- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 July 2018
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Current Status:
Answered by Derek Mackay on 17 July 2018
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will seek a report from (a) auditors and (b) the accountable officer regarding the identity of the company that has reportedly received more than £475,000 from Scottish Enterprise in the last three years.
Answer
I refer the member to my answer to the question S5W-17585 on 17 July 2018.
All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx .
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 July 2018
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Current Status:
Answered by Derek Mackay on 17 July 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it will take to allow transparency regarding the identity of the company that has reportedly received more than £475,000 from Scottish Enterprise in the last three years.
Answer
I refer the member to my answer to the question S5W-17585 on 17 July 2018.
All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx .
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 July 2018
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Current Status:
Answered by Derek Mackay on 17 July 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what assurances it has sought regarding whether the company that has reportedly received more than £475,000 from Scottish Enterprise in the last three years has any links to (a) serving board members and (b) senior staff at Scottish Enterprise.
Answer
I refer the member to my answer to the question S5W-17585 on 17 July 2018.
All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx .
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 June 2018
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Current Status:
Answered by James Wolffe QC on 27 June 2018
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to the fifth supplementary to question S5F-02451 by Nicola Sturgeon on 14 June 2018 (Official Report, c. 18), in light of the First Minister's comment that "I am sure that the Lord Advocate will be listening carefully or, at least, that these comments [regarding progress with the inquiry into rendition flights] will be reported to him, but I will ensure that he is aware of them, and I will ask him to get in touch with John Finnie to give a progress report to the extent that he is able to", whether it will publish this progress report.
Answer
The criminal investigation by the Police Service of Scotland is ongoing. This is a complex and challenging investigation. Evidence has had to be sought and obtained from a number of different countries outwith the United Kingdom with a view to considering whether there is evidence of any potential offences over which the Scottish courts have jurisdiction.
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Monday, 25 June 2018
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 28 June 2018
Question to be taken in Chamber.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on 28 June 2018
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 June 2018
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 20 June 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how many radiologists have been hired by NHS Fife following the recent recruitment drive; how many posts remain vacant, and what action is being taken to fill these vacancies.
Answer
NHSScotland Boards are required to have the correct staff in place to meet the needs of the service and ensure high quality patient care. The Scottish Government works closely with Boards to support their efforts in staff recruitment.
NHS Fife have advised that as at 31st March, there were 10.7 WTE vacancies across all radiology sub specialisms.
The Scottish Government recognise that Radiology as a specialism is experiencing shortages both nationally and internationally. This is why, alongside the recruitment campaign, we have invested in increasing specialist training places, offering 10 extra radiology training places per year. Consultant staff and managers within NHS Fife continue to liaise with colleagues and the SE Deanery to identify potential candidates.
These discussions have resulted in the appointment of 1 Consultant in April 2018 and discussions are ongoing in respect of candidates who have, thus far, expressed an interest in working with NHS Fife as part of the international radiology recruitment campaign.
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Monday, 18 June 2018
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 21 June 2018
Question to be taken in Chamber.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on 21 June 2018
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 June 2018
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 20 June 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with NHS Fife regarding the withdrawal of primary care emergency services from St Andrews, and what action it will take to ensure that the town is considered an option for future service provision.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on 20 June 2018
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Monday, 04 June 2018
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 7 June 2018
Question to be taken in Chamber.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on 7 June 2018
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 May 2018
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Current Status:
Answered by Maree Todd on 31 May 2018
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-16245 by Maree Todd on 27 April 2018, how much funding each local authority requested for early learning and childcare in the expansion plan that was submitted, and how this compares with how much each has been allocated under the agreement.
Answer
Local authorities will receive additional annual revenue funding of £567 million in 2021-22 to support the expansion in entitlement to funded early learning and childcare to 1140 hours from August 2020. This is the first full financial year of the expansion.
This sum is based on local authority finance estimates submitted in March 2018, uprated for inflation, less an adjustment of £33.9 million to align local authority population projections to National Records of Scotland population projections (2014), as agreed between Scottish Ministers and COSLA Leaders.
Table 1 reconciles the estimated recurring revenue costs by 2021-22 submitted in March 2018 to the agreed allocation for 2021-22 per local authority.
