§ Mrs. FyfeTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will continue the present practice of all regional councils and some district councils having representation on visiting committees for prisons.
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton[holding answer 21 February 1994]: The draft revised Prison and Young Offenders Institutions (Scotland) Rules issued for consultation last September included proposals to change the size of, and local authority representation on, the visiting committees for Scottish adult penal establishments. We are still considering all the comments received, but a draft will be laid before Parliament in the next few months.
§ Mrs. FyfeTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will exempt Cornton Vale prison from his plans' to confine prison visiting committees' local authority representation to those of the district council and the regional council in which the prison lies.
Lord James-Douglas-Hamilton[holding answer 21 February 1994]: The draft revised Prisons and Young Offenders Institutions (Scotland) Rules issued for consultation last September included proposals to change the size of, and local authority representation on, the visiting committee for the adult penal establishment at Cornton Vale. We are still considering all the comments received, but a draft will be laid before Parliament in the next few months.