- Asked by: Andrew Wilson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 06 August 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Angus MacKay on 13 September 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what the total allocation through the Barnett formula for transport in Scotland was in each year since the formula's inception, in both real and cash terms.
Answer
The Barnett formula provides consequentials of increases in spending in comparable UK programmes. It is for Scottish ministers to allocate funding across all the Executive's programmes, including transport, within the resources available.
- Asked by: Andrew Wilson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 06 August 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 13 September 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive how much, in both real and cash terms, was allocated to transport in each year since 1997.
Answer
The information is set out in the table. It excludes expenditure by local authorities.
| Allocations (£ million) | 1997-98 | 1998-99 | 1999-2000 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 |
| Cash terms | 215.6 | 208.1 | 253.5 | 313.4 | 985.3 |
| Real terms | 231.1 | 216.8 | 258.3 | 313.4 | 961.3 |
Notes:1. Real terms figures are shown at 2000-01 baseline.2. Figures from 2000-01 include provision for Bus Fuel Duty Rebate.3. Figures from 2001-02 include provision for Rail Services in Scotland.4. Figures for 2001-02 onwards are stated in resource accounting terms.
- Asked by: Andrew Wilson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 06 August 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 13 September 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive how and where the net change of #25 million over the period 2001-02 to 2003-04 announced by the Minister for Finance and Local Government on 28 June 2001 will be made within the transport budget and what projects will lose funding as a result, broken down by local authority area.
Answer
The adjustments to the transport programme, which are to fund other Executive priorities, are set out in the table. The SPT adjustment will bring provision in line with payments due under the franchise and is not expected to affect operations and services. I am also confident that the small reductions made to the roads programme and on the Integrated Transport Fund will not have a significant impact on the delivery of our transport priorities. The additional funding will be used to fund a pilot scheme for Child Pedestrian Training and to assist with modernisation of the road haulage industry. Funding will be allocated to schemes across Scotland and is not broken down by local authority area.
| Programme | 2001-02 (£ million) | 2002-03 (£ million) | 2003-04 (£ million) |
| Motorways and Trunk Roads | - | -5 | -10 |
| Strathclyde Passenger Transport | - | -5 | -5 |
| Integrated Transport Fund | - | - | -5 |
| Other Transport Programmes | +1 | - | +4 |
| Net Change | +1 | -10 | -16 |
- Asked by: Andrew Wilson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 06 August 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 13 September 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what funding has been allocated for transport grants in each of the next three financial years; what projects will be supported, and how much each project will receive, broken down by local authority area.
Answer
Funding for grant schemes across the transport programme was detailed in the Scottish Executive's Annual Expenditure Report published on 30 March 2001. The funding available to particular schemes and the amounts allocated to individual projects will continue to be announced as these decisions are taken.
- Asked by: Andrew Wilson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 06 August 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 13 September 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive which local authority transport programmes will be affected by the #25 million net change in the transport budget over the period 2001-02 to 2003-04 announced by the Minister for Finance and Local Government on 28 June 2001.
Answer
Local authority programmes will not be affected by the changes to the Executive's transport budget.
- Asked by: Andrew Wilson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 06 August 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 13 September 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive how the #5 million for road safety projects announced by the Minister for Finance and Local Government on 28 June 2001 will be allocated, broken down by local authority area and by project.
Answer
The statement of 28 June committed £5 million for key priorities across the transport programme. We propose to allocate £25,000 of this money in the current year, and a further £200,000 in 2003-04 to a pilot Child Pedestrian Training scheme. No decisions have yet been taken on which areas will participate in the pilot projects.
- Asked by: Andrew Wilson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 06 August 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 13 September 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive how the #5 million for road safety projects announced by the Minister for Finance and Local Government on 28 June 2001 will be sourced in the light of the #25 million net change in the transport budget over the period 2001-02 to 2003-04, broken down by local authority area, project and amount.
Answer
The statement of 28 June committed £5 million for key priorities across the transport programme. This money has been allocated as part of the realignment of the Executive's overall budget.
- Asked by: Andrew Wilson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 17 August 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Wendy Alexander on 6 September 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what the total annual cost is of administering and delivering employment training, skills or other related initiatives, including money spent by Scottish Enterprise, Highlands and Islands Enterprise and other relevant bodies.
Answer
Information on the total annual cost is not available.Expenditure on skills and learning by the Enterprise Networks is expected to amount to £121.508 million in 2001-02. This figure excludes costs of administration.
- Asked by: Andrew Wilson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 17 August 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Wendy Alexander on 6 September 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will outline the relationships its ministers and officials have, in connection with the New Deal, with (a) Ministers and officials of Her Majesty's Government and (b) each of the organisations involved in delivering this programme.
Answer
Employment policy is reserved to the UK Government which takes the lead on funding and delivery of the New Deal. In Scotland it does this in partnership with the Scottish Executive and contributing organisations.The Scottish Executive is in regular contact with the UK Government on a wide range of issues including the New Deal. The Concordat establishing the framework for co-operation between Scottish and UK ministers has been in place since 1999. The Scottish Executive is also in regular contact with the organisations involved in delivering the New Deal.
- Asked by: Andrew Wilson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 17 August 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Wendy Alexander on 6 September 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of (a) the total number of people, (b) the long-term unemployed and (c) the young unemployed who left the unemployment register during the last year are currently categorised as being in employment, broken down by parliamentary constituency.
Answer
There is no available information on whether people who left the claimant count during the past year are currently in employment.Data on the total number of people who left the claimant count, where the reason for leaving at that time was that they had found work, are available on the NOMIS database through the Parliament's Reference Centre.
