§ Dr. GodmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland on how many occasions since 1 January prisoners have been held(a) two to a cell designed for one and (b) three to a cell designed for one; and if he will list those prisons which experienced these measures.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe subject of the question relates to matters undertaken by the Scottish Prison Service. I have asked its chief executive, Mr. E. W. Frizzell, to arrange for a reply to be given.
201WLetter from E. W. Frizzell to Dr. Norman Godman, dated 18 October 1994:
Lord James Douglas Hamilton has asked me to reply to your question about the number of occasions on which double and triple occupancy of cells designed for one occurred.Occupancy of single cells by more than one prisoner can arise due to factors other than high prisoner numbers, for example to allow refurbishment to improve prisoner accommodation (including the
Establishments where multiple occupancy of cells occurred Double occupancy Triple occupancy Design capacity Nos. of cells involved Period (ie months unless otherwise stated) Nos. of cells involved Period (ie months unless otherwise stated) HMP Aberdeen 142 45 7 — — HMP Barlinnie 939 247 8 — — HMP Cornton Vale 213 6 8 9 1 HMP Dumfries 139 11 6 — — HMP Edinburgh 508 153 8 5 8 HMP Friarton 56 24 8 — — HMYOI Glenochil 175 9 13 days — — HMP Greenock 172 75 8 2 2 days HMP Inverness 79 54 8 — — HMP Longriggend 177 36 3 — — HMP Perth 426 60 8 10 3 HMYOI Polmont 414 30 8 — —
§ Dr. GodmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the average cost per month of keeping someone in prison in 1993–94.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe subject of the question relates to matters undertaken by the Scottish Prison Service. I have asked its chief executive, Mr. E. W. Frizzell to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from E. W. Frizzell to Dr. Norman A. Godman, dated 18 October 1994:
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton has asked me to reply to your question about the average cost per month of keeping someone in prison in 1993–94.The cost of maintaining an individual at Her Majesty's prisons in Scotland in 1993–94, calculated as total net expenditure (excluding capital) divided by daily average prisoner numbers, was £2,138 per month.
§ Dr. GodmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) if he will give a breakdown by age of(a) all female prisoners and (b) all male prisoners at the latest available date;
(2) how many (a) female and (b) male fine defaulters were received into prisons in each of the past four years.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe subject of these questions relate to matters undertaken by the Scottish Prison Service. I have asked its chief executive, Mr. E. W. Frizzell to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from E. W. Frizzell to Dr. Norman A. Godman, dated 18 October 1994:
202WLord James Douglas-Hamilton has asked me to reply to your Questions about the breakdown by age and sex of the current prison population and about the number of female and male fine defaulters received into prisons in the last four years.Table 1 shows the breakdown of the present prison population. Young offenders are generally aged under 21, but a small number may be aged 21 or 22. No further disaggregation is available since details of exact age are collected only on the statistical returns relating to receptions.
installation of in-cell toilets and electrical power). In some instances single cells are in double occupancy at the request of prisoners themselves who for their own reasons prefer to share.During the period from 1 January to 31 August, 12 (out of the total of 21) Scottish prison establishments experienced a degree of doubling up of prisoners, and in the case of four establishments, certain periods of triple occupancy occurred. The table attached lists the establishments and details the average periods involved in each case.
Table 1: Average daily prison population in Scottish penal establishments, Wednesday 5 October 1994 Adult Young offenders Total Male 4,436 1,061 5,497 Female 171 19 190 Total 4,607 1,080 5,687 Table 2 below shows the number of fine defaulter receptions recorded in the past four years. Some of these receptions will relate to prisoners who are serving existing sentences in respect of other offences. Where a person has several custodial sentences imposed on him by one court in one day, however, this is counted as one reception.
Table 2: Fine defaulter receptions to Scottish penal establishments 1990 1991 1992 1993 Male 6,455 7,295 7,792 8,878 Female 380 614 547 738 Total 6,835 7,909 8,339 9,616