- Asked by: Brian Adam, MSP for Aberdeen North, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 17 June 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Patricia Ferguson on 28 June 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive whether VisitScotland holds data on the final destinations of people flying into Scottish airports.
Answer
VisitScotland does not currently hold data on the final destinations of people flying into Scottish airports. However, VisitScotland is involved in research currently being carried out in conjunction with a number of Scottish airports. This research will include findings on the final destinations of people flying into Scottish airports. The research is due to be completed in December 2005 and findings are expected be available in the spring of 2006.
This research is being managed by the Civil Aviation Authority and, in addition to VisitScotland, partners involved in the research are BAA’s Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow airports; Inverness airport; Glasgow Prestwick airport; Scottish Enterprise, and Highlands and Islands Enterprise.
- Asked by: Brian Adam, MSP for Aberdeen North, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 13 June 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom McCabe on 24 June 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive whether efficiency savings being sought from local authority budgets will be based on the Aggregate External Finance (AEF) per head or on a fixed percentage of AEF received by each authority.
Answer
The Efficient Government Plan identified savings from local government over the period 2005 to 2008. By 2007-08, these amount to £325 million.
Within the total provided in the settlement for 2007-08, £168 million had already been deducted from the overall amount available for local government and further amounts of £4 million and £1.5 million from the overall police and fire budgets respectively for that year. The remaining resources within the settlement were allocated to individual local authorities through Aggregate External Finance (AEF) using the existing needs-based distribution formula.
The balance of the efficiency savings (£151.5 million in 2007-08) are for councils themselves to identify and it will be for councils to decide how best they can work together to deliver these efficiencies, the bulk of which will then be available to them to reinvest in front line services.
- Asked by: Brian Adam, MSP for Aberdeen North, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 13 June 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 20 June 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive whether there is a duty on all local authorities to pay a benchmark rate for social work provision in residential homes irrespective of where their residents receive that care.
Answer
The Scottish Executive has provided sufficient funding to enable local authorities to pay the independent care home sector agreed rates in 2004-05 of £417.37 per person per week for residents with nursing care, and £355.21 per person per week for residents without nursing care. Local authorities are at liberty to negotiate higher or lower rates, provided that they spend all the designated funds on the care home sector. In addition local authorities have funded an increase of 2% in 2005-06 and several local authorities pay more than the nationally agreed rates.
- Asked by: Brian Adam, MSP for Aberdeen North, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 13 June 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 20 June 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what the implications of the Kerr report will be for the whole-time equivalent number of general practitioners (GPs) and the balance between GPs and hospital doctors in training.
Answer
The Kerr report,
Building a Health Service Fit for the Future, presents some of the workforce implications of its recommendations for NHS Scotland. For example, it suggests that competencies in case-management and care co-ordination need to be developed further, as will GPs with Special Interests.
The implementation plan for the Kerr report will be brought forward later this year. Work into the precise workforce implications will be informed by that implementation plan.
- Asked by: Brian Adam, MSP for Aberdeen North, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 09 June 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Allan Wilson on 17 June 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive how many accidents involving domestic gas supplies or appliances occurred in each of the last five years and how many personal injuries and deaths were reported in connection with such accidents.
Answer
The Scottish Executive does not hold such information. This is a matter for the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). A table showing the number of incidents relating to the supply and use of flammable gas covering the period 1998-99 to 2002-03 can be found on the HSE website at:
http://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/pdf/tablegs1.pdf.
- Asked by: Brian Adam, MSP for Aberdeen North, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 02 June 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicol Stephen on 16 June 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive how much funding would be required by each local authority to address the backlog of road repairs.
Answer
This is a matter for each individuallocal authority.
An additional £60 million peryear has been allocated in each of 2006-07 and 2007-08, to help local authoritiesto address the backlog of maintenance on the local road network.
- Asked by: Brian Adam, MSP for Aberdeen North, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 02 June 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom McCabe on 15 June 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive how much money was spent (a) in total and (b) by each local authority on roads maintenance in each of the last five years.
