- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 June 2020
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Current Status:
Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 2 July 2020
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the publication of the 2019 decision paper, Asset Replacement, by the Water Industry Commission for Scotland, what cost allowance the Commission has used for additional cost pressures arising from (a) replacing assets while not interrupting service, (b) replacing assets in more developed areas and (c) new regulations, and whether it will publish details of the calculations and analysis the Commission used to form its view.
Answer
This is a matter for the Water Industry Commission for Scotland, and I have asked them to respond directly in writing to your question.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 June 2020
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Current Status:
Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 2 July 2020
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the publication of the 2020 decision paper, Prospects for Prices, by the Water Industry Commission for Scotland, what the assumptions are for government borrowing in the statistical modelling to 2040-41.
Answer
This is a matter for the Water Industry Commission for Scotland, and I have asked them to respond directly in writing to your question.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 June 2020
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Current Status:
Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 2 July 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether it was formally or informally consulted by the Water Industry Commission for Scotland prior to the publication of the 2020 decision paper, Prospects for Prices, and whether it formally or informally indicated that it was content with the decision paper to be published.
Answer
The Scottish Government is in close and regular contact with the Commission on a wide range of issues and was fully aware of the plan to publish the 2020 decision paper. The economic regulator is independent and as such it is not for the Scottish Government to signal whether it is content or otherwise.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 June 2020
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Current Status:
Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 2 July 2020
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the publication of the 2020 decision paper, Prospects for Prices, by the Water Industry Commission for Scotland, what analysis the Commission undertook to arrive at the figure of up to £150 million that could result from including emissions in appraisals, and whether it will publish any such analysis.
Answer
This is a matter for the Water Industry Commission for Scotland, and I have asked them to respond directly in writing to your question.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 June 2020
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Current Status:
Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 2 July 2020
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the publication of the 2019 decision paper, Asset Replacement, by the Water Industry Commission for Scotland, how the figure of an additional £50 million per annum for service improvements and growth was calculated and whether it will publish the methodology used.
Answer
This is a matter for the Water Industry Commission for Scotland, and I have asked them to respond directly in writing to your question.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 June 2020
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Current Status:
Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 2 July 2020
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the publication of the 2020 decision paper, Prospects for Prices, by the Water Industry Commission for Scotland, what the duties and powers are of the Commission to set a (a) maximum charge cap and (b) minimum charge level; for what period a charge cap or minimum charge level must be set, and where any such duties are set out in statute.
Answer
The Commission’s duties are set out in the Water Industry (Scotland) Act 2002, as amended by the Water Services etc. (Scotland) Act 2005. The process of determining charges is set out in section 29B of the Water Industry (Scotland) Act 2002.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 June 2020
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Current Status:
Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 2 July 2020
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the publication of the 2020 decision paper, Prospects for Prices, by the Water Industry Commission for Scotland, who the stakeholders are that Scottish Water has to satisfy and reassure that it is performing well and in line with ethical business practice.
Answer
The Scottish Government welcomes Scottish Water’s adoption of the principles of Ethical Business Practice and expects it to engage as widely as possible with customers, communities and water industry organisations.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 June 2020
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Current Status:
Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 2 July 2020
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the publication of the 2020 decision paper, Prospects for Prices, by the Water Industry Commission for Scotland, in the absence of a hard budget constraint, how the customer interest that they are not charged more than necessary is secured.
Answer
Section 29G of the Water Industry (Scotland) Act 2002 provides that Scottish Water must deliver the Objectives set by Scottish Ministers at lowest reasonable overall cost. In determining charges under section 29B, the Commission will identify the lowest reasonable cost of delivering those objectives.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 May 2020
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Current Status:
Answered by Jeane Freeman on 2 July 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how many tests for COVID-19 have been carried out on people with (a) learning disabilities and (b) other support needs who are resident in care homes.
Answer
The COVID-19 data and trend charts for Scotland are published daily and provide a range of information, including the number of care homes notifying cases of COVID-19 and the number of suspected cases of COVID-19 in care homes. The data also includes the daily number of people in hospital with confirmed or suspected COVID-19 but does not include details on how many of these are care home residents or staff. The cumulative number of people tested and the number of positive and negative tests is also provided.
Weekly data on COVID-19 in adult care homes in Scotland is available at: https://www.gov.scot/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-additional-data-about-adult-care-homes-in-scotland/
You can find figures updated every day at 2pm (including care home data) here: Coronavirus (COVID-19): Daily data for Scotland .
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 June 2020
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Current Status:
Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 2 July 2020
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the publication of the 2020 decision paper, Prospects for Prices, by the Water Industry Commission for Scotland, whether a media release for this was issued and, if so, which media outlets in Scotland it was sent to.
Answer
This is a matter for the independent economic regulator, the Water Industry Commission for Scotland, and I have asked them to respond directly in writing to your question.