- Asked by: Mr Keith Harding, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 22 March 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Iain Gray on 16 April 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what the full costs were of publishing, printing and distributing its consultation document Community Budgeting: A consultation on local services and community engagement.
Answer
The publication and printing of the consultation document Community Budgeting: A consultation on local services and community engagement has to date cost £778. In addition, the distribution of the consultation document has so far cost an estimated £209 and the cost of translation currently stands at £864.
- Asked by: Mr Keith Harding, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 28 March 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Ross Finnie on 15 April 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what the full costs were of publishing, printing and distributing Water Supplies in Public Buildings: A Consultation.
Answer
The total cost was £1,627.52.A breakdown of the costs is as follows:Print costs - £1,332.75Distribution - £85.78Website conversion - £208.99.
- Asked by: Mr Keith Harding, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 28 March 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Allan Wilson on 15 April 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what the full costs were of publishing, printing and distributing Scotland's Bathing Waters: A strategy for improvement.
Answer
Two thousand copies of the bathing water strategy were printed. The costs of printing and publishing, including website conversion, were £2,314.46.We are still distributing copies of the strategy on request. However, the main bulk of distribution was carried out immediately the strategy became available, at a cost of around £50.
- Asked by: Mr Keith Harding, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 28 March 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 15 April 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what the full costs were of publishing, printing and distributing Scottish Economic Statistics 2002.
Answer
The total cost of publishing Scottish Economic Statistics 2002 was £18,468.
- Asked by: Mr Keith Harding, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 April 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 15 April 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what the full costs were of publishing, printing and distributing The Scottish Budget: Annual Expenditure Report of the Scottish Executive 2003-04, including both the summary and detail booklets.
Answer
The costs of publishing, printing and distribution
of The Scottish Budget: Annual Expenditure Report of the Scottish Executive for both the summary and detail documents are set out as follows:
| £ | Publishing | Printing | Distribution |
| Summary Document | 7,467.82* | 9,087.00 | 700.00*** |
| Detail Document | 1,842.00** | 8,695.00 | |
Notes:*Includes £1,489.00 for web conversion.**Includes £405.00 for web conversion.***Estimate of costs of distribution for both documents.
- Asked by: Mr Keith Harding, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 05 April 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Iain Gray on 15 April 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, with regard to its news release SE5621/2002 on 28 March 2002, what criteria it used to select the winners in its Digital Communities initiative.
Answer
There was strong interest in the Digital Communities initiative with 29 local authorities submitting a bid by the closing date of 30 November 2001. Bids were assessed against a range of criteria - including compatibility with digital inclusion objectives; overall vision; levels of disadvantage in the community; confidence in ability to deliver; community involvement; long-term sustainability; scale of expected benefits to community and individuals; economic development potential; degree of partnership, and value for money.
- Asked by: Mr Keith Harding, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 07 March 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Peter Peacock on 3 April 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many circulars, guidelines and guidance notes it has issued to local authorities in each of the last three years.
Answer
This information requested is not collated centrally by the Scottish Executive and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. A significant amount of information is however issued by the Scottish Executive to local authorities. In an effort to reduce the burden this places on local authorities, guidance is in place to ensure that all communications detail the action required, the priority attached to the communication and where possible, suggestions of whom within the authority should be made aware of it.
- Asked by: Mr Keith Harding, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 18 March 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 2 April 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether Fife Constabulary has any plans to close any police stations in its area and, if so, which police stations will be closed.
Answer
This is a matter for Fife Constabulary in the light of operational requirements.
- Asked by: Mr Keith Harding, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 18 March 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 2 April 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many police stations have been operated by Fife Constabulary in each of the last five years.
Answer
In each of the last five years, Fife Constabulary have operated the following numbers of police stations:
| 1998 | 31 |
| 1999 | 29 |
| 2000 | 27 |
| 2001 | 29 |
| 2002 | 24 |
- Asked by: Mr Keith Harding, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 February 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Iain Gray on 20 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how much funding has been given to the Unemployed Voluntary Action Fund in each of the past five years, who its trustees are and what political affiliations they have.
Answer
The Unemployed Voluntary Action Fund (UVAF) is a trust that provides grants to assist voluntary projects in Scotland. The following tables detail Scottish Executive funding to UVAF in each of the past five years. The Executive provides grant-in-aid to the fund for the administration of their Main Grants and Small Grants Schemes. UVAF also currently administers the Ethnic Minority Grant Scheme and the International Year of Volunteers Grant Scheme on the Executive's behalf.A list of UVAF trustees is also set out below. The Executive does not have information on the political affiliation of UVAF trustees.
Scottish Executive Funding of UVAFGrant-in-aid| Financial Year | Amount (£) |
| 1997-98 | 867,600 |
| 1998-99 | 867,600 |
| 1999-2000 | 867,600 |
| 2000-01 | 867,600 |
| 2001-02 | 872,600 |
Ethnic Minority Grant Scheme| Financial Year | Amount (£) |
| 1998-99 | 265,800 |
| 1999-00 | 275,600 |
| 2000-01 | 275,000 |
| 2001-02 | 277,057 |
International Year of Volunteers Grant Scheme| Financial Year | Amount (£) |
| 2001-02 | 210,000 |
UVAF TrusteesSusan Elsley - ConvenerFarkhanda ChaudryCarol DownieJohn HawthornJohn KnoxPhilomena de LimaLaurie NaumannStuart McGregor.