Answer
The following tables give expenditure on roads maintenance in total and by local authority in each of the last five years. The first table shows the revenue expenditure and the second shows the capital expenditure. Following the Spending Review in 2004, an additional £60 million is being provided in each of 2006‑07 and 2007‑08 for additional maintenance on local roads. Compared to the allowance made against this heading in 2004-05, this represents an increase of over 23%.
Gross Expenditure on Roads Maintenance Scotland and Local Authorities 1999-2000 to 2003-04
| | Revenue |
| | 1999-2000 (£000) | 2000-01 (£000) | 2001-02 (£000) | 2002-03 (£000) | 2003-04 (£000) |
| Aberdeen City | 7,220 | 6,657 | 6,952 | 9,030 | 10,733 |
| Aberdeenshire | 18,008 | 19,397 | 16,510 | 19,391 | 23,396 |
| Angus | 4,859 | 6,027 | 4,703 | 7,567 | 5,355 |
| Argyll and Bute | 8,901 | 9,121 | 8,873 | 11,456 | 11,522 |
| Clackmannanshire | 1,000 | 1,010 | 1,010 | 1,342 | 1,749 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 6,592 | 6,468 | 10,006 | 12,546 | 11,821 |
| Dundee City | 3,249 | 3,725 | 3,674 | 4,126 | 4,887 |
| East Ayrshire | 5,296 | 5,664 | 4,927 | 6,209 | 7,371 |
| East Dunbartonshire | 3,387 | 3,924 | 4,246 | 5,166 | 4,089 |
| East Lothian | 6,419 | 3,836 | 8,198 | 5,215 | 5,043 |
| East Renfrewshire | 2,733 | 2,346 | 2,746 | 5,258 | 4,983 |
| Edinburgh City | 11,874 | 12,062 | 11,304 | 16,134 | 11,382 |
| Eilean Siar | 4,720 | 5,175 | 4,463 | 5,591 | 5,544 |
| Falkirk | 3,226 | 3,440 | 3,716 | 3,678 | 5,118 |
| Fife | 8,431 | 10,490 | 11,733 | 15,214 | 16,756 |
| Glasgow City | 18,748 | 20,771 | 21,548 | 29,782 | 26,572 |
| Highland | 20,206 | 18,441 | 14,241 | 21,116 | 17,543 |
| Inverclyde | 2,079 | 2,420 | 2,014 | 2,485 | 2,482 |
| Midlothian | 4,042 | 3,943 | 3,259 | 3,373 | 3,320 |
| Moray | 4,446 | 6,002 | 5,356 | 6,803 | 7,653 |
| North Ayrshire | 2,934 | 3,098 | 4,389 | 5,456 | 5,802 |
| North Lanarkshire | 6,412 | 6,945 | 9,641 | 14,074 | 11,597 |
| Orkney | 5,129 | 4,335 | 3,127 | 3,691 | 3,918 |
| Perth and Kinross | 9,002 | 9,499 | 8,282 | 9,460 | 9,960 |
| Renfrewshire | 6,217 | 7,175 | 7,203 | 7,527 | 7,855 |
| Scottish Borders | 7,147 | 8,666 | 7,043 | 8,521 | 9,647 |
| Shetland | 6,984 | 8,766 | 5,405 | 5,591 | 5,769 |
| South Ayrshire | 4,796 | 4,993 | 4,974 | 5,794 | 4,539 |
| South Lanarkshire | 14,839 | 15,476 | 15,240 | 17,410 | 18,420 |
| Stirling | 5,106 | 5,891 | 4,303 | 5,760 | 5,393 |
| West Dunbartonshire | 3,543 | 3,663 | 3,315 | 3,577 | 3,414 |
| West Lothian | 5,473 | 5,759 | 6,212 | 7,532 | 8,232 |
| Scotland | 223,019 | 235,186 | 228,613 | 285,875 | 281,865 |
Note: Source – returns submitted by local authorities.
