§ Mr. Menzies CampbellTo ask the Secretary for Scotland (1) what sums have been spent in maintenance and refurbishment of Cupar sheriff court in each of the last 10 years for which information is available; [32661]
(2) when a review was last carried out of the existing facilities at Cupar sheriff court; and what proposals there are for upgrading them. [32662]
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton[holding answer 11 July 1995]: The subject of the question relates to matters undertaken by the Scottish court service. I have asked its chief executive, Michael Ewart, to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Michael Ewart to Mr. Menzies Campbell, dated 12 July 1995:
The Secretary of State for Scotland has asked me to reply to your questions about how much was spent in the last 10 years on maintenance and refurbishment at Cupar Sheriff Court; when a review was last carried out of the facilities there; and what proposals there are for upgrading them.
Responsibility for arranging maintenance and refurbishment of courthouses prior to 1 April 1992 lay with the Property Services Agency and I regret that we do not have detailed expenditure figures readily available before that date. However, expenditure at Cupar since then was as follows:
- 1992–93: £15,000
- 1993–94: £4,000
- 1994–95: £20,000
The facilities at all Courthouses are constantly kept under review. Projects are initiated to solve particular problems as resources allow. We recently improved the prisoner interview and toilet facilities at Cupar to assist the local police and we do not have further major plans to develop the facilities at Cupar at this stage.