HC Deb 09 March 1994 vol 239 cc262-6W
Dr. Godman

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what plans he has to alter the composition and membership of prison visiting committees; and if he will make a statement.

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

The draft revised Prisons and Young Offenders Institutions (Scotland) Rules issued for consultation last September included proposals to change the size of, and local authority representation on, the visiting committees for Scottish adult penal establishments. We are still considering all the comments received, but new rules will be laid before Parliament in the next few months.

Mr. Bill Walker

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) what was the cost to Grampian, Tayside, Highland and Strathclyde regions in 1979, 1989 and 1992 and the latest available date for police involved in mountain area search and rescue activity;

(2) what is the cost per hour of police in Grampian, Tayside, Highland and Strathclyde regions when engaged in mountain search and rescue duty.

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

Information relating to the cost of police involvement in mountain search and rescue is not recorded by Tayside, Highland and Strathclyde regional councils. The approximate, estimated costs for this activity in Grampiam are not available for 1979 and 1989. Those for 1992 and 1993 are estimated at £3,000—cost per hour 10.71—and £2,500—cost per hour £11.36—respectively.

Dr. Godman

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the members of the prison visiting committees, the names of the appointing authorities and tenure of appointments.

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

The information is set out in the table. Tenure of appointment to the visiting committee is four years.

