- Asked by: George Foulkes, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 07 October 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 26 October 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what work is being undertaken by its Scottish Investment Bank Project team.
Answer
The Scottish Investment Bank project team is currently focused on developing the Scottish Loan Fund, which will sit under the auspices of the Scottish Investment Bank alongside the existing equity-based funds currently operated by Scottish Enterprise. Ongoing tasks currently include a public procurement exercise to appoint an independent fund manager and continuing discussions with private sector financial institutions with the aim of securing additional funding for the Scottish Loan Fund.
- Asked by: George Foulkes, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 07 October 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 26 October 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how many full-time equivalent staff and at what grade were employed in its Capital and Risk unit in (a) 2009-10, (b) 2008-09 and (c) 2007-08.
Answer
The Capital and Risk division was formed in August 2009 to further strengthen management of the Scottish Government''s capital programme. At the end of March 2010, the following full-time equivalent staff were employed:
- One deputy director;
- Two C2s;
- One B3;
- One B1.
- Asked by: George Foulkes, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 07 October 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 26 October 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what work is being undertaken by its Local Government – Council Tax Abolition unit.
Answer
The Local Government - Council Tax Abolition team, is part of the Local Government Division within the Scottish Government. Officials are currently working on a range of council tax policy and administration matters, including the development of measures to deliver a fairer local tax based on ability to pay.
- Asked by: George Foulkes, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 07 October 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 26 October 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how many full-time equivalent staff and at what grade are deployed in its Scottish Investment Bank Project team.
Answer
The Scottish Investment Bank project team is comprised of a combination of Scottish Enterprise, Highlands and Islands Enterprise and Scottish Government staff. At present, there are 3.5 full-time equivalent members of Scottish Government staff who work on the project and they are the following grades: 1 x Deputy Director, 1.4 x C1, 0.6 x B2 and 0.5 x A3. The majority of the project team is populated with a range of Scottish Enterprise, Highlands and Islands Enterprise and Scottish Government staff on a demand-led basis. Many of these team members are specialists in areas such as procurement or investment and join the team to undertake specific areas of work as required. This number and breakdown of staff has been consistent since the Scottish Investment Bank project team was formally established in January 2010.
- Asked by: George Foulkes, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 07 October 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 26 October 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how many full-time equivalent staff and at what grade are deployed in its Capital and Risk unit.
Answer
At the time of answer, the Capital and Risk division comprises of the following full-time equivalent staff:
- One Deputy Director;
- Two C2s;
- One C1;
- One B3;
- One B Fast Stream;
- One B2.
- Asked by: George Foulkes, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 07 October 2010
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Current Status:
Awaiting answer
To ask the Scottish Executive when it will provide a substantive answer to question S3W-35598, which received a holding reply on 31 August 2010.
Answer
Awaiting answer
- Asked by: George Foulkes, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 07 October 2010
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Current Status:
Awaiting answer
To ask the Scottish Executive what the hospitality bill was for events held in (a) Bute House and (b) Edinburgh Castle in (i) 2007-08, (ii) 2008-09 and (iii) 2009-10.
Answer
Awaiting answer
- Asked by: George Foulkes, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 07 October 2010
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Current Status:
Awaiting answer
To ask the Scottish Executive how many events were hosted by the First Minister in (a) Bute House and (b) Edinburgh Castle in (i) 2007-08, (ii) 2008-09 and (iii) 2009-10.
Answer
Awaiting answer
- Asked by: George Foulkes, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 20 September 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 7 October 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what vacant posts in its directorates with responsibility for the NHS have been left unfilled in the last 12 months as part of the cost-saving exercise.
Answer
Within the Scottish Government posts are created and removed regularly to reflect changing business needs. We do not hold a central record of unfilled posts. From 1 April, directors were asked to permanently remove from their staffing profile all unfilled vacancies and thereafter, stricter controls on replacing leavers were introduced. These measures were brought in to help control the costs of administration as the organisation manages significant budget reductions in 2010-11 and beyond.
- Asked by: George Foulkes, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 20 September 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 7 October 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what vacant posts in its directorates for learning and lifelong learning have been left unfilled in the last 12 months as part of the cost-saving exercise.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-36395 on 7 October 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.
