- Asked by: David McLetchie, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 June 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Wendy Alexander on 24 July 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what the current position is with regard to the compensation claim made by Mr Rod Lynch following the termination of his contract as Chief Executive of the Scottish Tourist Board and how much public money has been paid out in respect of this claim to date.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-15392 on 8 May 2001.
- Asked by: David McLetchie, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 22 June 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Angus MacKay on 17 July 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive how many jobs it estimates will be lost and how many premises currently occupied by non-departmental public bodies it expects to be vacated as a result of the measures outlined by the Minister for Finance and Local Government in his statement on 21 June 2001.
Answer
No estimate has been made. It is for the relevant ministers to complete the detailed consultation with each body to be abolished, and the ongoing reviews I announced in my statement, and to make decisions about winding up arrangements.
- Asked by: David McLetchie, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 April 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Wendy Alexander on 9 May 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answers to questions S1W-14552 and S1W-14904 by Ms Wendy Alexander on 28 March and 19 April 2001, whether the term "consequential compensation" as used by the First Minister in response to the supplementary question to the answer to S1F-941 on 22 March 2001 (Official Report, col. 877), has the same meaning as the term "compensation for consequential loss" as that is legally understood and whether any of the measures outlined in the answer to question S1W-14552 constitute compensation for consequential loss in that sense.
Answer
The package of assistance I described in question S1W-14552 is available now as a measure of compensation to businesses affected, directly and indirectly, by the foot and mouth outbreak. This is in addition to all measures available through the UK Government to alleviate hardship.
- Asked by: David McLetchie, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 April 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Wendy Alexander on 8 May 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what fee was payable to Heidrick and Struggles in respect of the recruitment of Mr Rod Lynch as Chief Executive of visitscotland and whether, in view of the termination of that appointment, any abatement will apply and, if so, to what extent.
Answer
This is an operational matter for visitscotland.
- Asked by: David McLetchie, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 April 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Wendy Alexander on 8 May 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive whether there was a concluded contract of employment between Mr Rod Lynch and visitscotland prior to the announcement of his appointment as Chief Executive on 19 April 2001 and, if so, whether it will (a) publish the terms of any such contract, in particular, the estimated value of his remuneration package, (b) state whether any such contract has been terminated by mutual consent and whether any compensatory payment has been made to, or agreed with, Mr Lynch in respect of such a termination and, if so, what the value of this payment is and (c) explain why, if there was no concluded contract of employment, why the appointment was announced in advance of its finalisation.
Answer
The Executive's understanding is that there was no concluded contract of employment. Visitscotland announced on 19 April a remuneration package of £145,000 per annum and a 20% performance bonus. Discussions between legal representatives are continuing. Visitscotland was keen to announce the appointment to end uncertainty and to enable the organisation to move forward. It is not unusual to announce public sector appointments before contracts are completed.
- Asked by: David McLetchie, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 05 April 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Wendy Alexander on 19 April 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the statement by the First Minister on 22 March 2001 (Official Report, col. 877) that "we hope to be able to develop consequential compensation", whether it will list the measures covered by any such consequential compensation and whether this term covers compensation for loss suffered by businesses affected directly or indirectly by the current foot-and-mouth disease outbreak.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer I gave to question S1W-14552 on 28 March 2001.
- Asked by: David McLetchie, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 March 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Angus MacKay on 11 April 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what the total number of staff employed by the core departments, agencies and associated departments of the Scottish Office was in May 1997 and how many staff it currently employs.
Answer
The full-time equivalent number of permanent staff employed in the core departments, agencies and associated departments of the Scottish Executive are shown in the table. The figures for the agencies include the Scottish Prison Service, which accounts for over half of all agency staff.
| | May 1997 | March 2001 |
| Core Departments | 3495.1 | 4004.4 |
| Agencies | 7892.2 | 8155.8 |
| Associated Departments | 1386.0 | 1602.7 |
| Total | 12773.3 | 13762.8 |
- Asked by: David McLetchie, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 March 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 21 March 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-13366 by Susan Deacon on 28 February 2001, what charge out rate is applied by the Central Legal Office of the NHS in Scotland in determining the charges to be paid by health boards and NHS Trusts for the legal services which the office provides to them.
Answer
The Central Legal Office (CLO) provides its services on a competitive basis with the private sector. Whilst charging rates vary to reflect the complexity of the work, disclosure of the rates is contrary to CLO's commercial interests.
- Asked by: David McLetchie, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 February 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 28 February 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what the total amount of fees paid to the Central Legal Office of the NHS in Scotland by NHS Trusts and health boards for legal services was in each of the last three financial years for which figures are available.
Answer
The information requested is shown in the table:
| Year | 1997-98 | 1998-99 | 1999-2000 |
| NHS Boards | £806,439.38 | £752,052.15 | £596,693.35 |
| NHS Trusts | £1,557,442.30 | £1,925,399.70 | £2,124,099.00 |
| Total | £2,363,881.68 | £2,677,451.85 | £2,720,792.35 |
- Asked by: David McLetchie, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 February 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 28 February 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will outline the basis on which the Central Legal Office of the NHS in Scotland charges health boards and NHS Trusts in respect of the legal services which it provides to them.
Answer
The Central Legal Office derives its income solely from NHS authorities on a cost recovery basis.
