Prison Visiting Committees

HC Deb 29 January 1996 vol 270 cc546-7W

Dr. Godman

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the members of the visiting committee to(a) Her Majesty's prison, Barlinnie, (b) Her Majesty's prison, Greenock and (c) Her Majesty's prison, Cornton Vale. [10856]

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

The information is set out in the table:

Establishment	Name
Barlinnie	Baillie A. Adam
	Ms Y. Anderson
	Mr. J. Andrews
	E. Divine
	F. McAveety
	A. McCartney
	C. McDonach
	R. McGarrity
	Mrs. I. Graham
	Ms V. Grandon (N/E)
	S. Purcell (N/E)
	Ms E. Smith (N/E)
	I. Wilson (N/E)
	R. Campbell
	G. McElroy JP BA
	Dr. C. Mason
	R. McGerty
	J. Shaw
	R. Quinn
	J. Anderson JP (N/E)
	A. Devlin (N/E)
	Mrs. S. Duke (N/E)
	J. Gilleece (N/E)
Cornton Vale	Ms A. Dickson
	Mrs. M. Brisley
	Mrs. C. Cumming (N/E)
	Ms A. Greasley (N/E)
	A. Henderson (N/E)
	J. Robertson (N/E)
	Mrs. V. Simpson (N/E)
	P. Kelly
	Mrs. H.A. Livingston JP
	Ms M. Pollack Ms E. Taylor
	Ms T. McNally (N/E)

Establishment	Name
	Mrs. M. Smith (N/E)
	Mrs. H. Wright (N/E)
Greenock	Ms C. Allan
	A. Nimmo
	J. O'Rourke
Greenock (Cont.)	P. Arkely (N/E)
	R. Jackson (N/E)
	J. Thomson (N/E)
	E. Gray
	A. McGhee

(N/E) denotes non-elected member.

Dr. Godman

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what plans he has to modify the criteria by which persons are appointed to prison visiting committees; and if he will make a statement. [10857]

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

My right hon. Friend has no such plans. He does not appoint members to visiting committees for adult prisons: they are appointed in terms of section 8(1) of the Prisons (Scotland) Act 1989 by local authorities prescribed by rules made under the Act.