- Asked by: Derek Brownlee, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 06 March 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 17 March 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how many businesses will benefit from each discount band of the Small Business Bonus Scheme, also broken down by (a) local authority area and (b) parliamentary constituency.
Answer
We are currently gathering information at local authority level on the uptake of Small Business Bonus Scheme. Initial indications are that uptake of the scheme amongst eligible businesses has been strong.
- Asked by: Derek Brownlee, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 February 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 16 March 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-29590 by Rhona Brankin on 17 November 2006, whether actual costings are now available and, if so, what these are.
Answer
The main objectives of the Water Services etc. (Scotland) Act 2005 were to strengthen the economic regulation of the Scottish Water industry - including setting up the Water Industry Commission for Scotland - providing for competition in the non-household retail water sector and strengthening customer representation.
Detailed costs associated with each of these objectives can be found in relevant published reports in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre.
Costs associated with the operation of the Water Industry Commission and the development of retail competition in the non-household water market can be found in the commission''s 2007-08 Annual Accounts (Bib. number 47112).
Costs associated with the transfer of complaints handling functions from the commission to Waterwatch Scotland were minimal as these involved the transfer of existing complaints functions (with some additional functions established by the 2005 act) from the Water Industry Commission to Waterwatch Scotland. Waterwatch''s general operational costs can be found in its 2007-08 Annual Report (Bib. number 47506).
In general, the costs of the Water Industry Commission are recovered through a levy on Scottish Water and while no costs are imposed on other organisations all customers have benefited from the efficiencies brought about by regulation.
- Asked by: Derek Brownlee, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 February 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 16 March 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-29558 by Rhona Brankin on 21 November 2006, whether actual costings are now available and, if so, what these are.
Answer
Detailed costings for each sector are not held centrally.
The Impact Assessment which considers the costs and benefits of implementing measures aimed at improving the aquatic environment in the Scotland River Basin District in line with the requirements of the Water Environment and Water Services Act 2003 was placed on the Scottish Government''s website in January 2009.
- Asked by: Derek Brownlee, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 February 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Alex Neil on 13 March 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-29564 by Malcolm Chisholm on 4 December 2006, whether actual costings are now available and, if so, what these are.
Answer
The Homelessness etc (Scotland) Act 2003 is still in the process of being implemented. In any event, robust information on the costs of implementation is not held centrally as it is for each local authority and their partners to allocate resources for this purpose on the basis of local needs and priorities. It is not possible to accurately disaggregate costs which assist in preventing and tackling homelessness, whether specifically for the purposes of implementing this legislation or otherwise, across the wide range of bodies and activities this will encompass.
- Asked by: Derek Brownlee, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 February 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Fergus Ewing on 13 March 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-29596 by Malcolm Chisholm on 4 December 2006, whether actual costings are now available and, if so, what these are.
Answer
Details of actual substantive costings available centrally are set out in the following table in the same categories as the Financial Memorandum to the Charities and Trustee Investment Bill. The annual costs relate to 2006-07 and 2007-08:
| | Scottish Government | Local Authorities | Other bodies and Individuals |
| Set Up | Annual Costs | Set Up | Annual Costs | Set Up | Annual Costs |
| 2006-07 | £130,000 | £2,755,000 | Information not held | Information not held | Information not held | Information not held |
| 2007-08 | N/A | £3,054,248 |
The Scottish Government does not hold details of any expenditure by local authorities or others as an immediate consequence of the act.
- Asked by: Derek Brownlee, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 February 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 13 March 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-29599 by Lewis Macdonald on 20 November 2006, whether actual costings are now available and, if so, what these are.
Answer
Details of the actual costs available centrally are set out in the following table in the same categories as the Financial Memorandum to the Smoking, Health and Social Care (Scotland) Bill.
