The Scottish Parliament

Question reference: S2W-29539

Asked by: Derek Brownlee, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 03 November 2006
Current Status: Answered by George Lyon on 8 December 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) initial set up and (b) annual costs to (i) the Executive, (ii) local authorities, (iii) other public sector organisations or bodies and (iv) other individuals, organisations and bodies of the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Act 2002 were projected to be in the Financial Memorandum to the Bill and what the actual (1) initial set up costs were and (2) annual costs have been in each year since the Act came into force, in each category.

Question reference: S2W-29608

Asked by: Derek Brownlee, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 03 November 2006
Current Status: Answered by Tavish Scott on 8 December 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) initial set up and (b) annual costs to (i) the Executive, (ii) local authorities, (iii) other public sector organisations or bodies and (iv) other individuals, organisations and bodies of the Edinburgh Tram (Line One) Act 2006 were projected to be in the Estimate of Expense and Funding Statement accompanying the Bill and what the actual (1) initial set up costs were and (2) costs have been to date since the Act came into force, in each category.

Question reference: S2W-29614

Asked by: Derek Brownlee, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 03 November 2006
Current Status: Answered by Tavish Scott on 8 December 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) initial set up and (b) annual costs to (i) the Executive, (ii) local authorities, (iii) other public sector organisations or bodies and (iv) other individuals, organisations and bodies of the Waverley Railway (Scotland) Act 2006 were projected to be in the Estimate of Expense and Funding Statement accompanying the Bill and what the actual (1) initial set up costs were and (2) costs have been to date since the Act came into force, in each category.

Question reference: S2W-29551

Asked by: Derek Brownlee, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 03 November 2006
Current Status: Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 6 December 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) initial set up and (b) annual costs to (i) the Executive, (ii) local authorities, (iii) other public sector organisations or bodies and (iv) other individuals, organisations and bodies of the Convention Rights (Compliance) (Scotland) Act 2001 were projected to be in the Financial Memorandum to the Bill and what the actual (1) initial set up costs were and (2) annual costs have been in each year since the Act came into force, in each category.

The Standing Orders of the Scottish Parliament require all Executive bills on introduction to be accompanied by a FinancialMemorandum which sets out the best estimates of the administrative, compliance andother costs to which the provisions of the bill would give rise, best estimatesof the timescales over which such costs would be expected to arise, and an indicationof the margins of uncertainty in such estimates. The Financial Memorandum must distinguishseparately such costs as would fall upon (a) the Scottish administration, (b) localauthorities and (c) other bodies, individuals and businesses. These memoranda arefreely available on the Parliament’s website.

Byway of comparable information actual initial set up costs and annual costs for theyear 2005-06 in the same categories as the Financial Memoranda is as follows.

Actual
Executive		Local Authorities		Other
Set Up	Annual	Set Up	Annual	Set Up	Annual
0	£386,000	0	0	0	0

Question reference: S2W-29537

Asked by: Derek Brownlee, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 03 November 2006
Current Status: Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 6 December 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) initial set up and (b) annual costs to (i) the Executive, (ii) local authorities, (iii) other public sector organisations or bodies and (iv) other individuals, organisations and bodies of the Sexual Offences (Procedure and Evidence) (Scotland) Act 2002 were projected to be in the Financial Memorandum to the Bill and what the actual (1) initial set up costs were and (2) annual costs have been in each year since the Act came into force, in each category.

Question reference: S2W-29542

Asked by: Derek Brownlee, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 03 November 2006
Current Status: Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 6 December 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) initial set up and (b) annual costs to (i) the Executive, (ii) local authorities, (iii) other public sector organisations or bodies and (iv) other individuals, organisations and bodies of the Bail, Judicial Appointments etc. (Scotland) Act 2000 were projected to be in the Financial Memorandum to the Bill and what the actual (1) initial set up costs were and (2) annual costs have been in each year since the Act came into force, in each category.

The Standing Orders of the Scottish Parliament require all Executive bills on introduction to be accompanied by a FinancialMemorandum which sets out the best estimates of the administrative, compliance andother costs to which the provisions of the bill would give rise, best estimatesof the timescales over which such costs would be expected to arise, and an indicationof the margins of uncertainty in such estimates. The Financial Memorandum must distinguishseparately such costs as would fall upon (a) the Scottish administration, (b) localauthorities and (c) other bodies, individuals and businesses. These memoranda arefreely available on the Parliament’s website.

Byway of comparable information actual initial set up costs and annual costs for theyear 2005-06 in the same categories as the Financial Memoranda is as follows:

Actual
Executive		Local Authorities		Other
Set Up	Annual	Set Up	Annual	Set Up	Annual
£1 million	£1.5 million	0	0	0	0

Question reference: S2W-29610

Asked by: Derek Brownlee, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 03 November 2006
Current Status: Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 6 December 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) initial set up and (b) annual costs to (i) the Executive, (ii) local authorities, (iii) other public sector organisations or bodies and (iv) other individuals, organisations and bodies of the Senior Judiciary (Vacancies and Incapacity) (Scotland) Act 2006 were projected to be in the Financial Memorandum to the Bill and what the actual (1) initial set up costs were and (2) costs have been to date since the Act came into force, in each category.

Question reference: S2W-30098

Asked by: Derek Brownlee, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 November 2006
Current Status: Answered by Ross Finnie on 5 December 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-29102 by Ross Finnie on 13 November 2006, how many people were employed in the (a) fishing, (b) farming and (c) manufacturing sector in (i) 1997, (ii) 1999 and (iii) the last year for which figures are available, broken down by (1) Scottish parliamentary constituency, (2) enterprise company area and (3) local authority area in the South of Scotland.

