§ Mr. McFallTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the cost of repairing damage resulting from vandalism by prisoners in each Scottish prison for each of the past five years.
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton[holding answer 27 April 1994]: Responsibility for the subject of the question has been delegated to the Scottish Prison Service under the chief executive, Mr. E. W. Frizzell. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from E. W. Frizzell to Mr. John McFall, dated 3 May 1994:
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton has asked me to reply to your Question about the cost of repairing damage resulting from vandalism by prisoners in each Scottish prison.Vandalism by prisoners ranges from minor incidents such as breaking light bulbs to serious riot damage. Damage of a minor nature caused by vandalism would normally be repaired as part of the on-going maintenance programme and the cost would not therefore be separately identified.The cost of prisoner damage from major incidents which have occurred in each of the past 5 years is set out in the table below.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 Mr. John McFall, dated 3 May 1994:
485WLord James Douglas-Hamilton has asked me to reply to your Question about the number of prisoners in Scotland who have been granted home leave in each of the last 5 years; and how many prisoners have absconded or committed crimes whilst on home leave from Scottish Prisons.The information requested on the number of prisoners who have absconded while on home leave is published in the Scottish Prison Service Annual Report and is as follows:
Year Prisoners Young offenders 1989–90 29 12 1990–91 49 20 1991–92 52 14 1992–93 54 34 1993–94 40 30 The other information requested is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.