- 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 Council of the Law Society 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 Financial Memorandum to themember’s bill is available on the Scottish Parliament’s website. The Executive isnot aware of any significant 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 Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 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 Memorandumto the bill is available on the Scottish Parliament’s website. Much of the workrelating to the projected annual costs is still in progress. Comparable figuresfor actual costs 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 Lewis Macdonald on 20 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 Mental Health (Public Safety and Appeals) (Scotland) Act 1999 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 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
- 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 Cathy Jamieson on 20 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 International Criminal Court (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 Memorandum to thebill is available on the Scottish Parliament’s website. No costs have been incurredsince 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 Cathy Jamieson on 20 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 Criminal Procedure (Amendment) (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 Financial Memorandum to thebill is available on the Scottish Parliament’s website. No additional costs havebeen 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 Cathy Jamieson on 20 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 Management of Offenders etc. (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.
Answer
The Financial Memorandum to thebill is available on the Scottish Parliament’s website. Implementation of the provisionsin the act is still underway. Comparable figures for actual costs are not thereforeavailable 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 Cathy Jamieson on 20 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 Prohibition of Female Genital Mutilation (Scotland) Act 2005 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 Parliament’s website. No significant costs havebeen incurred as a result of the act since it 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 Lewis Macdonald on 20 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 Smoking, Health and Social Care (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.
Answer
The Financial Memorandum to thebill is available on the Scottish Parliament website. Many of the provisions inthe act have been implemented for less than a year and some have yet to commence.Comparable figures for actual costs 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 Lewis Macdonald on 20 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 Regulation of Care (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 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 |
| Care Commission | £15.8 million* | £16.3 million | NIL | £2.5 million | NIL | £10.3 million |
| Scottish Social Services Council | NIL | £5.2 million | NIL | NIL | NIL | £307,000 |
Note: *A small proportion of the start-up costs were attributable to the Scottish Social Services Council inrespect of accommodation (HQ’s of both organisations are co-located in Dundee); sharedstaff (finance and HR) and some aspects of facilities management. A breakdown of the total is not available.
- 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 Cathy Jamieson on 20 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 Protection of Children and Prevention of Sexual Offences (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.
Answer
The Financial Memorandum to thebill is available on the Scottish Parliament’s website. No material costs have beenincurred as a result of the act since it came into force.
