- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 September 2018
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Current Status:
Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 24 October 2018
To ask the Scottish Government when it will issue contracts to training providers for the delivery of Employability Fund programmes.
Answer
Skills Development Scotland are responsible for issuing contracts to training providers.
The Scottish Government will outline our budget later in the year following confirmation from the UK Government of the financial settlement to Scotland. Budget allocations for SDS and other NDPBs for 2019-20 will be determined by that process.
Following the completion of the budget process Skills Development Scotland will issue contracts to Providers.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 September 2018
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Current Status:
Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 24 October 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how much it has received in Barnett consequentials from the UK Apprenticeship Levy (a) in 2017-18 and (b) since April 2018, and how this has been allocated.
Answer
As announced by UK Government Treasury on 14 November 2016 the Scottish Government's settlement from the Barnett consequentials of the Apprenticeship Levy is (a) 2017-2018 - £221 million; and (b) 2018-2019 - £230 million.
As the public sector is liable to pay the levy, the overall net effect is a reduction in public sector spending power in Scotland. A similar impact has been experienced in the other devolved nations.
All of the monies nationally allocated to the Block Grant as a consequence of the UK Government’s Apprenticeship Levy has been invested in skills, training and employability services.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 September 2018
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Current Status:
Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 24 October 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how much it expects to receive in Barnett consequentials from the UK Apprenticeship Levy in each of the next three years.
Answer
On 14 November 2016 the UK Government announced the Scottish Government's three year settlement from the Barnett consequentials of the Apprenticeship Levy: 2017-2018 - £221 million; 2018-2019 - £230 million; and 2019-2020 - £239 million.
Beyond 2019-20 discussions with UK Government are yet to commence on Scotland’s Barnett consequentials for future years.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 September 2018
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Current Status:
Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 24 October 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding how much each sector in Scotland is contributing to the UK Apprenticeship Levy.
Answer
The Scottish Government is not responsible for collecting the Apprenticeship Levy, which is a UK Government measure.
The Scottish Government requested access to data relevant to Scotland from HMRC some time ago. This was only provided in late September 2018 and analysis of it is currently being undertaken.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 04 October 2018
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Current Status:
Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 24 October 2018
To ask the Scottish Government further to the answer to question S5W-14942 by Keith Brown on 8 March 2018, what the figure was for 2017.
Answer
The 2017 business births figure is not currently published. The 2017 figure will be published in the Office for National Statistics 'Business demography: 2017' publication, which is scheduled for release on the 21st of November 2018.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 04 October 2018
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Current Status:
Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 24 October 2018
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-14941 by Keith Brown on 8 March 2018, whether the figures for October 2017 to September 2018 are available and, if (a) so, whether it will publish them and (b) not, by what date they will be published.
Answer
The figures for October 2017 to September 2018 will be included in the Office for National Statistics 'Regional Labour Market Statistics in the UK January 2019' publication, which is due for release on the 22nd of January 2019.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 04 October 2018
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Current Status:
Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 24 October 2018
To ask the Scottish Government by what date it will publish Businesses in Scotland 2018.
Answer
Businesses in Scotland 2018 will be published on 7 November 2018.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 04 October 2018
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Current Status:
Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 24 October 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding what proportion of people who register as self-employed each year do not start their own businesses.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S5W-14943 on 8 March 2018. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at: http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 September 2018
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Current Status:
Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 23 October 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what portion of its Flexible Workforce Development Fund has been accessed in each year by each sector.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S5W–19024 on 11 October 2018. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx .
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 September 2018
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Current Status:
Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 23 October 2018
To ask the Scottish Government which delivery partners have been appointed by Scottish Water for its 2015-21 investment programme, also broken down by (a) where they are headquartered and to (b) what extent they hire local sub-contractors.
Answer
Scottish Water has appointed a range of delivery partners to deliver its 2015-21 investment programme:
- 3 Alliance partners
- 13 Tier 1 contractors
- 55 Rural contractors
Further details are provided in the table.
