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Written Question · S1W-31452 · Session 1

Further to the answers to questions S1W-29901 and S1W-31083 by Mr Jim Wallace on 23 October and 8 November 2002 respectively, whether it wi…

Answered Asked by Michael Matheson SNP Lodged 11 Nov 2002

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answers to questions S1W-29901 and S1W-31083 by Mr Jim Wallace on 23 October and 8 November 2002 respectively, whether it will provide a table showing for each transfer of land from the Scottish Prison Service in the last five years (a) the location of each parcel of land transferred, (b) the date on which the land was transferred, (c) the value of the land transferred and (d) the price obtained where the land was transferred by sale

The answer

Answered by Jim Wallace on 11 Dec 2002 · 30 days after it was lodged, 16 days after it was due

I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to respond. His response is as follows:As stated in the previous answers, no land was transferred from the SPS in the last five years. Surplus land sold by the SPS is as follows.Location | Financial Year | Sale Price
Angus | 1997-98 | £500
Aberdeenshire | 1997-98 | £32,000
Inverclyde | 1998-99 | £21,000
Aberdeenshire | 1998-99 | £2,000
Aberdeenshire | 1998-99 | £42,000
Falkirk | 1998-99 | £425,000
Falkirk | 1998-99 | £205,000
Falkirk | 2001-02 | £1,000
Falkirk | 2001-02 | £7,000
In addition, land with buildings was sold by SPS as follows.Location | Land with Buildings | Financial Year | Sale Price
Various | Staff Quarters | 1997-98 | £360,210.50
Various | Staff Quarters | 1998-99 | £186,477.50
Various | Staff Quarters | 1999-2000 | £93,017.50
Various | Garages | 1997-98 | £35,869.99
Various | Garages | 1998-99 | £7,810
Various | Garages | 1999-2000 | £38,060
South Lanarkshire | Former HM Prison Dungavel | 2000-01 | £450,000
Dumfries and Galloway | Former HM Prison Penninghame | 2000-01 |

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S1W-31452 by reference.