To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answers to questions S1W-33992 S2W-16103 S2W-16477 and S2W-16486 by Mr Jim Wallace and Cathy Jamieson on 26 February 2003, 4 May, 24 May and 23 May 2005, whether, when it intends to restrict the answer to a parliamentary question to a certain period of time, it will make this clear in future and whether it will state the time period covered by the answer.

I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:

Yes.