottish Prison Service, and I have had full discussions with him about the recent cluster of suicides at Cornton Vale. The chief executive shares my concern at the number of suicides at the prison and joins me in offering condolences to the families of those who have died. I have reviewed with the chief executive the steps being taken to address the problem of suicide at the prison, in the light in particular of the recent recommendations from Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Prisons. The vast majority of those recommendations are already being implemented. As indicated in my response to the chief inspector when his report was published last year, the governor had already put in place new arrangements for the induction of remand prisoners, for extra time out of cell, and for increased access to education, physical training and other regime opportunities. A number of outside agencies are also now working in the prison, including the Samaritans, Rape Crisis, Cruse and Women's Aid, and a listeners scheme has been put in place. All remand prisoners now share a cell, to encourage mutual support. In addition to the extra staffing provided last year, more money is being provided to address the drug-related problems experienced by a very large proportion of the prisoner population. A further addictions worker post has been approved, together with additional psychiatric sessions; and the increased resources I have provided to the Scottish Prison Service for the forthcoming financial year will enable the governor to fund five additional posts to assist with drug reduction work and to expand the programme already in operation. The purpose of these changes is to ensure that all prisoners at Cornton Vale who have been identified as having a drug problem have the opportunity to address their addiction either on an individual basis or through organised group work as appropriate. If work on drug reduction undertaken in the prison is to be effective, it is important that there is adequate throughcare on release, and my officials are discussing with local authorities and voluntary agencies what steps may be taken to ensure that this is available. In particular, discussions are in hand with the City of Glasgow council on the provision of further drug rehabilitation facilities for Glasgow and what was before local government reorganisation the wider Strathclyde area. I have offered to provide through the 100 per cent. funding mechanism two additional posts to the council related to the delivery of addiction programmes. One post would be aimed at providing links between drug misusers, particularly those released from custody, and community-based programmes. The other post would be located in the stipendiary/sheriff court with a view to identifying and making arrangements for those for whom a non-custodial disposal might be appropriate. I also propose to extend bail information and supervision services to the stipendiary court in Glasgow. I have also offered £50,000 to convert properties operated by the Church of Scotland and Sacro for use as bail accommodation, and my officials are discussing with the City of Glasgow council financial support for the addition to existing provision of a further 15 bail bed spaces. An independent researcher is currently undertaking a six-month study to obtain detailed information on the extent and type of drug and alcohol misuse among women prisoners at Cornton Vale, both before and after conviction, and this will provide information in targeting resources for the future.

Date

16 January 1997

Reference

11854; 288 c306-8W

House

House of Commons

Home Office

How many asylum seekers (a) were placed in detention at Saughton or Cortonvale in 1996 and (b) were in detention in each month of 1996, broken down by (i) country of origin, (ii) length of detention and (iii) place of application. - Inc tables.