Table 1 – Local authority revenue allocations for the expansion of early learning and childcare, financial year 2021-22
| 2021-22 Additional Revenue Costs per Finance Template | Inflationary adjustment | Population adjustment | 2021-22 Total allocation |
| | £ | £ | £ | £ |
Aberdeen City | 24,329,186 | 1,636,765 | (42,388) | 25,924,000 |
Aberdeenshire | 27,927,979 | 1,878,876 | (15,301) | 29,792,000 |
Angus | 10,353,046 | 696,509 | (547,134) | 10,503,000 |
Argyll & Bute | 8,938,679 | 601,357 | (151,882) | 9,389,000 |
Clackmannanshire | 4,726,807 | 318,000 | 0 | 5,045,000 |
Dumfries & Galloway | 12,504,612 | 841,257 | (1,167,568) | 12,179,000 |
Dundee City | 15,863,957 | 1,067,260 | 0 | 16,931,000 |
East Ayrshire | 13,915,631 | 936,185 | (1,259,224) | 13,593,000 |
East Dunbartonshire | 10,431,739 | 701,803 | 0 | 11,134,000 |
East Lothian | 13,920,257 | 936,496 | (2,298,016) | 12,559,000 |
East Renfrewshire | 7,916,954 | 532,619 | (1,586,952) | 6,862,000 |
Edinburgh, City of | 46,359,625 | 3,118,880 | (1,453,951) | 48,025,000 |
Eilean Siar | 2,859,127 | 192,350 | 0 | 3,051,000 |
Falkirk | 19,826,511 | 1,333,844 | (2,032,547) | 19,127,000 |
Fife | 37,368,523 | 2,513,996 | (3,072,398) | 36,810,000 |
Glasgow City | 60,656,877 | 4,080,739 | (5,268,682) | 59,469,000 |
Highland | 24,799,907 | 1,668,433 | 0 | 26,469,000 |
Inverclyde | 8,194,084 | 551,263 | 272,527 | 9,017,000 |
Midlothian | 17,700,433 | 1,190,810 | (5,368,297) | 13,524,000 |
Moray | 10,091,165 | 678,891 | 22,470 | 10,792,000 |
North Ayrshire | 13,948,876 | 938,421 | (338,241) | 14,549,000 |
North Lanarkshire | 38,321,925 | 2,578,137 | (2,968,683) | 37,931,000 |
Orkney Islands | 2,261,931 | 152,173 | (65,424) | 2,349,000 |
Perth & Kinross | 12,985,704 | 873,623 | 0 | 13,860,000 |
Renfrewshire | 21,326,034 | 1,434,726 | (232,450) | 22,528,000 |
Scottish Borders | 11,807,212 | 794,339 | 0 | 12,602,000 |
Shetland Islands | 2,942,470 | 197,957 | 0 | 3,140,000 |
South Ayrshire | 9,000,809 | 605,536 | 89,227 | 9,695,000 |
South Lanarkshire | 33,938,035 | 2,283,208 | (3,994,375) | 32,227,000 |
Stirling | 12,259,550 | 824,771 | (1,271,775) | 11,813,000 |
West Dunbartonshire | 9,109,303 | 612,835 | 0 | 9,723,000 |
West Lothian | 16,108,437 | 1,083,708 | (1,148,936) | 16,044,000 |
Scotland | 562,695,384 | 37,855,769 | (33,900,000) | 566,656,000 |
Local authorities will receive total capital funding of £476 million to support the expansion in entitlement to funded early learning and childcare to 1140 hours from August 2020. This funding will be provided over four financial years from 2017-18 to 2020-21 inclusive.
This sum is based on local authority finance estimates submitted in March 2018, less an adjustment of £36 million following the application of agreed capital funding principles to proposed new build projects, as agreed between Scottish Ministers and COSLA Leaders. These principles comprise area and cost reference rates and the exclusion of land purchase costs.
Table 2 reconciles the estimated capital costs of the expansion submitted in March 2018 to the agreed allocations per local authority.
Table 2 Total local authority capital allocations for the expansion of early learning and childcare (financial years 2017-18 to 2020-21 inclusive)
| | Total Capital Costs per Finance Template | Application of eligibility criteria | Total allocation |
| | £ | £ | £ |
Aberdeen City | 21,456,000 | 1,584,000 | 23,040,000 |
Aberdeenshire | 27,851,000 | (681,000) | 27,170,000 |
Angus | 9,466,000 | (726,000) | 8,740,000 |
Argyll & Bute | 7,661,000 | (871,000) | 6,790,000 |
Clackmannanshire | 4,427,000 | 553,000 | 4,980,000 |
Dumfries & Galloway | 9,124,000 | (14,000) | 9,110,000 |
Dundee City | 12,976,000 | (2,266,000) | 10,710,000 |
East Ayrshire | 23,079,000 | (1,469,000) | 21,610,000 |
East Dunbartonshire | 9,527,000 | (1,967,000) | 7,560,000 |
East Lothian | 14,092,000 | 828,000 | 14,920,000 |
East Renfrewshire | 15,629,000 | (3,359,000) | 12,270,000 |
Edinburgh, City of | 39,387,000 | 93,000 | 39,480,000 |
Eilean Siar | 3,079,000 | 161,000 | 3,240,000 |
Falkirk | 15,284,000 | 766,000 | 16,050,000 |
Fife | 32,349,000 | (3,969,000) | 28,380,000 |
Glasgow City | 54,389,000 | (10,259,000) | 44,130,000 |
Highland | 25,851,000 | 6,739,000 | 32,590,000 |
Inverclyde | 5,921,000 | 59,000 | 5,980,000 |
Midlothian | 17,651,000 | (1,121,000) | 16,530,000 |
Moray | 8,603,000 | (863,000) | 7,740,000 |
North Ayrshire | 12,975,000 | (1,535,000) | 11,440,000 |
North Lanarkshire | 26,761,000 | (6,411,000) | 20,350,000 |
Orkney Islands | 2,137,000 | 103,000 | 2,240,000 |
Perth & Kinross | 15,564,000 | (474,000) | 15,090,000 |
Renfrewshire | 13,303,000 | 707,000 | 14,010,000 |
Scottish Borders | 9,940,000 | (2,250,000) | 7,690,000 |
Shetland Islands | 3,321,000 | 169,000 | 3,490,000 |
South Ayrshire | 12,867,000 | 2,493,000 | 15,360,000 |
South Lanarkshire | 32,238,000 | (12,998,000) | 19,240,000 |
Stirling | 7,929,000 | (929,000) | 7,000,000 |
West Dunbartonshire | 5,774,000 | 106,000 | 5,880,000 |
West Lothian | 12,057,000 | 1,233,000 | 13,290,000 |
Scotland | 512,668,000 | (36,568,000) | 476,100,000 |
