- Asked by: Jim Mather, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 June 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 17 June 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive how many awards have been made, and of what value, in respect of the (a) Small Company Innovation Support, (b) R & D Plus, (c) R & D Tax Credits, (d) EC Framework 6, (e) SMART: SCOTLAND, (f) SPUR, (g) SPURplus, (h) SCORE and (i) SEEKIT programmes, broken down by year in which each programme has been operational
Answer
The information which my Department holds is contained in the following tables. The Scottish Executive does not hold information on R&D Tax Credits and EC Framework 6 as the responsibility for these programmes rests respectively with HM Revenue and Customs and the European Commission.
SMART:SCOTLAND
| Financial Year | Number of Offers | Value (£ Million) |
| 1988-89 | 8 | £0.3 |
| 1989-90 | 20 | £0.8 |
| 1990-91 | 28 | £1.1 |
| 1991-92 | 33 | £1.4 |
| 1992-93 | 26 | £1.3 |
| 1993-94 | 29 | £1.4 |
| 1994-95 | 25 | £1.2 |
| 1995-96 | 37 | £1.8 |
| 1996-97 | 18 | £0.8 |
| 1997-98 | 26 | £1.1 |
| 1998-99 | 33 | £1.5 |
| 1999-2000 | 41 | £1.9 |
| 2000-01 | 37 | £1.8 |
| 2001-02 | 47 | £2.5 |
| 2002-03 | 49 | £2.6 |
| 2003-04 | 40 | £1.9 |
| 2004-05 | 52 | £2.5 |
SPUR
| Financial Year | Number of Offers | Value (£ Million) |
| 1991-92 | 16 | £1.7 |
| 1992-93 | 7 | £0.9 |
| 1993-94 | 8 | £0.9 |
| 1994-95 | 8 | £1.1 |
| 1995-96 | 6 | £0.7 |
| 1996-97 | 16 | £2.1 |
| 1997-98 | 29 | £2.7 |
| 1998-99 | 17 | £1.5 |
| 1999-2000 | 6 | £0.6 |
| 2000-01 | 2 | £0.2 |
| 2001-02 | 4 | £0.5 |
| 2002-03 | 5 | £0.6 |
| 2003-04 | 16 | £2.1 |
| 2004-05 | 23 | £2.7 |
SPURPLUS
| Financial Year | Number of Offers | Value (£ Million) |
| 1996-97 | 3 | £0.9 |
| 1997-98 | 2 | £0.8 |
| 1998-99 | 4 | £1.5 |
| 1999-2000 | 5 | £1.9 |
| 2000-01 | 8 | £3.4 |
| 2001-02 | 11 | £4.9 |
| 2002-03 | 6 | £2.6 |
| 2003-04 | 14 | £6.6 |
| 2004-05 | 5 | £2.2 |
SCORE
| Financial Year | Number of Offers | Value (£ Million) |
| 2004-05 | 10 | £0.3 |
SEEKIT
| Financial Year | Number of Offers | Value (£ Million) |
| 2004-05 | 10 | £2.8 |
R&D PLUS
| Financial Year | Number of Offers | Value (£ Million) |
| 2003-04 | 4 | £8.4 |
| 2004-05 | 6 | £8.1 |
Small Company Innovation Support*
| Financial Year | Number of Offers | Value (£ Million) |
| 2003-04 | 100 | £2.1 |
| 2004-05 | 93 | £1.8 |
*The figures quoted are in respect of the research and development component of Small Company Innovation Support (SCIS). As SCIS is not available in the Highlands and Islands area, figures for equivalent support have been included in the table.
- Asked by: Jim Mather, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 June 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom McCabe on 17 June 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has any plans to develop an independent statistics agency for Scotland.
Answer
The Executive has no plans to develop an independent statistics agency for Scotland. The National Statistics Code of Practice guarantees that the Executive’s statistics methods, definitions and release practices are free from political involvement.
- Asked by: Jim Mather, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 June 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom McCabe on 17 June 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what statistical (a) data it collects about Scotland and (b) analyses it conducts, broken down by department.
Answer
All official statistics collected and analysed by the Scottish Executive are available from, or referred to, in the Statistics pages of the Scottish Executive website at:
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics.
- Asked by: Jim Mather, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 June 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom McCabe on 17 June 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive which of the statistical data it produces are directly comparable with figures produced by (a) the Office for National Statistics, (b) the UK Government, (c) the National Assembly for Wales or (d) Eurostat, broken down by (i) type of data and (ii) comparable organisation.
Answer
This information is not routinely recorded.
The information which is available is shown in the following four tables.
Four tables containing information produced by the Scottish Executive and the General Register Office for Scotland which is known to be directly comparable with information produced by Office for National Statistics (ONS), other UK Government Departments, National Assembly for Wales and Eurostat.
