§ Mrs. Bainasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the total number of local authority houses allocated for the specific use of prison officers at each of Her Majesty's prisons in Scotland how many of each allocation is currently vacant and how far this is attributable to married staff living out with official quarters.
§ Mr. Harry Ewing12 local authority houses are allocated for the specific use of prison officers. 10 are at Barlinnie Prison, Glasgow, and two at Perth Prison. None of these are vacant at present.
§ Mrs. Bainasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the total annual value of rent allowances made available to prison officers at each of Her Majesty's prisons in Scotland.
§ Mr. Harry EwingThe information requested is as follows:
£ HM Prison, Aberdeen 8,952 HM Prison, Barlinnie (includes £6,773 for staff employed at related Longriggend Remand Institution) 45,384 HM Prison, Cornton Vale (includes staff employed in the Borstal and Young Offenders Institution) 13,002 HM Prison, Dungavel 862 HM Prison, Edinburgh 25,052 HM Prison, Greenock 1,204 HM Prison, Inverness 7,729 HM Prison, Low Moss 11,271 HM Prison, Penninghame 904 HM Prison, Perth 29,493 HM Prison, Peterhead 12,796
§ Mrs. Bainasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he has any evidence that rent allowances to married staff attached to her Majesty's prisons are being cut back if they refuse to live outwith official quarters.
§ Mr. Harry EwingEight officers of the Scotish Prison Service who are entitled to occupy official quarters live outwith quarters and do not receive rent allowance, as official quarters are available for all of them.