- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 May 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 27 May 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive how much it spent on external consultancy in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
Answer
Expenditure on external consultancy for the last five years is set out in the table.
| £ Million |
| 1999-2000 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 |
| 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 1.6 |
The figures are as recorded onthe Scottish Executive’s finance and accounting system, and reflect standardguidance on the definition of consultancy applied across the United Kingdom.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 May 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Allan Wilson on 19 May 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Rural Voices Action Research Competition will be repeated in the future and, if so, when.
Answer
Following the success of thefirst year of the pilot of Rural Voices, a one year extension to the pilot was announcedin February 2004. Decisions on the way forward for the competition will be madefollowing the outcome of the current consultation on the future operation of the Scottish Rural Partnership Fund.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 May 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 18 May 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive how much each local authority spent on external consultancy in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
Answer
This information is not collectedcentrally. Such spending decisions are for local authorities to make, although theyare required to secure Best Value in doing so.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 29 April 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicol Stephen on 13 May 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has considered the investigation by BEAR Scotland into drainage issues affecting the flooding situation on the A90 at Boddam, Aberdeenshire and, if so, what action it will take to address these issues.
Answer
The Scottish Executive has consideredBEAR Scotland Ltd’s initial report onthe drainage issues on the A90 at Boddam and has now instructed that, in light of the complexity of the drainage systems in this area, a more detailed analysis shouldbe undertaken. This further work, which will include consulting with responsibleauthorities, is expected to be completed by early July.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 04 March 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Curran on 13 May 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) men and (b) women had an income of (i) up to #5,000, (ii) #5,001 - #7,500, (iii) #7,501 - #10,000, (iv) #10,001 - #15,000, (v) #15,001 - #20,000, (vi) #20,001 - #30,000, (vii) #30,001 - #35,000, (viii) #35,001 - #40,000 and (ix) #40,001 and over, in each of the last six years for which information is available.
Answer
The table presents estimates of the numbers of a) men and b) women with gross income falling in the various income bands, for each of the years 1996-97 to 2001-02. The estimates are derived from the Family Resources Survey’s (FRS) Individual Incomes Analysis. Due to the small sample size of the FRS in Scotland, the higher income bands have been grouped together;the sample sizes are too small to give reliable estimates for the separate groups(vii) and (viii) for men and (vi)-(ix) for women.
The income is gross income and includes all elements of income that are accrued to the individual in their own right. This includes income from earnings,self-employment, occupational pensions, investments, social security benefits, and, in 2001-02, tax credits. Elements of income that are generally accrued by a household rather than an individual are excluded, e.g. housing benefit and council tax benefit, and income from letting/sub-letting.
For the purposes of the table, individuals’ incomes in each year have not been up-rated for inflation, but represent their actual incomes during the year of the survey.
(a) Number of Men in Scotland by Income Band
| Income 1 (£ per year) | Estimated Number of Adults |
| 1996-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-99 | 1999-2000 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 |
| 0 to 5,000 | 450,000 | 370,000 | 400,000 | 410,000 | 360,000 | 290,000 |
| 5,000.01 to 7,500 | 210,000 | 220,000 | 210,000 | 230,000 | 220,000 | 210,000 |
| 7500.01 to 10000 | 200,000 | 200,000 | 210,000 | 170,000 | 200,000 | 190,000 |
| 10,000.01 to 15,000 | 370,000 | 390,000 | 330,000 | 330,000 | 320,000 | 360,000 |
| 15,000.01 to 20,000 | 250,000 | 270,000 | 270,000 | 250,000 | 250,000 | 280,000 |
| 20,000.01 to 30,000 | 280,000 | 280,000 | 270,000 | 280,000 | 340,000 | 320,000 |
| 30,000.01 to 40,000 | 80,000 | 90,000 | 100,000 | 110,000 | 90,000 | 120,000 |
| 40,000 plus | 60,000 | 70,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 120,000 | 120,000 |
Note:
1. Excludes any income which is not accrued directly to the individual in their own right, but also excludes student loans, Social Fund loans and benefits in kind.
