- Asked by: Jeremy Purvis, MSP for Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Friday, 10 September 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 22 September 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on the recommendations by the Capital Strategy Group on the future handling of capital resources across NHSScotland.
Answer
The Scottish Government has accepted the recommendations of the Capital Strategy Group regarding the future handling of capital resources across NHSScotland.
- Asked by: Jeremy Purvis, MSP for Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Friday, 10 September 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 22 September 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how the membership of the Capital Strategy Group on the future handling of capital resources across NHSScotland was decided.
Answer
The membership of the Capital Strategy Group was decided by the Scottish Government following engagement with NHSScotland Chief Executives, Directors of Finance and the NHSScotland Strategic Facilities Group.
- Asked by: Jeremy Purvis, MSP for Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Friday, 10 September 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 21 September 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive which new capital investment projects by NHS boards it considers would benefit from the use of private finance.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-36226 on 21 September 2010. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
- Asked by: Jeremy Purvis, MSP for Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Friday, 10 September 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 21 September 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what assessment it has made of the change in Scotland’s corporation tax receipts if Scotland had been an independent country at the time of the UK Government’s bail-out of the Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds TSB/HBOS.
Answer
Estimates of the tax revenue which could have been raised during this period had Scotland been independent are not available.
- Asked by: Jeremy Purvis, MSP for Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Friday, 10 September 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 21 September 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will task the Scottish Futures Trust with advising NHS boards on the use of private finance for new capital investment projects.
Answer
The Scottish Futures Trust (SFT) is advising a number of NHS boards regarding future capital projects. Such advice includes, but is not limited to, issues regarding the use of private finance. For example, SFT is leading on the delivery of the hub Initiative which will deliver community facilities for a range of public sector bodies and for which public capital and private finance can be applied.
- Asked by: Jeremy Purvis, MSP for Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Friday, 10 September 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 21 September 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers that Scotland’s corporation tax receipts would have risen or fallen since the start of the last spending review if Scotland had been an independent country.
Answer
Estimates of the tax revenue which could have been raised during this period had Scotland been independent are not available.
- Asked by: Jeremy Purvis, MSP for Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Friday, 10 September 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 21 September 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on NHS boards using private finance in new capital investment.
Answer
The Scottish Government considers that the use of private finance should only be considered where value for money can be demonstrated. The Scottish Government believes that the Non Profit Distributing model demonstrates best value to the tax payer by capping private sector returns.
- Asked by: Jeremy Purvis, MSP for Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Friday, 10 September 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 21 September 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how many new private finance projects it anticipates will be tested by NHS boards under the recommendations made by the Capital Strategy Group on the future handling of capital resources across NHSScotland.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-36226 on 21 September 2010. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
- Asked by: Jeremy Purvis, MSP for Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Friday, 10 September 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 21 September 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Scottish Futures Trust has the expertise to advise on maximising benefit from new capital investment projects that use private finance.
Answer
Yes. Staff at Scottish Futures Trust have experience in both the private and public sector of delivering capital investment projects using private finance. This experience is demonstrated by SFT''s delivery £111 million of net savings and benefits for the taxpayer during 2009-10, its full year of operation.
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- Asked by: Jeremy Purvis, MSP for Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Friday, 10 September 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 21 September 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how much each NHS board has received in capital allocation in 2010-11.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-32579 on 22 March 2010. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
