§ Mr. Tom Clarkeasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what amount was spent in each Scottish prison on training. educational and cultural activity for each year since 1982.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe information relating to each establishment is not readily available and can be obtained only at disproportionate cost. The totals for the Scottish Prison Service as a whole for the years in question are as follows.
The heading "Education and Cultural Activity" includes the salaries of teachers employed by local authorities and working in prisons and the purchases of educational materials and items for sport and recreation; training includes materials and equipment for vocational training courses but not the salaries of departmental instructors, the comparison of whose costs is not readily available.
Education and cultural activity1 Training £ £ 1982–83 526,000 323,000 1983–84 498,000 340,000 1984–85 684,000 357,000 1985–86 607,000 352,000 1986–87 717,000 413,000 1 Reductions in expenditure in some years reflect variations in the invoicing for teachers salaries by local authorities and not reductions in the level of service.
§ Mr. Tom Clarkeasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what are the numbers employed in the medical services in Scottish prisons for each year since 1982.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe information is as follows at 1 April in each year:192W
Medical Officers Prison Officer Nursing Sisters Year Full-time Part-Time Nursing Staff 1982 2 20 90 2 1983 3 20 89 1 1984 3 21 88 1 1985 3 21 91 1 1986 3 22 89 1 1987 3 23 94 —
§ Mr. Tom Clarkeasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will state the numbers employed in administration in the Scottish prison system for each year since 1982.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe annual report of the Scottish Prison Service, "Prisons in Scotland", gives details of staff numbers at penal establishments in the categories of governor grades, chaplains and visiting chaplains, medical officers, office and store staff; prison officers and others. Staff at the more senior grade have roles which are both administrative and operational. The latest published report covers the year to 31 December 1985. At 31 December 1986 the equivalent numbers were:
Number Governor Grades 90 Chaplains 57 Medical Officers 26 Office and Store 205 Officers 2,640 Others 231 Policy and general oversight of penal establishments is exercised by SHHD prisons group. The number of staff in post in the years 1982 to 1986 at 31 December was:
Number 1982 137 1983 126.5 1984 130.5 1985 141.5 1986 139