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Question reference: S4W-21194

Asked by: Jim Eadie, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 15 May 2014
Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 29 May 2014

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has received copies of the (a) minutes and (b) agenda of each of the meetings of the (i) Project Liaison Committee and (ii) Performance Review Committee referenced in the Key Terms of the project agreement for the new Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, dated 20 August 1998, and, if so, whether it will place copies of these in SPICe.

Question reference: S4W-21193

Asked by: Jim Eadie, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 15 May 2014
Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 29 May 2014

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on the (a) dates, (b) times, (c) locations and (d) attendees of each meeting of the (i) Project Liaison Committee and (ii) Performance Review Committee referenced in the Key Terms of the project agreement for the new Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, dated 20 August 1998, for each year since its inception and what matters were discussed.

Question reference: S4W-21195

Asked by: Jim Eadie, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 15 May 2014
Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 29 May 2014

To ask the Scottish Government what reporting mechanism is in place to ensure that it is appraised of the outcomes of the meetings of the (a) Project Liaison Committee and (b) Performance Review Committee referenced in the Key Terms of the project agreement for the new Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, dated 20 August 1998.

Question reference: S4W-21196

Asked by: Jim Eadie, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 15 May 2014
Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 29 May 2014

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on the membership of the (a) Project Liaison Committee and (b) Performance Review Committee referenced in the Key Terms of the project agreement for the new Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, dated 20 August 1988, for each year and whether it will publish the names of the committee members, their roles in NHS Lothian or its contractual partners and their remuneration.

Question reference: S4W-21200

Asked by: Jim Eadie, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 19 May 2014
Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 29 May 2014

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4O-03227 by Alex Neil on 15 May 2014 (Official Report, c. 31054), whether it will provide a breakdown by NHS board of the £1.3 million in annual savings for each of the 28 historical PFI agreements.

Question reference: S4W-21199

Asked by: Jim Eadie, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 19 May 2014
Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 29 May 2014

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4O-03227 by Alex Neil on 15 May 2014 (Official Report, c. 31054), whether it will provide a breakdown by NHS board of the (a) £215 million paid in unitary charges and (b) £86 million paid in service charges for each of the 28 historical PFI agreements for each year of the contract.

The unitary charges and service charges can be analysed between NHS boards as follows:

NHS Board	Total Unitary Payments £m	Service Charge Element £m
NHS Ayrshire & Arran	4.9	2.6
NHS Dumfries & Galloway	1.7	1.5
NHS Fife	19.7	4.0
NHS Forth Valley	38.6	19.7
NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde	27.9	5.4
NHS Highland	6.6	3.8
NHS Lanarkshire	50.2	27.9
NHS Lothian	53.3	19.1
NHS Tayside	12.3	2.6
Total	215.1	86.6

Question reference: S4W-21202

Asked by: Jim Eadie, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 19 May 2014
Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 29 May 2014

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4O-03227 by Alex Neil on 15 May 2014 (Official Report, c. 31054), how much of the £1.3 million in annual savings from PFI contracts has come from the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh contract.

Question reference: S4W-21192

Asked by: Jim Eadie, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 15 May 2014
Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 28 May 2014

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on the terms of reference for the (a) Project Liaison Committee and (b) Performance Review Committee referenced in the Key Terms of the project agreement for the new Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, dated 20 August 1998.

The functions of the Project Liaison Committee are:

a) to provide a means for the joint review of all aspects of the performance of the agreement

b) to provide a forum for joint strategic discussion considering actual and anticipated changes in the market and business of the board and the University, and possible variations of the agreement to reflect those changes or for the more efficient performance of this agreement.

The functions of the Performance Review Committee are:

a) to provide a means for the joint review of issues relating to all day to day aspects of the performance of the agreement

b) to discuss and seek to agree the service performance score for each of the services pursuant to the performance monitoring procedures

c) to review plans for programmed maintenance in the contract months following each meeting

d) to agree in advance of each contract year the schedule of small works rates for that contract year

e) to agree in advance of each contract year a schedule of rates and prices for any ad hoc parts of the services for which the service company is entitled to charge the board in terms of the relative service requirements

d) to discuss and seek to agree the information contained in pro forma payment certificates as contemplated pursuant to clause 23.5(e) of the contract

These functions are set out in the project agreement, which is available on NHS Lothian’s website, at:

http://www.nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk/OurOrganisation/KeyDocuments/Pages/RIE-PFI-Agreements.aspx

Documentation related to these committees, such as agendas and minutes, is held by NHS Lothian.

The management and monitoring of the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh private finance initiative contracts is the responsibility of NHS Lothian. Scottish Government officials meet regularly with representatives of NHS Lothian to discuss capital planning, property, asset management and performance issues. Any significant issues relating to the contract are raised by this route.

Question reference: S4F-02116

Asked by: Jim Eadie, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 19 May 2014
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 21 May 2014

To ask the First Minister what steps the Scottish Government is taking to promote the value of modern apprenticeships to employers and young people.

Question reference: S4O-03256

Asked by: Jim Eadie, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 May 2014
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 21 May 2014

To ask the Scottish Government what updates it receives from NHS Lothian regarding the operation of the key terms of the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh's private finance initiative contract.