§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list by(a) Her Majesty's prison and (b) Her Majesty's remand prison the number of prisoners who applied for Christmas leave and the number of those who were granted Christmas leave; and if he will make a statement.
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton[holding answer 17 March 1994]: Responsibility for the subject of the question has been delegated to the Scottish Prison Service under its chief executive Mr. E. W. Frizzell. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from E. W. Frizzell to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 22 March 1994:
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton has asked me to reply to your Question about the number of prisoners who applied for and were granted Christmas leave in 1993. You asked for these to be listed by (a) HM Prison and (b) HM Remand Prison. The information you requested is as follows:
(a) HM Prison Applied Granted Open Establishments Noranside 119 119 Penninghame 59 59 Cornton Vale (Women) 4 3 Castle Huntly Young Offenders Institution 86 74 Polmont Young Offenders (Enhanced Regime) 20 8 Training For Freedom Hostels Aberdeen 2 2 Cornton Vale (Women) 1 1 Edinburgh 19 19 Perth 9 9 Polmont Young Offenders Institution 7 7 Total 326 301 (b) No remand prisoner in Scotland is eligible for Christmas leave.