Structural Maintenance of Roads: Gross Payments not funded from Revenue Scotland and Local Authority 1999-2000 to 2003-04
| | Capital |
| | 1999-2000 (£000) | 2000-01 (£000) | 2001-02 (£000) | 2002-03 (£000) | 2003-04 (£000) |
| Aberdeen City | 1,373 | 1,757 | 1,073 | 261 | 1,311 |
| Aberdeenshire | - | - | 1,518 | 2,223 | 2,716 |
| Angus | - | - | 369 | 228 | 1,977 |
| Argyll and Bute | 1,141 | 1,491 | 1,494 | 1,028 | 1,351 |
| Clackmannanshire | - | - | 290 | 270 | 348 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | - | 146 | - | - | 939 |
| Dundee City | - | - | - | - | - |
| East Ayrshire | 368 | 558 | 1,475 | 1,339 | 1,356 |
| East Dunbartonshire | - | - | - | - | - |
| East Lothian | - | 380 | 1,622 | 1,241 | 1,508 |
| East Renfrewshire | - | - | - | - | - |
| Edinburgh City | 3,286 | 4,634 | 4,994 | 8,455 | 13,772 |
| Eilean Siar | 1,338 | 1,595 | 1,563 | 1,776 | 2,195 |
| Falkirk | 1,347 | 1,298 | 1,673 | 900 | 1,997 |
| Fife | 6,255 | 5,599 | 5,411 | 4,147 | 2,519 |
| Glasgow City | - | - | - | - | - |
| Highland | - | 480 | 1,376 | 2,884 | 2,003 |
| Inverclyde | - | - | - | - | - |
| Midlothian | 773 | 242 | - | - | 349 |
| Moray | 1,341 | 1,452 | 1,573 | 861 | 761 |
| North Ayrshire | 308 | 1,029 | 638 | 737 | 459 |
| North Lanarkshire | 6 | 1,402 | 2,596 | 1,411 | 1,400 |
| Orkney | - | - | - | - | - |
| Perth and Kinross | 630 | 862 | 2,245 | 2,135 | 1,995 |
| Renfrewshire | 1,019 | 295 | 229 | 205 | 31 |
| Scottish Borders | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shetland | - | - | - | - | - |
| South Ayrshire | 208 | 348 | - | - | 1 |
| South Lanarkshire | 249 | 1,077 | 67 | - | - |
| Stirling | 1,481 | 1,075 | 699 | 2 | - |
| West Dunbartonshire | 95 | 155 | 476 | 707 | 940 |
| West Lothian | - | - | - | | - |
| Scotland | 21,218 | 25,875 | 31,381 | 30,810 | 39,928 |
Notes:
(i) Source – returns submitted by local authorities.
(ii) Revenue contributions to capital are not included - they are accounted for in the revenue table above.
- Asked by: Brian Adam, MSP for Aberdeen North, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 02 June 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom McCabe on 15 June 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive how much money was spent (a) in total and (b) by each local authority on pavement and footway maintenance in each of the last five years.
Answer
Information on the amount of local authority spending on pavement and footway maintenance is not held centrally. It is up to each local authority how it allocates its funding, taking account of national priorities as well as local needs and priorities.
- Asked by: Brian Adam, MSP for Aberdeen North, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 02 June 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom McCabe on 15 June 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what the grant aided expenditure was for pavement and footway maintenance (a) in total and (b) for each local authority in each of the last five years.
Answer
There is no separate provision for pavement and footway maintenance in the grant aided expenditure calculations. Instead, such provision is contained within other headings, including road and winter maintenance. It is for each local authority to decide on its own spending on individual services based on its assessment of local needs and priorities.
- Asked by: Brian Adam, MSP for Aberdeen North, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 02 June 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom McCabe on 15 June 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive how much funding would be required by each local authority to address the backlog of pavement and footway repairs.
Answer
Information on funding requirements for pavements and footway repairs by local authorities is not held centrally. It is for local authorities to decide on their own expenditure priorities based on local needs and circumstances.
Following the Spending Review in 2004, an additional £60 millions is being provided in each of 2006‑07 and 2007‑08 for additional maintenance on local roads. Compared to the allowance made against this heading in 2004-05, this represents an increase of over 23%.
