- Asked by: Derek Brownlee, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 03 November 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 23 November 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 Breastfeeding etc. (Scotland) Act 2004 were projected to be in the Financial Memorandum accompanying 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.
Answer
The Financial Memorandum to thebill is available on the Scottish Parliaments website.
The Executive is not aware ofany additional costs having been incurred to date as a result of the act.
- Asked by: Derek Brownlee, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 03 November 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Ross Finnie on 23 November 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 Animal Health and Welfare (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.
Answer
The Financial Memorandum to thebill is available on the Scottish Parliament’s website. The act received Royal assentJuly 2006. Actual costings are not therefore available yet.
- Asked by: Derek Brownlee, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 03 November 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Johann Lamont on 23 November 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 Debt Arrangement and Attachment (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.
Answer
The Standing Orders of the Scottish Parliament require allbills on introduction to be accompanied by a Financial Memorandum which sets out the best estimatesof the administrative, compliance and other costs to which the provisions of thebill would give rise, best estimates of the timescales over which such costs wouldbe expected to arise, and an indication of the margins of uncertainty in such estimates.The Financial Memorandum must distinguish separately such costs as would fall upon(a) the Scottish administration, (b) local authorities and (c) other bodies, individualsand businesses. These memoranda are freely available on the Scottish Parliament’swebsite.
By way of comparable informationon actual initial set up and annual costs after the Debt Arrangement and Attachment (Scotland) Act 2002 came into force, the annual cost for the year 2005-06in the same categories as the Financial Memoranda is as follows:
| Financial Memorandum |
| Executive | Local Authorities | Other |
| Set Up | Annual | Set Up | Annual | Set Up | Annual |
| £500,000 | £800,000 | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| Actual |
| Executive | Local Authorities | Other |
| Set Up | Annual | Set Up | Annual | Set Up | Annual |
| £967,320 | £49,250 | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil |
- Asked by: Derek Brownlee, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 03 November 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 22 November 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 Community Care and Health (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.
Answer
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 Scottish 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 |
| £1,800 | | | £220,000,000 | | £245,000 |
- Asked by: Derek Brownlee, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 03 November 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Robert Brown on 22 November 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 Commissioner for Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2003 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.
Answer
The Financial Memorandum to theBill is available on the Scottish Parliament’s website. The only quantifiable costsarising from provisions in the bill relate to the operation of the office of theCommissioner for Children and Young People. These costs are the responsibility of the Scottish Parliament Corporate Body.
- Asked by: Derek Brownlee, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 03 November 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 22 November 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 Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 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.
Answer
The Standing Orders of the Scottish Parliament require all Bills on introduction to be accompanied by a Financial Memorandumwhich sets out the best estimates of the administrative, compliance and other coststo which the provisions of the bill would give rise, best estimates of the timescalesover which such costs would be expected to arise, and an indication of the marginsof uncertainty in such estimates. The Financial Memorandum must distinguish separatelysuch costs as would fall upon (a) the Scottish administration, (b) local authoritiesand (c) other bodies, individuals and businesses. These memoranda are freely availableon the Scottish Parliament’s website.
Byway of comparable information on actual initial set up costs and quantifiable annualcosts for the year 2005-06 in the same categories as the Financial Memoranda isas follows.
| Actual |
| Executive | Local Authorities | Other |
| Set Up | Annual | Set Up | Annual | Set Up | Annual |
| £4,000 | £263,000 | £0 | £1,800,000 | £0 | £465,000 |
- Asked by: Derek Brownlee, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 03 November 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Johann Lamont on 21 November 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 Police and Fire Services (Finance) (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.
Answer
The Financial Memorandumto the bill is available on the Scottish Parliament’s website. The Executive isnot aware of any costs having been incurred as a result of the act.
- Asked by: Derek Brownlee, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 03 November 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Johann Lamont on 21 November 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 Baird Trust Reorganisation Act 2005 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) annual costs have been in each year since the Act came into force, in each category.
Answer
An Estimate of Expense and FundingStatement was not required to accompany the bill. The act follows a Private Billand the Executive holds no information about any related costs incurred by the promoterof the bill since the act came into force.
- Asked by: Derek Brownlee, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 03 November 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 21 November 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 Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003 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.
Answer
The Financial Memorandum to thebill is available on the Scottish Parliament’s website. The only costs incurredup to the end of 2005-06 that are attributable directly to the provisions in theact have fallen on the running costs of the Scottish Environment Protection Agency.These costs amounted to some £3.8 million in 2005-06. The provisions in the actthat would result in costs falling on other organisations only came into force inApril this year. Annual costs falling on these organisations are not therefore availableyet.
- Asked by: Derek Brownlee, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 03 November 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Patricia Ferguson on 21 November 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 National Galleries of Scotland Act 2003 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.
Answer
The National Galleries of ScotlandAct 2003 followed a Private Bill introduced by the Board of Trustees of the NationalGalleries of Scotland. As such, a Financial Memorandum was neither requiredas part of the legislative process nor prepared. The Executive has no direct locusin the Parliamentary procedures for Private Bills and holds no information aboutany costs incurred in relation to this act.
