What the total cost of the contract with Cranstoun Drug Services will be; what the cost will be in each prison, and what the contract cover…

I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:The cost of the contract is currently just under £3 million per full year, and will run for an initial term until end March 2004.The contract offers assessment, care planning, 1:1 work, case review and pre-release planning within the prison to all prisoners with an identified drug, alcohol or volatile substance misuse problem, and post-release advocacy support for up to 12 weeks after liberation. At HMP Kilmarnock in-prison services are provided by Premier Prison Services staff, with Cranstoun involved in pre-release planning and post-release support.