§ 85 and 86. Colonel Gomme-Duncanasked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) how many members of the prison staff in Scotland are living out of official quarters; and to which prisons such officials are attached;
117W(2) how many persons, other than members of the prison staff, are in occupation of official quarters; and at which prisons.
§ Mr. J. StuartThe following is the reply:
Establishment Number of Married Officers not not living in Official Quarters Number of Official Quarters occupied by persons other than members of Prisons Staff Aberdeen Prison 9 — Dumfries Prison — 1 Edinburgh Prison 9 — Barlinnie Prison 24 23 Duke Street Prison — 14 Greenock Prison 5 — Inverness Prison 1 — Perth Prison and C.L. Dept. 29 5 Peterhead Prison 10 15 Castle Huntly Borstal Instn. 3 — Cornton Vale Borstal Instn. 1 — Polmont Borstal Instn. 11 — 102 58 NOTES:
1. Official quarters are normally provided only for married officers. Quarters for unmarried officers are however available at four institutions for women and at Cornton Vale Borstal Institution.
2. At Perth five houses are occupied by Mental Nurses seconded from the General Board of Control for employment in the Criminal Lunatic Department.