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To ask the Scottish Executive what its total spending on Private Finance Initiative (PFI) consultants was in each year since 1999; how many full-time equivalent PFI consultants were employed over this period; what the implied average cost of each PFI consultant was, and how many PFI consultancy firms it has used over this period. The following table shows...
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Date answered:
10 March 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is, with regard to the situation in Scotland, on the Home Office view that following EU enlargement it is unlikely that there will continue to be a case for low-skill immigration schemes and that the schemes currently in existence should be phased out, as announced in the Home Office document, Controlling our...
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Date answered:
10 March 2005
This involves the measurement of the following indicatorsfor all projects: energy efficiencyas measured by average performance SAP ratingsaverageenergy (space + water heating) costs per annum (£)averageCO2 emissions per annum (tonnes)number ofnew units built on ‘brownfield’ sitesexistenceof a verifiable sustainable development policy (for RSLs engaged in ho...
The answer to question S1W-18842on 1 November 2001, refers to the research into the feasibility of combining existingdatasets such as the Scottish Household Survey and the Family Resources Survey toprovide a base of Scottish information on income. Following the conclusion of thisresearch, it was determined that this was not a robust solution to produce smal...
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Date answered:
28 February 2005
The total rate per person per week for residential care, including respite, will vary but the nationally agreed rates for publicly funded residents are currently £356 (without nursing care) and £417 (with nursing care).Following Spending Review 2004, we will make available an additional £37 million and £57.5 million to the independent care sector in 2006-07...
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Date answered:
25 January 2005
The available information for the relevant crime categories in the ScottishExecutive Justice Department classification of crimes and offences is given in the following table.Persons Convicted in Scottish Courts for Handling an Offensive Weapon1, 1992-2002 Year Possession of an Offensive Weapon3 Having in a Public Place an Article wit...
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Date answered:
24 January 2005
A breakdown of these totals is set out in the following table: Year Toll Revenue (£) Compensation Payments (£) 1995 397,599 0 1996 3,178,385 0 1997 3,253,993 0 1998 3,579,642 637,482 1999 3,666,434 712,723 2000 3,755,373 801,4...
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Date answered:
17 January 2005
I have asked Angiolina Foster, Chief Executive of Communities Scotland to respond. Her response is as follows:The following table gives details of the average cost of site acquisition per unit for affordable housing construction approved through registered social landlords and other bodies by Communities Scotland, and its predecessor organisation, in each o...
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Date answered:
13 January 2005
I have asked Angiolina Foster, Chief Executive of Communities Scotland to respond. Her response is as follows:The following table gives details of the number of units approved through Registered Social Landlords by Communities Scotland, and its predecessor organisation, since 1989-90.