HC Deb 20 July 1993 vol 229 cc190-1W
Mrs. Fyfe

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the ratio of prisoners to social workers in each of the Scottish prisons.

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

Responsibility for this question has been delegated to the Scottish prison service under its chief executive, Mr E. W. Frizzell. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.

Letter from E. W. Frizzell to Mrs. Maria Fyfe, dated 20 July 1993:

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton has asked me to reply to your recent Question about the ratio of prisoners to social workers in each of the Scottish Prisons.

The ratio is given in the table below.

Establishment Ratio
Aberdeen 1:54
Castle Huntly 1:117
Dumfries 1:136
Edinburgh 1:90
Glenochil 1:91
Inverness 1:79
Low Moss 1:189
Penninghame 1:53
Peterhead 1:59
Shotts/Unit 1:88
Barlinnie/Special Unit 1:93
Cornton Vale 1:57
Dungavel 1:133
Friarton 1:71
Greenock 1:135
Longriggend 1:79
Noranside 1:123
Perth 1:79
Polmont 1:107