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Schools – Total GrossCapital Expenditure (Including Payments Funded from Revenue)

Source: As reported byauthorities on Capital Payment Returns (CPR5).

Notes:

1. Includes nursery,primary, secondary and special schools

2. Figures do not include expenditureon Public Private Partnership (PPP) schemes, where the capital expenditure isincurred by the private sector partner, not the local authority. Authoritiesmake annual payments to their PPP partners over the contract period in respectof capital works, services and on-going maintenance.

Transport Scotland hasthe operational responsibility for this area, and can be contacted for more informationif required.

Notes:

1.Comparative Trend Data foryears 1996-97 to 2005-06 was published on the Scottish Executive website in October2004. This table updates the 2003-04 and 2004-05 numbers to reflect final outturn,the 2005-06 numbers to reflect the final budgets and adds numbers for 2006-07 and2007-08.

2. All numbers are shown on acash and accruals basis (i.e. capital charges have been excluded)

3. Transfers between departmentshave where possible been made for all 10 years on the basis of the 2004-05 positionfor comparability.

4. Certain one off expenditureand major transfers of responsibility (and funds) from Whitehall Departments havebeen excluded. These include:

Supporting People (£416/424/375/365/365in 2003-08), and

Rail Infrastructure (£338/338million in 2006-08).

5. FCSD figures exclude ScottishPublic Pensions Programme funds.

6. The significant dropin the Rural Affairs Department numbers between 1996-97 and 1997-98 was mainly dueto a drop in the Cap Market Support numbers of just under £100 million (the CapMarket Support number is agreed annually with the UK treasury, outside the Scottishblock) and in the water authorities Level 2. In 1997-98, 95 million of North ofScotland Water Authority’s debt was commuted. The 95 million was funded by Treasury.

Notes:

1.Comparative Trend Data foryears 1996-97 to 2005-06 was published on the Scottish Executive website in October2004. This table updates the 2003-04 and 2004-05 numbers to reflect final outturn,the 2005-06 numbers to reflect the final budgets and adds numbers for 2006-07 and2007-08.

2. All numbers are shown on acash and accruals basis (i.e. capital charges have been excluded)

3. Transfers between departmentshave where possible been made for all 10 years on the basis of the 2004-05 positionfor comparability.

4. Certain one off expenditureand major transfers of responsibility (and funds) from Whitehall Departments havebeen excluded. These include:

Supporting People (£416/424/375/365/365in 2003-08), and

Rail Infrastructure (£338/338million in 2006-08).

5. FCSD figures exclude ScottishPublic Pensions Programme funds.

6. The significant dropin the rural affairs numbers between 1996-97 and 1997-98 was mainly due to a dropin the Cap Market Support numbers of just under £100 million (the Cap Market Supportnumber is agreed annually with the UK treasury, outside the Scottish block) andin the water authorities Level 2. In 1997-98, 95 million of North of Scotland WaterAuthority’s debt was commuted. The 95 million was funded by Treasury.

7. Figures at 2004-05 pricesusing GDP deflators as at 23 December 2005.

The Improving Regulation in ScotlandUnit (IRIS) itself received few direct representations, either via correspondenceor through the IRIS hotline, from non-governmental bodies or the public in 2005.

The unit concentrates its effortson improving regulations by encouraging greater use of the Regulatory Impact assessmentprocess by policy makers.