- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 June 2011
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 24 June 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S4W-00521 by Nicola Sturgeon on 14 June 2011, whether it will provide details of the support and advice received by NHS Lothian from Scottish Government officials and the Scottish Futures Trust.
Answer
Scottish Government and Scottish Futures Trust officials have been working closely with NHS Lothian since November 2010 to help inform the strategic, financial, legal and procurement and governance aspects of the project.
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 June 2011
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 24 June 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what the initial estimated cost was of the new Royal Hospital for Sick Children and Department for Clinical Neurosciences in Edinburgh when the project was first signed off by ministers.
Answer
NHS Lothian submitted an initial agreement for the Royal Hospital for Sick Children in April 2006. The initial agreement for the Department of Clinical Neuroscience was submitted by NHS Lothian in June 2008.
Scottish Government approved the original outline business case for the Royal Hospital for Sick Children as a stand alone project in August 2008. Upon a review of the options available the capital cost of developing the preferred way forward at the Little France site was estimated to be £147.6 million excluding enabling works.
An outline business case for the Department of Clinical Neuroscience has not been submitted to Scottish Government for approval.
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 June 2011
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 24 June 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it expects the completion of the new Royal Hospital for Sick Children and Department for Clinical Neurosciences in Edinburgh to be delayed and, if so, how long the delay will be.
Answer
NHS Lothian previously sought Scottish Government approval for a new Royal Hospital for Sick Children using predominantly public funding. The project now being supported by the Scottish Government also incorporates the reprovision of the Department of Clinical Neurosciences.
The timescales for the delivery of the combined Royal Hospital for Sick Children and Department for Clinical Neurosciences project need to take into account the development of an integrated design, planning approval for a revised project scope and completion of a competitive dialogue procurement with bidders in 2012 to support a non-profit distribution funding model. NHS Lothian will confirm the project’s key milestone dates within an outline business case due for submission to the Scottish Government in November 2011. All parties, NHS Lothian, Scottish Government and Scottish Futures Trust are working together to ensure that any delay is minimised.
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 06 June 2011
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 14 June 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what support it will give NHS Lothian for the combined development of the new Royal Hospital for Sick Children and Department of Clinical Neurosciences in Edinburgh.
Answer
The Scottish Government is fully committed to the delivery of the combined development of the new Royal Hospital for Sick Children and Department of Clinical Neurosciences in Edinburgh. With support and advice from Scottish Government Officials and the Scottish Futures Trust, NHS Lothian will take the project forward as quickly as possible.
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 06 June 2011
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 14 June 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what financial assistance it will give NHS Lothian for the combined development of the new Royal Hospital for Sick Children and Department of Clinical Neurosciences in Edinburgh.
Answer
The Scottish Government's position on funding support for revenue financed projects was set out in a letter to NHS chief executives from the Director General Health and Social Care on 22 March 2011. That letter detailed those elements of unitary payments made under hub initiative Design Build Finance and Maintain projects and non-profit distributing projects that would attract Scottish Government revenue support. These arrangements state that 100% of the approved capital and financing elements, and 100% of special purpose vehicle costs and insurances would be covered by Scottish Government support. In addition, 50% of the charge relating to lifecycle maintenance will be supported. Funding support will be dependant on the approval of appropriate business cases by Scottish Government with technical and commercial input provided by the Scottish Futures Trust. In addition to support for elements of the unitary payments due, the Scottish Government will be providing capital support for those elements of enabling works and equipment contained within approved business cases.
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 06 June 2011
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 14 June 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Wellbeing and Cities Strategy has had with the Scottish Futures Trust regarding the combined development of the new Royal Hospital for Sick Children and Department of Clinical Neurosciences in Edinburgh.
Answer
I have had no such discussions with the Scottish Futures Trust. NHS Lothian is receiving support and advice directly from Scottish Government Officials and the Scottish Futures Trust in the development of the project.
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 March 2011
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Current Status:
Answered by Fergus Ewing on 21 March 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the antisocial behaviour framework debate in the Parliament on 16 December 2010 (Official Report, c.31759), whether it will provide details of how Edinburgh is benefiting from the Community Wellbeing Champions Initiative.
Answer
In March 2010 I announced £100,000 in support of the Community Wellbeing Champions Initiative. So far the Initiative has been piloted in five areas across Scotland: Fife; Shetland; North Lanarkshire; South Lanarkshire, and Stirling.
Evaluation of these pilots is currently taking place, and a full report of the Initiative will be included in the second annual report to Parliament.
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 March 2011
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Current Status:
Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 21 March 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Forestry Commission Scotland renewables contracts announced by the Minister for Environment and Climate Change on 22 February 2011 require safeguarding locally based employment for construction and maintenance work as part of the tendering process.
Answer
Due to the nature of the commercial process undergone, Forestry Commission Scotland could not specify requirements in this way however, each developer has stressed as part of their submission the importance they attach to local development and sustainability.
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 March 2011
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Current Status:
Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 21 March 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will delay the eight month limit from the agreement of exclusivity arrangements for communities to put forward their own proposals for renewables contracts the Forestry Commission Scotland estate.
Answer
Communities are welcome to flag up their interest during the eight month period if they want to pursue a renewables project under the National Forest Land Scheme (NFLS) prior to the list of sites being finalised by the developer. Once that list is established communities will have another opportunity to take forward sites via the NFLS scheme for non allocated sites. They will be able to engage with the developers to avail of the negotiated Forestry Commission Scotland deal for a longer period after the exclusivity period prior to a planning application being made.
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 March 2011
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Current Status:
Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 21 March 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the option of joint investment opportunities to develop the forestry commission estate has been considered.
Answer
Yes, and the deals announced provide for Forestry Commission Scotland to become a joint venture partner in specific schemes should they chose to do so.
