§ Mr. SwinneyTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will provide a breakdown of all allocations of money over £10,000 for research projects into crime, the causes of crime, the prison system, the police or the criminal justice system; if he will give the allocations over £10,000 already made for such research projects for financial years 1998–99 and 1999–2000; if he will give the total funds available for each of the next three financial years for such projects; and what percentage of this will be under the control of the Scottish Parliament. [65812]
§ Mr. McLeish[holding answer 18 January 1999]: Research on crime, the causes of crime, the prison 120W Development Fund in 1997–98 and (b) commissioned by his Department to be funded from the Mental Health Development Fund in (i) 1998–99 and (ii) 1999–2000; what is the total proposed budget for such projects for each of the next three financial years; and what percentage of this he estimates will be under the control of the Scottish Parliament. [65932]
§ Mr. Galbraith[holding answer 18 January 1999]: The first allocation made from the Mental Health Development Fund issued during financial year 1998–99. Awards over £10,000 in that year were as follows:
system, the police and the criminal justice system is commissioned by The Scottish Office from its criminal law research vote and, in part, from the social work research vote (offender social work services). Funds available from these research votes over the next three years are shown in the following table. From July 1999, these funds will come under the control of the Scottish Parliament.
£ Year Criminal law research vote Social work research vote 1999–2000 532,000 150,000 2000–01 532,000 150,000 2001–02 532,000 150,000 Research projects for 1998–99 and 1999–2000 costing over £10,000 are listed in the table. 121W
£000 Research projects 1998–99 1999–2000 Young men and offending 65 — Young women and offending 8 2 Women offenders — 60 Evaluation of Freagarrach (President Young Offenders) 13 17 Children Jointly Reported to Reporters and Procurators Fiscal Children's Hearing's Cohort Study (not soley offenders) — 18 Evaluation of Diversion 30 10 Taking Account of Victims Views 12 — Social Work and Criminal Justice Programme—Phase 3: Re-conviction of probationers and ex-prisoners 9 5 Evaluation of Supervised Attendance Orders — 34 Evaluation of Airborne Initiative — 28 Research To Develop A New Police Standard Entrance Test 36 — Child Witness Support Initiative 13 — Intermediate Diets and the Agreement of Evidence 22 9 Evaluation of the Strathclyde Police Witness Protection Pilot Project 17 — Comparison of Homicide Rates in Scotland, England and Wales 14 — Evaluation of the Open Doors Programme HMP Barlinnie 20 19 Young Offenders Held in Custody 31 — Repeat Victimisation 21 3 Evaluation of the Young Offender Mediation 11 — Evaluation of Electronically Monitored Restriction of Liberty Orders 15 25 Survey of Crimes Against Business in Scotland 46 69 Experience of Violence and Harassment of Gay Men in the City of Edinburgh 11 3