§ Mr. StewartTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what targets he has set the Scottish Prison Service for 1995–96, its third year of agency status. [26099]
§ Mr. LangI have set the chief executive of the Scottish Prison Service the following targets:
Performance measures Key targets The number of prisoners unlawfully at large. —No A category prisoners should escape. —The number of escapes by B category prisoners should be no higher that 2.3 per 1,000 prisoners. The number of significant incidents. The number of significant incidents should be no higher than 10. The number of serious assaults on staff and prisoners. —The number of serious assaults on staff should be no higher than four per 1,000 staff. —The number of serious assaults on other prisoners should be no higher than 10 per 1,000 prisoners. Basic quality of life for prisoners. By April 1996, 63 per cent. Of available prisoner places will have access to forms of night sanitation. The amount of available opportunities for prisoners' self development. 85 per cent. of convicted prisoners should have the opportunity of at least seven hours per working day of programmed activities. Time out of cell for unconvicted prisoners. On average, 30 per cent. Of unconvicted prisoner hours— seven in 24— should be available for out of cell activities. Average annual cost per prisoner place. To keep costs within £26,724 per place available for use. The level of absence through staff sickness. To reduce the average number of days lost per person per year through staff sickness to 17.