Asked by

Nigel Griffiths (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

For answer on

14 November 1996

Answered on

14 November 1996

Mr. Nigel Griffiths: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many asylum seekers (a) were placed in detention at Saughton or Cornton Vale in 1996 and (b) were in detention in each month of 1996, broken down by (i) country of origin, (ii) length of detention and (iii) place of application. [3789] Mr. Kirkhope: Information on the number of asylum seekers placed to detention at Her Majesty's prison Saughton or the Cornton Vale institute during 1996 is not available. The requested breakdown of all detained asylum seekers, for selected dates during 1996, is given in the tables. Table 1: Number of people recorded as being detained {1} who had sought asylum at some stage, by nationality _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Nationality As at 31 January As at 29 February As at 29 March As at 30 April As at 31 May/ 7 June{2} Nigeria 109 108 114 114 105 India 91 84 79 93 96 Algeria 71 66 62 67 72 Sri Lanka 31 29 34 37 38 Ghana 30 31 38 38 52 Pakistan 26 32 27 23 29 Zaire 23 27 30 32 34 Peoples Republic of China 38 32 23 22 26 Turkey 29 23 26 33 39 Angola 13 10 11 11 12 Romania 12 20 17 21 23 Cyprus 3 5 2 4 2 Israel -- -- -- -- -- Yugoslavia 10 10 5 4 19 Columbia 3 6 4 4 11 Gambia 58 57 51 44 29 Bangladesh 22 14 12 22 17 Liberia 3 2 3 3 5 Poland 6 7 6 6 5 Ethiopia 3 4 2 3 5 Iran 8 8 11 7 13 Jamaica 6 7 4 4 5 Russia 3 2 4 6 5 Ivory Coast 4 3 3 6 6 Sierra Leone 6 5 3 5 5 Tanzania 4 3 9 6 4 Kenya 19 17 11 7 4 Lithuania 8 6 5 8 11 Morocco 3 -- -- -- -- Slovakia -- -- -- -- -- Sudan 5 3 3 2 2 Uganda 5 7 3 3 5 Ecuador 10 8 5 5 8 Eritrea 2 -- -- -- -- Somalia 7 5 5 6 8 South Africa 2 -- -- 3 -- Afghanistan 6 11 6 7 7 Albania 5 4 7 7 5 Bulgaria 2 2 3 3 2 Congo 2 -- -- -- -- Nationality Doubtful 4 2 4 6 4 Others{3} 41 42 53 53 38 Total 733 702 685 725 751 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} These figures include people who have been in detention for less than a month. Because of the delay in recording receptions into, and releases from, detention and the large number of persons detained for a short period, the figures should be used with caution. {2} Port cases are as at 7 June and In-country cases are as at 31 May. {3} The `Others' category may include nationalities of detainees already listed. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Nationality As at 27 June As at 30 July/ As at 4 September As at 1 October As at 5 November 2 August{1} Nigeria 106 106 110 112 114 India 101 96 91 95 70 Algeria 75 70 65 63 68 Sri Lanka 43 45 47 48 55 Ghana 52 56 60 58 46 Pakistan 25 35 35 34 44 Zaire 38 43 48 44 43 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Peoples Republic of _________________________________________________________________________________________________. China 32 35 39 44 42 Turkey 35 39 47 42 38 Angola 16 16 18 23 19 Romania 23 33 20 18 19 Cyprus 7 6 12 17 17 Israel -- -- -- 15 15 Yugoslavia 9 6 12 9 15 Columbia 15 11 10 35 14 Gambia 27 16 16 16 14 Bangladesh 18 17 16 18 13 Liberia 4 5 9 7 10 Poland 6 8 6 5 10 Ethiopia 6 8 9 9 9 Iran 11 9 11 13 9 Jamaica 5 8 8 10 9 Russia 6 5 6 8 9 Ivory Coast 6 7 7 6 7 Sierra Leone 6 4 7 8 6 Tanzania 4 4 3 4 6 Kenya 6 4 9 7 5 Lithuania 5 4 4 7 5 Morocco 2 -- -- 3 5 Slovakia -- -- -- -- 5 Sudan 3 -- 4 4 5 Uganda 4 3 4 8 5 Ecuador 8 6 3 4 4 Eritrea -- 2 2 -- 3 Somalia 9 6 6 5 3 South Africa 2 2 -- -- 3 Afghanistan 5 6 2 -- 2 Albania 3 2 3 2 2 Bulgaria -- -- 2 3 2 Congo -- 2 -- -- 2 Nationality Doubtful 6 10 8 11 7 Others{2} 43 41 50 49 29 Total 772 776 809 864 808 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1}Port cases are as at 2 August and in-country cases are as at 30 July. {2}The "Others" category may include nationalities of detainees already listed. Table 2: Number of people recorded as being detained who had sought asylum at some stage, by length of detention _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Detained as at 0 to 1 Month{1} 1 to 2 Months 2 to 6 Months 12 Months >12 Months Total 31 January 194 133 296 97 13 733 29 February 150 119 311 109 13 702 29 March 188 109 284 93 11 685 30 April 181 143 280 106 15 725 31 May/7 June{2} 201 133 287 112 18 751 27 June 214 139 282 113 24 772 30 July/2 August{3} 192 148 311 100 25 776 4 September 211 141 312 115 30 809 1 October 244 154 311 121 34 864 5 November 198 138 314 123 35 808 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} These figures include people who have been in detention for less than a month. Because of the delay in recording receptions into, and releases from, detention and the large number of persons detained for a short period, the figures should be used with caution. {2} Port cases are as at 7 June and In-country cases are as at 31 May. {3} Port cases are as at 21 August and In-country cases are as at 30 July. Table 3: Number of people recorded as being detained {1} who had sought asylum at some stage, by location of application _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Detained as at Port In-country Total 31 January 418 315 733 29 February 406 296 702 29 March 416 269 685 30 April 436 289 725 31 May/7 June{2} 462 289 751 27 June 472 300 772 30 July/2 August{3} 483 293 776 4 September 503 306 809 1 October 543 321 864 5 November 482 326 808 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} These figures include people who have been in detention for less than a month. Because of the delay in recording receptions into, and releases from, detention and the large number of persons detained for a short period, the figures should be used with caution. {2} Port cases are as at 7 June and In-country cases are as at 31 May. {3} Port cases are as at 2 August and In-country cases are as at 30 July.