1. The number of people employedin sea fishing broken down by enterprise company area and local authority area inthe South of Scotland for the years 1997, 1999 and 2005 (latest data available)are given in the following tables. Figures are not available by Scottish ParliamentaryConstituency.

Fishermen Employed by EnterpriseCompany Area in the South of Scotland

Local Enterprise Company	1997	1999	2005
Ayrshire	608	575	450
Borders	181	145	116
Dumfries and Galloway	289	290	206
Lanarkshire	-	-	-

Fishermen Employed by Local AuthorityArea in the South of Scotland

Local Authority Area	1997	1999	2005
Dumfries and Galloway	289	290	206¹
East Ayrshire	-	-	-
Scottish Borders	181	145	116
South Ayrshire	588	555	435²
South Lanarkshire	-	-	-

Notes:

1. The figure for Dumfries and Galloway includes11 fishermen employed in Portpatrick which were incorrectly assigned to South Ayrshirein table 12 of the Scottish Sea Fisheries Statistics 2005.

2. The figure for South Ayrshireexcludes nine fishermen employed in Cumbraes which were incorrectly assigned toSouth Ayrshire in table 12 of the Scottish Sea Fisheries Statistics 2005

2. The number of people employedin farming broken down by local authority area in the South of Scotland for theyears 1997, 1999 and 2006 (latest data available) are given in the following table.Figures are not available by Scottish parliamentary constituency or enterprisecompany area.

Employment in Farming by LocalAuthority Area in the South of Scotland

Local Authority Area	1997	1999	2006
Dumfries and Galloway	7,412	7,358	6,827
East Ayrshire	1,859	1,905	1,654
Scottish Borders	4,439	4,306	4,280
South Ayrshire	1,589	1,583	1,455
South Lanarkshire	2,636	2,586	2,429

3. The number of people employedin manufacturing broken down by (1) Scottish parliament constituency, (2) enterprisecompany area and (3) local authority area in the South of Scotland for the years1998, 1999 and 2004 (latest data available) are shown in the following tables.

Manufacturing Employment by Scottish Parliament Constituency in the South

of Scotland

Scottish Parliament Constituency	1997	1999	2004
Ayr	5,100	5,500	4,400
Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley	5,300	4,300	2,300
Clydesdale	4,000	3,800	1,600
Cunninghame South	8,800	7,700	4,700
Dumfries	6,500	6,400	4,900
East Lothian	3,300	2,200	1,600
Galloway and Upper Nithsdale	3,500	3,400	2,600
Roxburgh and Berwickshire	6,100	6,300	5,100
Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale	4,600	3,800	2,400

Source: Annual Business Inquiry,Annual Employee Survey rescaled analysis.

Notes:

1. Figures have been roundedto the nearest hundred.

2. Data for 1997 and 1999 arebased on 1991 census wards. Data for 2004 are based on 2003 CAS wards.

3. These data are based on asurvey and are therefore subject to a degree of error. Therefore any changes overtime may not be significant

Manufacturing Employment by EnterpriseCompany Area in the South of Scotland

Local Enterprise Company	1998	1999	2004
Ayrshire	27,100	25,800	17,000
Borders	8,300	9,200	7,200
Dumfries and Galloway	10,000	9,800	7,500
Lanarkshire	44,300	43,800	31,900

Source: Annual Business Inquiry.

Notes:

1. Figures have been roundedto the nearest hundred.

2. Data for 1998 and 1999 arebased on 1991 census wards. Data for 2004 are based on 2003 CAS wards.

3. These data are based on asurvey and are therefore subject to a degree of error. Therefore any changes overtime may not be significant.

4. Consistent data for EnterpriseCompany Areas are not available prior to 1998

Manufacturing Employment by LocalAuthority Area in the South of Scotland

Local Authority Area	1998	1999	2004
Dumfries and Galloway	10,000	9,800	7,500
East Ayrshire	7,700	7,200	4,600
Scottish Borders	8,300	9,200	7,200
South Ayrshire	8,900	8,500	5,900
South Lanarkshire	22,400	23,300	17,400

Source: Annual Business Inquiry,Annual Employee Survey rescaled analysis.

Notes:

1. Figures have been roundedto the nearest hundred.

2. Data for 1997 and 1999 arebased on 1991 census wards. Data for 2004 are based on 2003 CAS wards.

3. These data are based on asurvey and are therefore subject to a degree of error. Therefore any changes overtime may not be significant.

Question reference: S2W-29598

Asked by: Derek Brownlee, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 03 November 2006
Current Status: Answered by Tavish Scott on 4 December 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) initial set up and (b) annual costs to (i) the Executive, (ii) local authorities, (iii) other public sector organisations or bodies and (iv) other individuals, organisations and bodies of the Transport (Scotland) Act 2005 were projected to be in the Financial Memorandum to the Bill and what the actual (1) initial set up costs were and (2) annual costs have been in each year since the Act came into force, in each category.

Question reference: S2W-30061

Asked by: Derek Brownlee, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 November 2006
Current Status: Answered by Tom McCabe on 4 December 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-29675 by Mr Tom McCabe on 17 November 2006, how many new efficiency projects it has (a) identified and (b) implemented since November 2005 and what the total value is of those projects.

In my answer to question S2W-29675I directed Mr Mather to the Executive’s website where detail of all efficiency projectscan be viewed:http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2006/03/31095821/0.

No new Efficiency TechnicalNotes for projects have been issued since November 2005. However, the 71 EfficiencyTechnical Notes that were re-issued in May 2006, have been developed and refinedto deliver £1,271 million of efficiency gains in 2007-08.

A number of Efficiency TechnicalNotes, for new projects have been developed and are being finalised, for inclusionin the next update of the Efficiency Technical Notes to be issued in the very nearfuture.

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