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Questions and Answers
Date answered:
18 November 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what the level of public spending per head was in Scotland in each year since 1997, broken down by local authority area, and what comparative information it has on the equivalent figures for the rest of the United Kingdom.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
23 September 2005
It would be prejudicial to CalMac’s commercial interests to disclose how much CalMac intended to spend on bidding costs. Comparable information from other bidders would not be available to CalMac and it is essential that all bidders should be treated equally.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
2 September 2005
The statistics dealing with recorded crime and court proceedings are not directly comparable for a number of reasons. A person may be proceeded against for more than one crime or offence involving more than one victim, and a crime may be recorded in one year and proceedings taken in a subsequent year.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
16 August 2005
The total reported crime incidents in these car parks has reduced significantly compared with the previous year. Due to its success, the initiative intends to extend Park Mark to other city centre sites in the near future.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
16 March 2005
There is no national data collection on school bullying.The Scottish Executive draws on data from international surveys such as Health Behaviour of School-Age Children (HBSC).This World Health Organisation/European Union survey provides comparable data with 36 countries at four-yearly intervals and is conducted in Scotland by the University of Edinburgh.
It is the responsibility of the procuring public body to ensure that the PPP procurement route shows value for money compared to a conventional route, taking all relevant costs and benefits into account.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
24 December 2004
Local authorities with below average increases have thereforebeen assessed as having reduced expenditure needs compared to those with above averageincreases.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
22 December 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will publish a table of planned savings on a comparable basis to that in HM Treasury SR 2004 Statement, itemising planned savings as a result of its Efficient Government plans.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
21 December 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has on how progress being made by Scottish local authorities towards achieving significant improvements in domestic energy efficiency through the Home Energy Conservation Act 1995 compares to local authorities in England and Wales.