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The Executive accept the findingsof the European Commission (CION) investigation but this simply looked at cost ofproduction and supply to the EU market. The investigation did not compare environmentalor health standards.
To ask the Scottish Executive what the average household water charge is for (a) metered, (b) non-metered and (c) all households for 2006-07 and what information it has about how this compares with England and Wales. Scottish Water’s averagehousehold water and sewerage charge for 2006-07 is £287.
To ask the Scottish Executive what the present fertility rate is and what the comparative rates were (a) 5, (b) 10, (c) 15, (d) 20 and (e) 25 years ago.
To ask the Scottish Executive how costs incurred on each PFI and PPP project since 1999 compare with the capital costs that would have been incurred had each project been funded through traditional procurement methods.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
10 November 2005
As part of the commitment to increase teacher numbers to 53,000 by 2007, recruitment to science and maths Postgraduate Certificate in Education courses have increased significantly compared to 2002-03. S2O-08036
I refer the member to the National StatisticsPublication: Social Focus on Urban Rural Scotland 2003 which gives a variety ofdata comparing pupils by urban/rural location.
To ask the Scottish Executive how many times public sector comparators for PPP or PFI projects have been reappraised before a final decision has been made on a project in each of the last five years.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
15 January 2004
The evaluation of therestriction of liberty (RLO) order pilot found that the cost of an RLO was £2,500for a three-month order and £4,860 for a six-month order. This compared with£13,456 as the average cost of a six-month prison sentence.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
14 August 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has on the comparative pay and conditions of staff employed at HM Prison Kilmarnock and at publicly-owned prisons.