- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 16 August 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Ross Finnie on 6 September 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive whether there are any new cases of foot-and-mouth disease in Scotland as at 17 August 2001.
Answer
The last confirmed case of foot-and-mouth disease in Scotland was on 30 May 2001. There have been no new cases of foot-and-mouth disease in Scotland since that date.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 August 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 6 September 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive how many prison officers were employed in Scottish Prison Service prisons in (a) 1999-2000, (b) 2000-01 and (c) 2001-02 to date and what the percentage turnover of prison officers was in each of these periods.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:The figures are:
| Year | No. of officers at 1 April | % turnover in year* |
| 1999 | 3,091 | 2.9% |
| 2000 | 2,893 | 3.7% |
| 2001 | 2,800 | 2.0% |
*Turnover is based on voluntary resignations, and does not include retirals.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 August 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 6 September 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive how many misconduct reports were lodged at each Scottish Prison Service prison in (a) 1999-2000, (b) 2000-01 and (c) 2001 to date.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to respond. His response is as follows:This information is not readily available in the form requested. However, details of breaches of discipline committed by type, and by male and female prisoners and young offenders, are published annually in the SPS Annual Report. A copy of the Annual Report for 1999-2000 is available in the Parliament's Reference Centre and the SPS website. The Annual Report for 2000-01 is not yet published.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 10 August 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicol Stephen on 4 September 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive how many of the children enrolled for (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in each local authority area for academic session 2001-02 have a Record of Needs and what each of these figures represents as a percentage of the total number of pupils in the relevant sector in each area.
Answer
The information requested is not available at this time. The annual School Census in September 2001 will collect information about school pupils for 2001-02, the results of which will be published in 2002.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 10 August 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicol Stephen on 4 September 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive how many of the children enrolled for (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in each local authority area for academic session 2001-02 have special educational needs and what each of these figures represents as a percentage of the total number of pupils in the relevant sector in each area.
Answer
The information requested is not available at this time. The annual School Census in September 2001 will collect information about school pupils for 2001-02, the results of which will be published in 2002.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 August 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 4 September 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what the rate of pay for prisoners in Scottish Prison Service prisons was in (a) 1999-2000, (b) 2000-01 and (c) 2001-02 to date.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service, to respond. His response is as follows:The weekly rates of pay for prisoners are tabulated below.The actual amount paid to each prisoner depends on the type of work and response.(a) £3.40-£15.00(b) £3.40-£15.00(c) £4.80-£18.00
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 August 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 4 September 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what the rate of pay for prisoners in HM Prison Kilmarnock was in (a) 1999-2000, (b) 2000-01 and (c) 2001-02 to date.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to respond. His response is as follows:The SPS have been advised by Premier Prison Services Ltd that the average weekly wage for prisoners has been approximately:
| 1999-2000 | £21 per week |
| 2000-01 | £18 per week |
| 2001 to date | £17 per week |
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 10 August 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 29 August 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-16943 by Mr Jim Wallace on 8 August 2001, what measures it has taken to ensure, without causing unnecessary alarm, that groups known to be at risk from Gordon Johnstone, particularly the vulnerable elderly, are aware that he has not been recaptured since he absconded in July 2001 and that he should not be approached.
Answer
Lothian and Borders Police have the lead responsibility for the recapture of Gordon Johnstone. We understand that the main approach used to inform the public has been through the media. Extensive information has been provided, highlighting the groups that might be at particular risk, including the elderly, coupled with warnings not to approach him.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 July 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Colin Boyd on 28 August 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive how many prosecutions marked by the Procurators Fiscal for solemn proceedings were returned from the Crown Office marked down for summary jury trial in the sheriff court, expressed also as a percentage of total criminal prosecutions, in 1996-97, 1997-98, 1998-99, 1999-2000 and 2000-01 to date.
Answer
It is assumed that "summary jury trial" should read summary trial.Statistics do not exist to show the number of summary prosecutions commenced as a result of Crown Counsel's instructions. The statistics for all reductions from petition procedure to summary proceedings whether by Procurator Fiscal or Crown Counsel are as follows.Cases reduced from preliminary solemn proceedings to summary proceedings
| Reduction to Summary | 1996-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-99 | 1999-2000 | 2000-01 |
| 1,409 | 1,753 | 1,652 | 1,409 | 1,493 |
Cases reduced from preliminary solemn proceedings to summary proceedings, expressed as a percentage of all criminal prosecutions
| Reduction to Summary as % of total court disposals | 1996-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-99 | 1999-2000 | 2000-01 |
| 0.9% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
It should be noted that the decision of a Procurator Fiscal to place an accused on petition is not an expression of his or her view of where proceedings should ultimately be taken. It is a preliminary procedure which is followed by further investigation and consideration of the case.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 August 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 28 August 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what the staffing levels have been at each house-block in HM Prison Kilmarnock for (a) 1999-2000, (b) 2000-01 and (c) 2001 to date.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:The Scottish Prison Service does not hold such information. It is a matter for Premier Prison Services who operate the establishment.