| Policy Area | Scottish Government | Health Boards | Local Authorities | Other Bodies |
| Smoking Set up costs 2006-08 costs 2007-08 costs | £1.65m for communication campaign and £0.024m for compliance help-line. Nil Nil | Nil Nil Nil | £0.6m £3.0m £2.5m | The Scottish Government does not hold details of any expenditure by other bodies as an immediate consequence of the Act The Scottish Government does not hold details of any expenditure by other bodies as an immediate consequence of the Act The Scottish Government does not hold details of any expenditure by other bodies as an immediate consequence of the Act. |
| Free Eye and Dental Checks Set up costs 2006-07 costs 2007-08 costs | £0.135m for free NHS eye examinations Nil for free NHS dental examinations. £43.283m for free NHS eye examinations £17.76m for free NHS dental examinations. This is the total cost of free dental examinations as it is not possible to separately identify the costs for those patients who were previously exempt from dental charges. £57.631m for free NHS eye examinations £18.408m for free NHS dental examinations. This is the total cost of free dental examinations as it is not possible to separately identify the costs for those patients who were previously exempt from dental charges. | Nil Nil Nil | Nil Nil Nil | Nil Nil Nil |
| Dentistry Set up costs 2006-07 costs 2007-08 costs | Nil Nil Nil | It is not possible to disaggregate any additional costs from the overall General Dental Services expenditure. It is not possible to disaggregate any additional costs from the overall General Dental Services expenditure. It is not possible to disaggregate any additional costs from the overall General Dental Services expenditure. | Nil Nil Nil | Nil Nil Nil |
| Listing Set up costs 2006-07 costs 2007-08 costs | Nil Nil Nil | Nil Nil Nil | Nil Nil Nil | £0.02m to NHS National Services Scotland. Nil Nil |
| Pharmacy Set up costs 2006-07 costs 2007-08 costs | Nil Nil Nil | Nil Nil Nil | Nil Nil Nil | Nil Nil Nil |
| Discipline Set up costs 2006-07 costs 2007-08 costs | Nil Nil Nil | Nil Nil Nil | Nil Nil Nil | Nil Nil Nil |
| Hep C Set up costs 2006-07 costs 2007-08 costs | Nil Nil Nil | Nil Nil Nil | Nil Nil Nil | Nil Nil Nil |
| Regulation of Care Amendments and Child Care etc Set up costs 2006-07 costs 2007-08 costs | Nil Nil Nil | Nil Nil Nil | Nil Nil Nil | Nil Nil Nil |
| Authorisation of Treatment Set up costs 2006-07 costs 2007-08 costs | Nil Nil Nil | Nil Nil Nil | Nil Nil Nil | Nil Nil Nil |
| Joint Ventures Set up costs 2006-07 costs 2007-08 costs | £0.81m Nil Nil | Nil Nil Nil | Nil Nil Nil | Nil Nil Nil |
| Scottish Hospital Endowments Research Trust Set up costs 2006-07 costs 2007-08 costs | Nil Nil Nil | Nil Nil Nil | Nil Nil Nil | Nil Nil Nil |
- Asked by: Derek Brownlee, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 February 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Fergus Ewing on 13 March 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-29604 by Johann Lamont on 21 November 2006, whether actual costings are now available and, if so, what these are.
Answer
The Financial Memorandum to the Family Law (Scotland) Act 2006 anticipated costs for the Scottish Legal Aid Board and the Scottish Court Service only. Data on actual costs is not held centrally.
- Asked by: Derek Brownlee, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 February 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Fergus Ewing on 13 March 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-29586 by Johann Lamont on 21 November 2006, whether actual costings are now available and, if so, what these are.
Answer
The only financial obligation arising as a result of the Tenements (Scotland) Act 2004 (the Act) is in terms of Section 18 of the Act which provides for an obligation on the owner of property to insure the property for the reinstatement value of that owner''s flat. There will therefore be an additional cost for those bodies, individuals and businesses who were not insured prior to the Act, or who had only insured their properties for market, rather than reinstatement value.
Although there would be costs associated with possible court actions under sections 5 and 6 of the Act for resolution of disputes, it was anticipated that the judicial salaries and court service costs, together with legal aid costs were capable of being absorbed within existing resources. These costs are not separately identifiable.2
- Asked by: Derek Brownlee, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 March 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 13 March 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it expects to receive any consequential increase in funding as a result of the announcement by HM Treasury that the UK Government will lend to PFI projects unable to raise debt finance from the private sector.
Answer
No. HM Treasury have made clear that there are no budget consequentials. However, PPP/PFI projects in the devolved administration areas will be eligible for consideration for support on the same terms as PPP/PFI projects elsewhere. Treasury have also made clear that any support will be in the form of loans bearing commercial rates of interest.
- Asked by: Derek Brownlee, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 February 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 12 March 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-29600 by Cathy Jamieson on 20 November 2006, whether actual costings are now available and, if so, what these are.
Answer
Details of actual substantive costings available centrally are set out in the following table in the same categories as the Financial Memorandum to the Management of Offenders etc. (Scotland) Bill. The annual costs relate to 2007-08 - the last full financial year.
Integrated management of offenders “ Community Justice Authorities
| Scottish Government | Local Authorities | Other Bodies and Individuals |
| Set up | Annual costs | Set up | Annual costs | Set up | Annual costs |
| | £193,750 per CJA | | | | |
Home Detention Curfew “ Costs to Scottish Government
| Scottish Government | Local Authorities | Other bodies and Individuals |
| Set up | Annual costs | Set up | Annual costs | Set up | Annual costs |
| | £5,119,781 inclusive of VAT | | | | |
The Scottish Government does not hold details of any expenditure by local authorities or others as an immediate consequence of the act.
