- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 22 April 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 6 May 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive how much it has spent on advisers' fees for PPP and PFI projects in each year since 1999.
Answer
PPPprojects concern large investment over a long period of time. Initial developmentand support costs reap benefits over a large number of projects – over 80 completedprocurement to date at a value of over £2.5 billion. The following table shows howmuch the Scottish Executive has commissioned and spent on advisers’ fees for PPPdevelopment and support for specific projects in each year since 1999. Details ofadviser’s fees on other PPP projects are not held centrally.
| Year | Amount (£) | Reason |
| 1999 | Nil | |
| 2000 | Nil | |
| 2001 | 315,000 | M77 tender preparation and issue |
| 2002 | 25,270 | Work on development of Scottish Schools Standard PPP Contract |
| 2002 | 15,727 | M74 Motorway – scoping exercise |
| 2002 | 230,094 | M77 tender co-ordination, negotiation and award |
| 2003 | 38,540 | M74 Motorway – further work on scoping exercise |
| 2003 | 1,762 | Presentation at Scottish Executive’s Workshop on Scottish Schools Standard PPP Contract Payment Mechanism |
| 2003 | 21,136 | Drafting work on Technical Guidance Note on Scoping of Services and In-house Involvement in PPPs |
| 2003 | 32,955 | Carrying out Key Stage Reviews on schools projects prior to issue of Invitation to Negotiate/appointment of Preferred Bidder |
| 2003 | 235,000 | Support for development of Non Profit Distributing Organisation model and piloting in Argyll and Bute schools (part payment) |
| 2003 | 19,093 | Advice on application of Scottish Schools Standard PPP Contract for individual schools projects |
| 2004 | 44,158 | Carrying out Key Stage Reviews on schools projects prior to issue of Invitation to Negotiate/appointment of Preferred Bidder |
| 2004 | 176,250 | Support for development of Non Profit Distributing Organisation model and piloting in Argyll & Bute schools |
| 2004 | 11,750 | Advice on application of Scottish Schools Standard PPP Contract for individual schools projects |
| 2004 | 16,391 | Support for East Lothian Council following one of the members of the PPP consortia being placed in administration |
| 2004 | 13,113 | Support for Skye Bridge review |
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 22 April 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Tavish Scott on 6 May 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive how often its procurement decisions have been challenged under the provisions of the Government Procurement Agreement.
Answer
The Scottish Executive is not aware of any challenges to its procurement decisions under the WorldTrade Organization’s Government Procurement Agreement (GPA). The GPA contains provisionssimilar to the European Union’s Procurement Directives and provides equivalent rightsto suppliers based outside the EU in GPA signatory states.
- 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 Andy Kerr on 5 May 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive how many staff currently work in its (a) Private Finance and (b) Financial Partnership unit.
Answer
The Private Finance and Capital Unit in the Scottish Executive Health Department deals with all public capital and PPP issues within the NHS in Scotland. There are six full-time equivalent staff working in the Unit. The Financial Partnerships Unit in the Scottish Executive Finance and Central Services Department deals with all non-health PPP projects and Executive PPP wider policy issues. There are 6.5 full-time equivalent staff currently within the unit.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 22 April 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 5 May 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what assessment it has made of the costs it will incur if a UK Supreme Court is established; how much it will have to contribute to the running costs of a Supreme Court, and how such costs compare with the running costs of the current system.
Answer
No decision has been taken onthe means of financing the proposed Supreme Court. At present the Scottish Executivemakes no direct contribution to the running costs of the Appellate Committee of the House of Lords whose functions will transfer to the new Supreme Court.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 22 April 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 5 May 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what assessment it has made of the possible change in fees in civil cases in Scotland that may be required following the establishment of a UK Supreme Court.
Answer
No decision has yet been takenon the means of financing the proposed Supreme Court.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 22 April 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 5 May 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive how many times public sector comparators for PPP or PFI projects have been reappraised before a final decision has been made on a project in each of the last five years.
Answer
The public sector comparatoris assessed at outline business case stage and then again at final business casestage. It is for the public sector body concerned to undertake this and to ensurethat value for money is monitored throughout the procurement.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 22 April 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 5 May 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive how many PPP/PFI projects have had shares transactions of more than 10% of the overall shareholding.
Answer
We are aware of a few examplesof share transactions in PPP companies following the initial contract. Such transactionscan play a useful role in re-cycling capital for other projects, and bringing innew investors. Continuity of service is provided by the consortium. However, thedetail requested is not held centrally.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 22 April 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 5 May 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what the divergence has been between outline business case costs and out-turn costs for each PPP or PFI project in the last seven years.
Answer
The Executive does not collatedivergence of costs of a PPP project from Outline Business Case stage to outturn.Executive funding for PPP projects is capped. It is for the public sector body concernedto monitor the divergence of costs between outline business case and outturn andto ensure that the project remains affordable at contract close. Once financialclose is reached, the annual payments to the private sector consortium are fixedand only increased by an inflation index, unless changes are made to the originalcontract.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 22 April 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 5 May 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what impact PPP/PFI projects have had on the capital expenditure of each local authority.
Answer
In PPP projects capital and servicecosts are united in a single annual service in each year of the contract. Thereforeit has no direct effect on planned conventional capital expenditure. The detailrequested is not held centrally. However, estimated payments under PPP contractsfor local authority signed deals represent about 1.5% of the estimate of total expenditureprovided to local authorities from the Scottish Executive for 2003-04.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 22 April 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 5 May 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive how many PPP/PFI partners have corporate trader status.
Answer
The information requested isnot held centrally. Composite trader status is an option in Scottish PPPs and itis for the procuring authority to assess whether such a proposal by a bidder offersimproved value for money in a particular case.
