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Prison Visiting Committees

Volume 270: debated on Monday 29 January 1996

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To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the members of the visiting committee to (a) Her Majesty's prison, Barlinnie, (b) Her Majesty's prison, Greenock and (c) Her Majesty's prison, Cornton Vale. [10856]

The information is set out in the table:

EstablishmentName
BarlinnieBaillie A. Adam
Ms Y. Anderson
Mr. J. Andrews
E. Divine
F. McAveety
A. McCartney
C. McDonach
R. McGarrity
Mrs. I. Graham
Ms V. Grandon (N/E)
S. Purcell (N/E)
Ms E. Smith (N/E)
I. Wilson (N/E)
R. Campbell
G. McElroy JP BA
Dr. C. Mason
R. McGerty
J. Shaw
R. Quinn
J. Anderson JP (N/E)
A. Devlin (N/E)
Mrs. S. Duke (N/E)
J. Gilleece (N/E)
Cornton ValeMs A. Dickson
Mrs. M. Brisley
Mrs. C. Cumming (N/E)
Ms A. Greasley (N/E)
A. Henderson (N/E)
J. Robertson (N/E)
Mrs. V. Simpson (N/E)
P. Kelly
Mrs. H.A. Livingston JP
Ms M. Pollack Ms E. Taylor
Ms T. McNally (N/E)

Establishment

Name

Mrs. M. Smith (N/E)
Mrs. H. Wright (N/E)
GreenockMs C. Allan
A. Nimmo
J. O'Rourke
Greenock (Cont.)P. Arkely (N/E)
R. Jackson (N/E)
J. Thomson (N/E)
E. Gray
A. McGhee

(N/E) denotes non-elected member.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what plans he has to modify the criteria by which persons are appointed to prison visiting committees; and if he will make a statement. [10857]

My right hon. Friend has no such plans. He does not appoint members to visiting committees for adult prisons: they are appointed in terms of section 8(1) of the Prisons (Scotland) Act 1989 by local authorities prescribed by rules made under the Act.