(b) Number of Women in Scotland by Income Band
| Income 1 (£ per year) | Estimated Number of Adults |
| 1996-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-99 | 1999-2000 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 |
| 0 to 5,000 | 940,000 | 850,000 | 810,000 | 780,000 | 770,000 | 590,000 |
| 5,000.01 to 7,500 | 360,000 | 370,000 | 350,000 | 340,000 | 330,000 | 370,000 |
| 7500.01 to 10,000 | 250,000 | 270,000 | 250,000 | 250,000 | 250,000 | 280,000 |
| 10,000.01 to 15,000 | 290,000 | 280,000 | 330,000 | 320,000 | 320,000 | 370,000 |
| 15,000.01 to 20,000 | 90,000 | 130,000 | 110,000 | 150,000 | 150,000 | 170,000 |
| 20,000.01 plus | 100,000 | 120,000 | 170,000 | 180,000 | 200,000 | 250,000 |
Note:
1. Excludes any income whichis not accrued directly to the individual in their own right, but also excludesstudent loans, social fund loans and benefits in kind.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 04 March 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Curran on 13 May 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive how many men in (a) Glasgow, (b) Edinburgh, (c) Aberdeen, (d) Inverness, (e) Dundee and (f) Stirling had an income of (i) up to #5,000 (ii) #5,001 - #7,500, (iii) #7,501 - #10,000, (iv) #10,001 - #15,000, (v) #15,001 - #20,000, (vi) #20,001 - #30,000, (vii) #30,001 - #35,000, (viii) #35,001 - #40,000 and (ix) #40,001 and over in each of the last six years for which information is available.
Answer
The information requested isnot available at local authority level. Scotland level figures are provided in the answer to S2W-6737on 13 May 2004.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 04 March 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Curran on 13 May 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive how many women in (a) Glasgow, (b) Edinburgh, (c) Aberdeen, (d) Inverness, (e) Dundee and (f) Stirling had an income of (i) up to #5,000 (ii) #5,001 - #7,500, (iii) #7,501 - #10,000, (iv) #10,001 - #15,000, (v) #15,001 - #20,000, (vi) #20,001 - #30,000, (vii) #30,001 - #35,000, (viii) #35,001 - #40,000 and (ix) #40,001 and over in each of the last six years for which information is available.
Answer
The information requested isnot available at local authority level. Scotland level figures are provided in the answer to S2W-6737on 13 May 2004.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 04 March 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Curran on 13 May 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive how many 65-year-olds had an income of (a) up to #5,000 (b) #5,001 - #7,500, (c) #7,501 - #10,000, (d) #10,001 - #15,000, (e) #15,001 - #20,000, (f) #20,001 - #30,000, (g) #30,001 - #35,000, (h) #35,001 - #40,000 and (i) #40,001 and over in each of the last six years for which information is available.
Answer
The information requested isnot available for individual ages. Figures for all ages are provided in the answerto S2W-6737 on 13 May 2004.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 April 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Ross Finnie on 12 May 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to address industry safety concerns that have emerged as a result of the introduction of scallop conservation measures.
Answer
Within the Scottish Scallop AdvisoryCommittee the Executive is working closely with the industry in considering theintroduction of new or amended conservation measures and the development of a long-termstrategy for scallop management. Maintaining safety standards at sea is a high prioritythat will be considered very carefully as part of that process.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 April 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Ross Finnie on 12 May 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what effect scallop conservation measures have had on scallop stocks since their introduction.
Answer
The measures came into effecton 22 September 2003 and it is unrealistic to expect scientifically robustevidence of their effect on stocks to emerge in such a short period of time. FisheriesResearch Services produce scallop stock assessment reports every two years and thenext assessment report will be available early in 2005.