Date

14 November 1996

Reference

3789; 285 c296-8W

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

Leader of the House of Commons

Supplementary business question on suicides at Cornton Vale womens prison, with reference to the death of Angela Bollan.

Member

Lord McFall of Alcluith (Labour)

Type

Business questions

Date

2 May 1996

Reference

276 c1306

House

House of Commons

Leader of the House of Commons

Member

Lord Newton of Braintree (Conservative)

Type

Proceeding contributions

Date

2 May 1996

Reference

276 c1306

House

House of Commons

Scottish Grand Committee adjournment debate on the transfer of male and female prisoners to mixed prisons

Scottish Grand Committee adjournment debate on the transfer of male and female prisoners to mixed prisons. (Committee sitting in Kilmarnock).

Lead member

Michael Connarty

Answering member

Lord Selkirk of Douglas

Department

Scotland Office

Type

Adjournment debates

Committee

Scottish Grand Committee

Date

4 March 1996

Reference

SGC c43-5217-42

House

House of Commons

Scottish Office

If he will list the members of the visiting committee to (a) HM Prison, Barlinnie, (b) HM Prison, Greenock and (c) HM Prison, Cornton Vale. - Table given.

Asked by

Norman A Godman (Labour)

Answering body

Scottish Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

29 January 1996

Reference

10856; 270 c547-8W;270 c546-7W

House

House of Commons

Scottish Office;Scottish Prison Service

How many persons were detained in (a) HM Prison, Greenock, (b) Cornton Vale Prison and (c) other prisons in each of the past 10 years. - Text of letter from E. W. Frizzell of the Scottish Prison Service. - Including table. - (Holding answer 23 March 1995).

Asked by

Norman A Godman (Labour)

Answering body

Scottish Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

24 March 1995

Reference

257 c403-4W;257 c401-2W

House

House of Commons

Scottish Office;Scottish Prison Service

What plans he has to convert Cornton Vale Woman's prison into a mixed, local prison; what plans he has to establish female prisoner units into prisons throughout Scotland and what plans he has to incarcerate young male offenders in Cornton Vale Prison. - Text of letter from E W Frizzell...

Asked by

Norman A Godman (Labour)

Answering body

Scottish Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

20 February 1995

Reference

255 c62W;255 c61-2W

House

House of Commons

Scottish Office;Scottish Prison Service

What plans he has to close Cornton Vale Prison and disperse its prisoners to local, mixed prisons. - Text of letter from E W Frizzell of Scottish Prison Service. (Holding answer 9 March 1994).

Asked by

Norman A Godman (Labour)

Answering body

Scottish Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

11 March 1994

Reference

239 c419W

House

House of Commons

Scottish Office;Scottish Prison Service

What plans he has to relocate women prisoners from Cornton Vale to mixed sex prisons nearer their own homes. - Text of letter from EW Frizzell of Scottish Prison Service (holding answer 21 February 1994).

Asked by

Maria Fyfe (Labour)

Answering body

Scottish Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

9 March 1994

Reference

239 c267W

House

House of Commons

Scottish Office

If he will exempt Cornton Vale prison from his plans to confine prison visiting committees' local authority representation to those of the district council and the regional council in which the prison lies. - (Holding answer 21 February 1994).

Asked by

Maria Fyfe (Labour)

Answering body

Scottish Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

22 February 1994

Reference

238 c193W;238 c195W

House

House of Commons

Scottish Office

What plans he has to close Cornton Vale prison. - No plans to close Cornton Vale prison.

Asked by

Maria Fyfe (Labour)

Answering body

Scottish Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

17 February 1994

Reference

237 c955W

House

House of Commons

Deposited Paper DEP 8 [41621]

HM Inspectorate of Prisons for Scotland report on HM Prison & Young Offenders Institution Cornton Vale. SO. 1991.

Deposited by

Scottish Office

Type

Deposited papers

Date

12 November 1991

Reference

DEP 8 [41621]

House

House of Commons

Deposited Paper HINF 91/1156

Report by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons on HM Prison & Young Offenders Institution Cornton Vale inspected 31 March to 12 April 1991. Home Office. 1991.

Deposited by

Scottish Office

Type

Deposited papers

Date

4 November 1991

Reference

HINF 91/1156

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