What facilities there are at each prison to accommodate a child visiting an imprisoned parent and whether the Scottish Prison Service plans…

I have asked John Ewing, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service, to respond. His response is as follows:
The Scottish Prison Service currently has no plans to create family visit centres.
The following facilities are available in each prison.
Prison
Facilities
Aberdeen
New visit facility opened December 2010.
Waiting area has children’s books and selection of toys for children aged 12 months
- 5 years.
Main complex has a baby / children’s changing area.
Designated soft play area.
A selection of hard back books.
A selection of toys for different age groups.
TV with games console
Addiewell
High Chairs in visit room for small babies.
Full baby changing area with free nappies and wipes supplied.
Baby bottle heaters for milk.
Children’s crèche area with toys and games. (parent supervision).
Children’s Activity Workers operate in Crèche Areas Friday – Sunday.
Teenagers play zone area with video games.
Barlinnie
Visits waiting area has soft play area for children and TVs.
Toybox provide a range of age appropriate activities and also supply a range of toys.
Any prisoner with a newborn child is given his first visit with the child in the special visit room.
Barlinnie provide Range of toys, games and writing and drawing materials.
Organised family events include arts and craft activities.
Cornton Vale
Three visit areas available,
Two visit areas for standard and separate mother and child bonding/access visits with a range of toys and books available.
Purpose built St Margaret’s Family Centre with range of toys, games and books, outdoor play area.
3 Family contact development officers are available at all times.
Dumfries
Separate family bonding visits in main visit area.
Baby changing facilities in waiting area.
Range of toys and games and TV/DVD.
Canteen service in visits area.
Bonding visit facilities include range of games and writing and drawing materials.
Edinburgh
Facilities in Visitors waiting centre:
Healthy Food and drinks & Children food available.
Soft Play Area.
Outdoor play area.
Indoor Play area.
Baby Changing Facilities.
Information for children (Families Outside).
Visits Room Facilities
Changing facility
Baby chairs available
Children play area & Toys
Television & Children DVDs
Canteen facility for food & Drinks.
Separate family bonding visits in main visit area.
Glenochil
Separate family bonding visits in main visit area.
Childrens play area with toys.
Range of games available e.g. jigsaws, board, writing and drawing materials, video games TV/DVD.
Baby changing facilities with wet wipes etc.
Family contact development officers are available at all times.
Greenock
Separate family bonding visits in main visit area.
Range of games available e.g. jigsaws, board games, teddy bears, writing and drawing materials.
Family contact officers available at all times.
Special events e.g. Christmas parties.
Inverness
Children’s visits accommodated in normal visit area.
Coffee and sweet machines in visit area.
Children’s play area and toys.
Highchairs available.
Family contact development officers are available at all times.
Social Work accompanied visits available.
Kilmarnock
Separate family bonding visits in main visit area.
Fully equipped Shop / Tea Bar within the visits hall.
Small soft play area for children
- includes toys, television / DVD player, Playstation, Books, Drawing etc.
Various events through year (big draw / BBQ / Sports Days / Festival Party’s) etc.
Open Estate
Links Centre doubles up as our visit room.
Specific room within Links Centre which doubles as a play area for children Equipped with range of toys, games, writing and drawing materials, video games TV, CD player.
Perth
Separate family bonding visits in main visit area.
Separate Children’s area in main visit area.
Highchairs; play chairs, bouncing chairs and children’s tables and chairs, bottle warmers.
Assortment of toys and craft items and TV/DVD.
Toybox provide p