To ask the Scottish Executive which prisons (a) have and (b) do not have (i) mental health inreach services provided by their NHS board and (ii) speech and language therapy services.

I have asked Mike Ewart, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to respond. His response is as follows:

Each establishment has provision of a visiting psychiatry service from the NHS. The SPS meets the cost of these services. Additionally a forensic community psychiatric nurse attends HM Prison Inverness one day per week.

HMYOI Polmont is the only establishment known to have a routine speech and language therapy service. HM Prison Inverness has provision of an in reach service when required.