Delivery vehicle | Contractor name | HQ | % work self-delivered | % work using local sub-contractors |
Alliance partner | Amey Black & Veatch (ABV) Joint Venture | ABV HQ is in Scotland but the HQs of the individual companies are in England | 51% | 41% |
Alliance partner | Caledonia Water Alliance (CWA) Joint Venture | CWA HQ is in Scotland but the HQs of the individual companies are in England | 60% | 40% |
Alliance partner | Efficient Service Delivery (ESD) Joint Venture | ESD HQ is in Scotland but the HQs of the individual companies are in England | 2% | 63% |
Tier 1 | Amey Group (Byzak) | England | 45% | 13% |
Tier 1 | Enisca | Northern Ireland | 100% | 0% |
Tier 1 | Farrans Construction | Northern Ireland | 100% | 0% |
Tier 1 | Farrans Construction (Trading as a division of Northstone (NI) Ltd) and Environmental Techniques JV (FET) | Scotland | 80% | 20% |
Tier 1 | Fast Flow | England | 40% | 59% |
Tier 1 Contractor & Rural contractor | Ferrier Pumps Ltd | Scotland | 60% | 30% |
Tier 1 | Galliford Try & I D Systems UK Joint venture | Scotland | 82% | 18% |
Tier 1 Contractor & Rural contractor | Galliford Try Infrastructure Ltd (Trading as Morrison Construction) | Scotland | 98% | 2% |
Tier 1 Contractor & Rural contractor | George Leslie Ltd | Scotland | 69% | 24% |
Tier 1 Contractor & Rural contractor | MacKenzie Construction Ltd | Scotland | 80% | 20% |
Tier 1 | Ross-Shire Engineering Ltd | Scotland | 85% | 15% |
Tier 1 | WGM Engineering Ltd | Scotland | 85% | 12.5% |
Tier 1 Contractor & Rural contractor | Coffey Construction Ltd | England | 50% | 0% |
Rural contractor | PSI Limited | Scotland | 90% | 10% |
Rural contractor | Morgan Sindall | England | 60% | 40% |
Rural contractor | Aird Walker & Ralston Ltd | Scotland | 100% | 0% |
Rural contractor | Barr & Wray | Scotland | 100% | 0% |
Rural contractor | Clancy Docwra Ltd | Scotland | 90% | 10% |
Rural contractor | Dustacco Engineering Ltd | Scotland | 85% | 10% |
Rural contractor | Enisca Ltd/Cleantech Civils Ltd Joint venture | Northern Ireland | 90% | 0% |
Rural contractor | Global Infrastructure Ltd | Scotland | 100% | 0% |
Rural contractor | ID Systems / Robertson Construction Joint venture | Scotland | 100% | 0% |
Rural contractor | Prime Pumps Ltd | Scotland | 100% | 0% |
Rural contractor | Coe Contracts Ltd | Scotland | 100% | 0% |
Rural contractor | Frank L. Johnston (Shetland) Ltd | Scotland | 100% | 0% |
Rural contractor | Rodger (Builders) Ltd | Scotland | 100% | 0% |
Rural contractor | Angus Mackay & Sons Ltd | Scotland | 100% | 0% |
Rural contractor | Chalmers Construction Ltd | Scotland | 100% | 0% |
Rural contractor | Eric Wright Water | England | 63% | 37% |
Rural contractor | MacAulay Askernish Ltd | Scotland | 100% | 0% |
Rural contractor | EEG Contracts Ltd | Scotland | 99% | 1% |
Rural contractor | A&L Mechanical Installations Ltd | Scotland | 100% | 0% |
Rural contractor | A&W Sinclair Ltd | Scotland | 100% | 0% |
Rural contractor | AMD Contract Services Ltd | Scotland | 100% | 0% |
Rural contractor | AMK Plant & Tipper Hire Ltd | Scotland | 100% | 0% |
Rural contractor | Andrew Sinclair Ltd | Scotland | 100% | 0% |
Rural contractor | Argon Engineering (Airdire) Ltd | Scotland | 100% | 0% |
Rural contractor | Armitage Groundworks Ltd | Scotland | 100% | 0% |
Rural contractor | Calmax Construction Ltd | Scotland | 100% | 0% |
Rural contractor | Corrie Construction Ltd | Scotland | 100% | 0% |
Rural contractor | D.S. Nicolson Ltd | Scotland | 100% | 0% |
Rural contractor | Davidson Land Services | Scotland | 100% | 0% |
Rural contractor | Duncan Mackay & Sons | Scotland | 100% | 0% |
Rural contractor | Garriock Bros. Ltd | Scotland | 100% | 0% |
Rural contractor | Innovative Utilities Ltd | Scotland | 100% | 0% |
Rural contractor | JGC Engineering & Technical Services Ltd | Scotland | 95% | 5% |
Rural contractor | John Thomson Construction Ltd | Scotland | 100% | 0% |
Rural contractor | Lanes Group PLC | England | 99% | 1% |
Rural contractor | Luce Bay Plant Hire Ltd | Scotland | 100% | 0% |
Rural contractor | M&N Electrical & Mechanical Services Ltd | Scotland | 95% | 5% |
Rural contractor | MacInnes Bros Ltd | Scotland | 100% | 0% |
Rural contractor | McFadyens Contractors (Campbeltown) Ltd | Scotland | 100% | 0% |
Rural contractor | MM Miller Ltd | Scotland | 100% | 0% |
Rural contractor | Ness Engineering Ltd | Scotland | 100% | 0% |
Rural contractor | Nicol of Skene Ltd | Scotland | 100% | 0% |
Rural contractor | Pat Munro (Alness) Ltd | Scotland | 100% | 0% |
Rural contractor | R.S. Merriman Ltd | Scotland | 95% | 5% |
Rural contractor | Seivwright Brothers Ltd | Scotland | 100% | 0% |
Rural contractor | Storie (Argyll) Limited | Scotland | 100% | 0% |
Rural contractor | TSL Contractors Limited | Scotland | 93% | 7% |
Rural contractor | Tulloch Developments Ltd | Scotland | 100% | 0% |
Rural contractor | UB CIVILS LTD | Scotland | 100% | 0% |
Rural contractor | Wm Donald Ltd | Scotland | 100% | 0% |
