- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 01 October 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 27 October 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what the provisional and outturn variances were for departmental expenditure limits (DEL) and other accounts outside DEL, in relation to allocation and consolidated accounts for 2006-07 and 2007-08.
Answer
The relevant provisional and final budget variances for DEL and Other accounts outside DEL in 2006-07 and 2007-08, as reported in the Scottish Government Consolidated Accounts, are as follows:
| | Provisional | Final |
| 2006-07 | (£000) | (£000) |
| Departmental Expenditure Limit (DEL) | 186 | 187 |
| Other Accounts including Annual Managed Expenditure (AME) and Other (ODEL) | 56 | 69 |
| Total | 242 | 256 |
| 2007-08 | | |
| Departmental Expenditure Limit (DEL) | 63 | 103 |
| Other Accounts including Annual Managed Expenditure (AME) and Other (ODEL) | 153 | 172 |
| Total | 216 | 275 |
The variances between the provisional and final out-turn in the Consolidated Accounts was mainly due to additional National Insurance Contributions income. From the SBR 2008-09 we have no longer showed NIC as income bringing the presentation of the accounts and budget into line.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 01 October 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 26 October 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-27338 by John Swinney on 30 September 2009, whether it will restore the provision of written explanations for underspending by the Scottish Government and non-departmental public bodies when reporting end year flexibility, as has previously been the case.
Answer
The Scottish Government provide explanations of its underspends in the
Scottish Government Consolidated Accounts, which are published in September each year and are available on the Scottish Government website. Non-departmental public bodies also publish details of underspends in their relevant accounts.
We will also continue to discuss with the Finance Committee and others what information is considered useful and how we can improve our presentation of supporting information.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 October 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 26 October 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the announcement by the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning in the Building better schools news release on 28 September 2009, how much of its £800 million contribution has been allocated to each of the 14 schools listed and over which financial years.
Answer
Each of the first 14 secondary schools to benefit from the new school building programme is different. Precise costings will not be known until the tendering and procurement processes are complete.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 October 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 26 October 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-27333 by John Swinney on 30 September 2009, for what reason it has not included the pre-Budget report consequentials of £5.2 million in the figure of a £496 million reduction in the planned departmental expenditure limit budget for 2010-11.
Answer
Our published Departmental Expenditure Limit (DEL) figure in the Draft Budget for 2010-11 includes all relevant movements in spending power as a result of consequentials and other changes advised by and agreed with HM Treasury. The figures can therefore be reconciled to those provided by Treasury.
In commenting on the 2010-11 draft budget, I made clear that the cut of approximately £500 million was the net result of decisions announced in the Chancellor''s April 2009 budget. Earlier adjustments made to 2010-11 Scottish DEL, for example in the 2008 pre-budget report, were already the subject of public announcements.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 October 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 26 October 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the announcement by the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning in the Building better schools news release on 28 September 2009, when it anticipates completion of each of the 14 schools listed.
Answer
Each of the 14 secondary schools identified to receive support is different and will therefore be planned and built in a timescale which is appropriate for the school, pupils and local community.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 October 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 26 October 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive when the funding for new primary schools will be announced; how many primary schools will be rebuilt, and over what timescale.
Answer
The first primary schools to benefit from the new school building programme will be announced by the end of the year. Our expectation is that the primary element of the programme will be completed by 2015.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 October 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 26 October 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what the capital expenditure will be in 2010-11, also showing the projects to which the funding applies and the cost and phasing of each project.
Answer
The Scottish Budget: Draft Budget 2010-11 document, published on 17 September 2009, states a proposed capital budget for 2010-11 of £3.2 billion. The Scottish Government''s capital expenditure plans for 2010-11 are set out according to public expenditure classification headings rather than by individual projects.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 October 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 13 October 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how many times the Joint Strategic Review of Public Spending has met.
Answer
The Joint Strategic Review of Public Spending has met twice and I wrote to the members of the review group in August to propose that further meetings should be held following the publication of the draft 2010-11 Budget document on 17 September 2009.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 October 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 13 October 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how often the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth has attended meetings of the Joint Strategic Review of Public Spending.
Answer
I have chaired both meetings of the Joint Strategic Review held to date and have written to all members to propose that further meetings should be held over the autumn.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 24 September 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Alex Neil on 8 October 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the contract for managing the Energy Assistance Package and the Home Insulation Scheme was awarded following EU procurement and tendering rules.
Answer
The Energy Saving Trust was appointed as managing agent for the Energy Assistance Package and Home Insulation Scheme (HIS) by Scottish ministers by way of grant funding using powers contained in section 153(1) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990, as varied by S.I. 1995/554, which allows the grant funding of named bodies “ including Energy Saving Trust “ for environmental expenditure.
Energy Saving Trust is currently carrying out a procurement exercise to appoint the supplier offering the best deal for HIS customers in a given area. This is an open and competitive process in order to obtain value for money and to reflect EU procurement and regulations.
An exercise to appoint a managing agent for stage 4 of the Energy Assistance Package from 1 April 2010 is currently in progress in accordance with EU procurement and tendering rules.
