- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 26 April 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Peter Peacock on 10 May 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it would support the Children's Commissioner in seeking to ensure that all children have their rights protected and, in particular, whether it would support the commissioner in reporting serious breaches of the rights of children to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child should she find it necessary.
Answer
The Executive is committed toand supports the principles of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Wewill continue to contribute to UK reports submitted to the UN Committee on the Rightsof the Child, which monitor implementation of the Convention. The Executive wouldexpect to have the opportunity to address any concerns on breaches of children’srights in the first instance, where these relate to devolved matters.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 26 April 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 10 May 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what public sector capital projects involving private finance have been completed since 1997, detailing their start and completion dates; what the total capital investment was in these projects, and what the public expenditure required to service these projects (a) has been since 1997 to date and (b) will be over the lifetime of the PFI/PPP in each year, expressed in both cash and real terms.
Answer
Irefer the member to the answer given to question S2W-7193 on 20 April 2004. Allanswers to written parliamentaryquestions are available on the Parliament’swebsite, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/search_wa.The estimated annual expenditureto service these projects on a sector basis since (a) 1997 to date, is shown inthe table below in both cash and real terms for each year of the life of the projects.Detailed information for individual projects is a matter for the public sector bodiesconcerned.
Existing Deals (Operational andSigned): Estimated Service Payments on a Sector Basis (£ Million)
| | 1997-98 | 1998-99 | 1999-2000 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 |
| Water and sewerage (cash) | 0.0 | 2.5 | 16.3 | 20.3 | 54.0 | 67.4 |
| Water and sewerage (real) | 0.0 | 2.8 | 18.0 | 22.1 | 57.3 | 69.3 |
| Further and Higher education (cash) | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 4.3 | 5.0 |
| Further and Higher education (real) | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 4.6 | 5.1 |
| Health (cash) | 12.0 | 13.0 | 17.0 | 12.7 | 56.1 | 71.9 |
| Health (real) | 13.9 | 14.7 | 18.8 | 13.8 | 59.6 | 73.9 |
| Justice (cash) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 17.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 13.0 |
| Justice (real) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 18.8 | 16.3 | 15.9 | 13.4 |
| National roads and transport (cash) | 1.7 | 2.5 | 21.3 | 22.1 | 20.0 | 21.9 |
| National roads and transport (real) | 2.0 | 2.8 | 23.5 | 24.1 | 21.2 | 22.5 |
| Social work (cash) | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Social work (real) | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Nationalised industries (cash) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| Nationalised industries (real) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| Local authorities (cash) | 0.0 | 8.5 | 9.4 | 34.9 | 74.9 | 116.2 |
| Local authorities (real) | 0.0 | 9.6 | 10.4 | 38.0 | 79.5 | 119.4 |
| Total (cash) | 13.8 | 28.0 | 83.7 | 108.9 | 226.7 | 297.8 |
| Total (real) | 16.0 | 31.6 | 92.4 | 118.6 | 240.7 | 306.1 |
Notes:
1. Real prices to a base yearof 2003-04.
2. Data source March 2003 HMTreasury return.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 26 April 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 10 May 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive whether PFI or PPP projects cost more or less to the public purse over their lifetime than projects funded in the traditional manner.
Answer
The public privatepartnership procurement route must show value for money against a conventional procurementroute before being selected. This involves consideration of whole life costs andbenefits, for example risk transfer, for the length of the contract. So, whilstcosts may initially seem higher, approved PPP projects present better value formoney than a conventional procurement route over the lifetime of the project.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 26 April 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 10 May 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-356 by Susan Deacon on 27 August 1999, whether it monitored these properties to determine whether the public purse received value for money for their disposal.
Answer
Responsibility for ensuring thatthe public purse receives value for money from property transactions rests withNHSScotland bodies
For every property transactiona NHSScotland Body must have a property adviser and in major or potentially complexdisposal cases must have in addition an independent valuer. It is the responsibilityof these professional advisers to confirm that the price at which the property isbeing sold represents the market value of the property having regard to its fullpotential. This is especially important when property is being sold without exposureon the open market as it ensures that in respect of these transactions value formoney is being achieved.
The role of the Scottish Executive is to monitor that transactions have been completed in accordance with proceduresdetailed in the NHS Scotland Property Transactions Handbook. This has beendone and no issues were raised by the trust’s auditors.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 26 April 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 10 May 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what central analysis is made of the overall impact of PFI or PPP contracts on its budget.
Answer
I refer the member to the answergiven to question S2W-7194 on 20 April 2004. All answers to written PQs are availableon the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/search_wa.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 23 April 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 7 May 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what costs have been incurred by East Ayrshire Community Hospital on external consultants and advisers in each year since consideration of PFI/PPP as a funding method for the building began.
Answer
This is a matter for NHS Ayrshireand Arran. The information requested is not held centrally.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 23 April 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 7 May 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-1868 by Cathy Jamieson on 1 September 2003, whether the maximum limit of 5% of contract price for performance revenue deduction, as referred to in the second paragraph of Schedule F to the Minute of Agreement between the Secretary of State for Scotland and Kilmarnock Prison Services Limited for the Design, Construction, Management and Financing of a prison at Kilmarnock, has been applied for each other quarter of the operation of HM Prison Kilmarnock.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron,Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is asfollows:
No.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 23 April 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 7 May 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-5824 by Cathy Jamieson on 10 February 2004, what the data held on prison visitors is used for and to which organisations outside the Scottish Prison Service data held on prison visitors is sent.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:
Data held on prison visitorsis not sent to any organisations outside the Scottish Prison Service. Individualvisitor information may be used by the Scottish Prison Service to ensure the validityof claims for financial assistance towards the cost of travel in relation to prisonvisits. This is carried out in conjunction with the Assisted Prison Visits Unitand is intended to reduce the risk of fraudulent claims.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 23 April 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 7 May 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what costs have been incurred by Edinburgh Royal Infirmary on external consultants and advisers in each year since consideration of PFI/PPP as a funding method for the building at Little France began.
Answer
This is a matter for NHS Lothian.The information requested is not held centrally.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 23 April 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 7 May 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will give details of each default notice received under paragraph 46 of the Minute of Agreement between the Secretary of State for Scotland and Kilmarnock Prison Services Ltd for the Design, Construction, Management and Financing of a Prison at Kilmarnock, including the date on which each notice was received and the nature of each default.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:
There have been no such notices.