Establishment and name Appointing authority
Aberdeen
J. A. Proctor Moray District
Ms Y. Allan Aberdeen District
A. Dow Aberdeen District
M. Burnett Grampian Region
K. A. Forbes Grampian Region
Miss M. Urquhart, OBE Grampian Region
J. K. A. Thomanek, FRSA, JP Grampian Region
A. Dunlop Highland Region
I. M. Frain Kincardine and Deeside District
W. Johnston, MBE, JP Tayside Region
J. Lawrence Gordon District
J. Mair Banff and Buchan District
Barlinnie
G. McElroy, BA, JP Strathclyde Region
R. Campbell Strathclyde Region
Ms C. Lyon Strathclyde Region
R. McGerty Strathclyde Region
J. McGuire, JP Strathclyde Region
K. Murray Strathclyde Region
A. McGhee Strathclyde Region
E. Torrance Cumnock and Doon Valley District
Ms Y. Anderson Glasgow District
A. McCartney Glasgow District
C. McDonach Glasgow District
Baillie D. Murphy Glasgow District
J. Baker Strathkelvin District
M. Bissett Falkirk District
Provost E. Cairns, MA, JP Monklands District
Provost Mrs. J. Cameron, JP Bearsden and Milngavie District
G. Steven Cunninghame District
T. Craig, JP Clydesdale District
Ms A. Dickson Stirling District
W. Hanlon Lothian Region
W. McAdam Clackmannan District
J. McAllister, JP Clydebank District
Ms C. Lawson Renfrew District
E. Griffin Cumbernauld and Kilsyth District
D. Morrison Inverclyde District
M. Rooney Hamilton District
I. Simpson Eastwood District
J. Thomson, JP Argyll and Bute District
Mrs. S. M. Duke Central Region
J. Docherty East Kilbride District
Ms B. Campbell Kyle and Carrick District
S. McCallum Dumbarton District
Establishment and name Appointing authority
Mrs. M. Scanlon Tayside Region
W. Graham Motherwell District
J. Anderson, JP Kilmarnock and Louden District
Cornton Vale
Mrs. H. Wright Dundee District
Vacant Dundee District
Mrs. B. D. Baker Borders Region
P. Fishbourne Borders Region
J. Davidson Falkirk District
Mrs. F. E. Duncan Tayside Region
A.W. Shand Tayside Region
Mrs. L. Graham Tayside Region
Mrs. M. J. Fitzpatrick Central Region
W. R. McAdam Central Region
Mrs. H. Livingstone Central Region
T. S. Sinclair Central Region
Mrs. V. Gemmell Fife Region
Mrs. E. Riches Fife Region
Mrs. H. Graham Lothian Region
Ms J. Mitchell Lothian Region
J. Stephenson Lothian Region
Ms B. Holliday Stirling Region
Mrs. M. Brisley Stirling Region
A. McGarrity Glasgow District
Ms J. Andrews Glasgow District
D. Bowman Glasgow District
Mrs. B. McGeechan Strathclyde Region
Mrs. Y. Robertson Strathclyde Region
J. McGuire, JP Strathclyde Region
Mrs. M. Smith Strathclyde Region
Ms T. McNally Clackmannan District
Ms S. Dalgety Edinburgh District
E. T. McLaughlin, JP: Edinburgh District
Dumfries
E. Gray Strathclyde Region
B. Caldow Stewartry District
W. Carmichael, JP Nithsdale District
Mrs. H. Cross Nithsdale District
J. M. Dowson Dumfries and Galloway Region
P. B. Walker Wigtown District
Mrs. S. M. Howat Dumfries and Galloway Region
Mrs. C. M. Hyslop Dumfries and Galloway Region
Mrs. J. M. McMurdo Dumfries and Galloway Region
I. A. Pennie Dumfries and Galloway Region
T. G. A. Russell Annandale and Eskdale District
Dungavel
G. McKillop East Kilbride District
Mrs. A. Reid East Kilbride District
J. Baillie Strathclyde Region
A. McGhee Strathclyde Region
P. Walters Strathclyde Region
J. McGuigan Strathclyde Region
F. McAveety Glasgow District
Baillie J. Moynes Glasgow District
R. McFarlane Tayside District
E. Read Fife Region
J. Wesley Lothian Region
C. W. Davidson Lothian Region
Mrs. E. D. Kennedy Central Region
Edinburgh
D. K. Swan, JP Berwickshire District
Ms A. D. Burnett Borders Region
A. J. C. Hewat Borders Region
W. Lamb Borders Region
J. A. R. Scott, JP Borders Region
J. Culliven Tayside Region
W. Drummond, JP Lothian Region
E. B. Fallon Lothian Region
H. D. Fraser, MBE Lothian Region
Ms J. M. Mitchell Lothian Region
T. V. Ponton Lothian Region
J. Sibbald West Lothian District
Mrs. H. Livingstone Central Region
M. Moore Midlothian District
Establishment and name Appointing authority
Mrs. E. J. McFee Fife Region
Ms A. Smith Fife Region
C. Stanfield Fife Region
J. McGuire Strathclyde Region
P. O'Donnell East Lothian District
A. J. H. Squair Roxburgh District
P. Schofield Tweeddale District
Mrs N. J. R. Bryson Ettrick and Lauderdale District
Ms I. Kitson Edinburgh District
D. Cruickshanks Edinburgh District
D. H. Brown, JP Edinburgh District
Glenochil
G. MacDiarmid Glasgow Central
J. Cameron Dunfermline District
D. Stewart Clackmannan District
Vacant Clackmannan District
W. Dunn Edinburgh District
J. Johnston Falkirk District
Mrs. H. Wright Dundee District
Mrs. F. E. M. Davidson Central Region
W. T. Dickson Central Region
I. S. Millar Central Region
Mrs. C. M. Organ Central Region
D. Bryson Central Region
I. Martin Stirling District
W. Clarke Fife Region
M. E. Read Fife Region
W. Hanlon Lothian Region
T. K. Kinder Lothian Region
J. McGuigan, JP Strathclyde Region
E. Gray, JP Strathclyde Region
J. Whittet Tayside Region
J. Mathers Tayside Region
W. S. Courts Perth and Kinross District
Inverness
L. Fraser Nairn District
P. Fulton Skye and Lochalsh District
Mrs. C. A. Hutchison Badenoch and Strathspey District
A. I. MacDonald Caithness District
I. Thorner, DL, JP Lochaber District
D. I. MacRae Sutherland District
Mrs. M. C. Doyle Inverness District
Mrs. J. Wyatt Inverness District
W. A. Smith Ross and Cromarty District
R. J. Laing, JP Grampian Region
Mrs. I. C Rhind Highland Region
N. J. O. Graham Highland Region
J. S. Munro Highland Region
A. Murray Highland Region
Low Moss
E. Devine Glasgow District
Baillie C. Robertson Glasgow District
Vacant Glasgow District
J. Barker Strathkelvin District
W. Hendry Strathkelvin District
Ms A. Jarvis Strathkelvin District
S. Gilmore Strathclyde Region
K. Moody Strathclyde Region
T. Rae Strathclyde Region
J. McMurdo Fife Region
W. Drummond Lothian Region
Noranside
C. Hebenton, JP Strathclyde Region
J. Collins Strathclyde Region
R. G. S. McFarlane Tayside Region
W. McCormack Tayside Region
H. S. Arbuthnot Tayside Region
W. A. West Tayside Region
Mrs. D. Pattulo Tayside Region
D. McGrouther Lothian Region
C. S. Meldrum Angus District
D. Myles Angus District
B. R. Balcombe Grampian Region
D. Bryson Central Region
Establishment and name Appointing authority
Penninghame
W. G. Carmichael, JP Nithsdale District
B. Caldow Stewarty District
H. Lawson Annandale/Eskdale District
R. J. Higgins Dumfries and Galloway District
D. Fulton Dumfries and Galloway District
A. Nisbet Dumfries and Galloway District
N. M. Parker Dumfries and Galloway District
Mrs. C. M. Hyslop Dumfries and Galloway District
W. Service Wigtown District
The Countess of Stair Wigtown District
C. King Grampian Region
R. Muir Lothian Region
J. Taylor Strathclyde Region
Mrs. F. Duncan Tayside Region
Perth
R. Hall Tayside Region
Mrs. M. Lennie Tayside Region
A. H. Brown Tayside Region
S. Butcher Tayside Region
Mrs. F. E. Duncan Tayside Region
J. E. Mathers Tayside Region
W. West Tayside Region
Mrs. M. Martin Tayside Region
C. S. B. Meldrum Angus District
J. G. Lewis, JP Kirkcaldy District
P. G. Hughes Dunfermline District
P. C Douglas North East Fife District
G. Mason Dundee District
D. Cowan Dundee District
J. McNicoll Perth and Kinross District
D. Scott Perth and Kinross District
F. Saunders Central Region
P. Tempest Fife Region
S. Baker Fife Region
L. B. Lindsay Lothian Region
J. Reddin Strathclyde Region
A. McGowan, BEM Strathclyde Region
Peterhead
A. P. McLean Aberdeen District
I. M. Frain Kincardine and Deeside District
J. Wilson Moray District
W. Stuart Lothian Region
G. G. Lumsden Gordon District
K. Benzie Grampian Region
Mrs. M. Morrell Grampian Region
M. C. Howe Grampian Region
J. R. Lamond Grampian Region
A. McGowan, BEM Strathclyde Region
G. McElroy, JP Strathclyde Region
N. Cowie, OBE Banff and Buchan District
Mrs. N. Godsman Banff and Buchan District
W. Johnston, MBE, JP Tayside Region
Shotts
M. Adam Glasgow District
S. MacQuarrie Glasgow District
P. McCafferty Central Region
F. Gormill Motherwell District
J. Robertson Motherwell District
Mrs. A. Smith Fife Region
W. Drummond, JP Lothian Region
J. W. Wasley Lothian Region
C. B. Hebenton, JP Strathclyde Region
R. Marshall Strathclyde Region
G. McElroy, JP Strathclyde Region
K. Murray Strathclyde Region
H. Connelly Tayside Region