§ Mr. McTaggartTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the ratio of prison officers to prisoners on each Scottish prison.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe information is set out in the table.
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Establishment Ratio of prison officers: inmates Aberdeen 1:2.10 Barlinnie 1:3.11 Barlinnie Special Unit 1:0.54 Castle Huntly 1:2.79 Cornton Vale 1:1.21 Dumfries 1:1.39 Dungavel 1:2.80 Edinburgh 1:2.04 Friarton 1:1.58 Glenochil 1:1.82 Greenock 1:1.47 Inverness 1:1.35 Longriggend 1:2.09 Low Moss 1:3.49 Noranside 1:1.94 Penninghame 1:2.77 Perth 1:1.99 Peterhead 1:0.74 Polmont 1:2.36 Shotts 1:1.77 These ratios exclude former members of the chief prison officer grade who became members of the unified prison service grades on 1 June 1987. Comparison between these and previously published ratios is therefore inappropriate.
§ Mr. McTaggartTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the number of prisoners held in each of Her Majesty's prisons in Scotland at the present time.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonOn 3 November 1987 the numbers of inmates held in Scotland's penal establishments were as follows.
Total population Prisons Aberdeen 161 Barlinnie 1,147 Barlinnie Special Unit 7 Cornton Vale 162 Dungavel 144 Edinburgh 633 Friarton 84 Glenochil 432 Inverness 100 Low Moss 360 Noranside 102 Penninghame 68 Perth 425 Peterhead 104 Shotts 317 Young offenders institutions Castle Huntly 132 Cornton Vale 31 Dumfries 120 Greenock 170 Polmont 433 Detention centre Glenochil 136 Remand unit Longriggend 278 Total 5,546