§ Mrs. EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what expenditure has been incurred to date by the Scottish Office in undertaking the review of the prison estate announced in 1990; and when he expects a report to be published.
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton[holding answer 7 December 1992]: The review of the prisons estate in Scotland, which was completed earlier this year, was undertaken by officials from the Scottish Office and the Scottish prison service. It would be impractical to separate and quantify this part of their duties in expenditure terms. The results of this work are not intended to be published, but they will be of assistance in developing a strategy for the prisons estate which will make the most effective use of the increased level of funding for the Scottish prison service announced by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State on 2 December.
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§ Mrs. EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many qualified prison staff were employed at each Scottish prison at the latest available date; and if he will show this as a percentage of the recommended complement.
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton[holding answer 7 December 1992]: The complements and staff in post on 1 December 1992 for each establishment in the Scottish prison service are given in the table.
Establishment Complement 1992–93 Staff in post Percentage Aberdeen 130 137 105.4 Barlinnie 532 543 102.1 Barlinnie Special Unit 19 19 100.0 Castle Huntly 76 74 97.4 Cornton Vale 190 193 101.6 Dumfries 144 147 102.1 Dungavel 73 70 95.9 Edinburgh 415 407 98.1 Friarton 53 53 100.0 Glenochil 439 429 97.7 Greenock 162 160 98.8 Inverness 84 89 106.0 Longriggend 159 162 101.9 Low Moss 147 142 96.6 Noranside 73 72 98.6 Penninghame 38 37 97.4 Perth 392 384 98.0 Peterhead 255 250 98.0 Polmont 309 307 99.4 Shotts 402 396 98.5 Shotts Unit 26 26 100.0 TOTAL 4,118 4,097 99.5
§ Mrs. EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what expenditure has been incurred to date by the Scottish Office in connection with proposals for privatisation, market testing and contracting-out in the Scottish prison service.
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton[holding answer 7 December]: The best estimate of cost to date, including staff time and consultancy fees, in connection with the market-testing programme for 1992–93 in the Scottish prison service is approximately £50,000.