(a) Data directly comparable with the ONS:
| Business Research and Development statistics |
| Annual Business Inquiry statistics |
| International Passenger Survey |
| UK Tourism Survey statistics |
| Scottish Local Government Financial Statistics |
| European Community Farm Structure Survey |
| Population |
(b) Data directly comparable with other UK Government Departments:
| Fisheries statistics |
| Social and Welfare statistics |
| Personnel statistics |
| Annual Business Inquiry statistics |
| Court proceedings statistics |
| Homicide statistics |
| Criminal Justice social work statistics |
| Motor vehicle offence penalty statistics |
| Liquor licensing statistics |
| Firearm statistics |
| Fire statistics |
| Education pupil Teacher and school numbers statistics |
| Education exclusions statistics |
| Education Maintenance Allowances statistics |
| International Passenger Survey |
| UK Tourism Survey statistics |
| SE Tourism Satellite Account statistics |
| SE Creative Industries work statistics |
| Road Accident statistics |
| Scottish Local Government Financial statistics |
(c) Data directly comparable with National Assembly for Wales:
| Road Accident statistics |
| Personnel statistics |
| Education pupil teacher and school numbers statistics |
| Education exclusions statistics |
| Education Maintenance Allowances |
| Annual Business Inquiry statistics |
| Scottish Local Government Financial statistics |
(d) Data directly comparable with Eurostat:
| Business Research and Development statistics |
| Fisheries statistics |
| Annual Business Inquiry statistics |
| Agricultural Census Statistics |
- Asked by: Jim Mather, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 June 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom McCabe on 17 June 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what external agencies collect or provide statistical data to it, broken down by agency and information provided.
Answer
This information is available from the Scottish Parliament Information Centre, (Bib. numbers 36818, 36819).
Bib. number 36818 contains:
Table 1: External agencies which provide statistical data to the Scottish Executive and General Register Office for Scotland; showing external agency and information provided 15 June 2005.
Bib. number 36819 contains:
Table 2: Information which is provided by the Office for National Statistics, which the Scottish Executive and General Register Office for Scotland, receive and use for their own statistical purpose 15 June 2005.
- Asked by: Jim Mather, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 June 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom McCabe on 17 June 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide a list of the statistical data that it produces (a) in accordance and (b) not in accordance with Eurostat principles, as set out by Council Regulation (EC) No. 322/97 on Community Statistics, broken down by department.
Answer
All of the Scottish Executive's statistical outputs are produced in accordance with the Eurostat principles set out by Council Regulation (EC) No. 322/97 of 17 February 1997. Scottish Executive statistics which are produced under the “National Statistics” label are produced using criteria and conditions even more stringent than those set out in this EC Regulation.
- Asked by: Jim Mather, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 June 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom McCabe on 17 June 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive to what extent the responsibilities in respect of the collection of statistical data about Scotland are (a) reserved or (b) devolved matters.
Answer
The extent to which responsibilities in respect of the collection of statistical data about Scotland are (a) reserved or (b) devolved matters, mainly follows the pattern of devolved responsibilities.
The following table shows to what extent responsibilities of collection of statistical data are “reserved”, “devolved” or “mixed” for each National Statistics Theme. “Mixed” responsibility denotes where provision of statistics is a combination of reserved and devolved responsibilities.
| National Statistics Themes | Responsibility |
| Agriculture, Fishing and Forestry | Devolved |
| Commerce, Energy and Industry | Mixed |
| Crime and Justice | Mixed |
| The Economy | Mixed |
| Education and Training | Devolved |
| Health and Care | Devolved |
| Labour Market | Mixed |
| Natural and Built Environment | Mixed |
| Population and Migration | Mixed |
| Social and Welfare | Mixed |
| Transport, Travel and Tourism | Mixed |
| Personnel Statistics | Mixed |
- Asked by: Jim Mather, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 June 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom McCabe on 17 June 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide a list of the statistical data that is published by the Office for National Statistics but compiled from data produced entirely by the Executive or its agencies.
Answer
No official statistics published by ONS are compiled entirely from data produced by the Executive or its agencies.
- Asked by: Jim Mather, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 June 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 17 June 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of private sector jobs are in micro businesses and what percentage of (a) absolute GDP and (b) private sector output is contributed by such businesses.
Answer
The percentage of private sector jobs in Scotland that are micro businesses (zero to nine employees) is 20%. Comparable figures for GDP and output are not available.
- Asked by: Jim Mather, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 June 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom McCabe on 17 June 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what data provided by the Office for National Statistics, or derived from information provided by the Office for National Statistics, the Executive uses for its own statistical purposes.
Answer
This information is available from the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. number 36819).
Table 2: Information which is provided by the Office for National Statistics, which the Scottish Executive and General Register Office for Scotland, receive and use for their own statistical purpose – 15 June 2005.
