- Asked by: Jamie Hepburn, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 31 July 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Fergus Ewing on 16 August 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how many personnel have been employed by each fire and rescue service or predecessor body in each year since 1990.
Answer
The information relatingto firefighters and control room staff is given in the tables Establishment andStrengths of Fire Brigades 1990 – 2006. A copy of which is available in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. number 43394). Information for supportstaff is not held centrally.
- Asked by: Jamie Hepburn, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 July 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 15 August 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what the total expenditure on PFI/PPP projects has been in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority area.
Answer
Table A shows theunitary charges paid by local authorities for PPP projects in each of the yearsfrom 1999-2000 to 2006-07.
Table B shows theunitary charges for PPP projects that are not readily identifiable with a localauthority area as they span more than one local authority area. The informationis provided in each of the years from 1999-2000 to 2006-07.
The unitary chargeis the amount paid by the public sector procuring body to the private sector consortiumfor the services it provides over the length of the contract. The services includecapital construction, lifecycle maintenance and facilities management, and not justthe upfront construction cost of the asset.
Table A: Unitary chargesof local authority PPP projects
| Local Authority Area | 1999-2000 (£ Million) | 2000-01 (£ Million) | 2001-02 (£ Million) | 2002-03 (£ Million) | 2003-04 (£ Million) |
| Aberdeenshire | | | 0.2 | 2.4 | 3.0 |
| Angus | | | | | |
| Argyll and Bute | | | 2.4 | 3.8 | 4.1 |
| City of Dundee | 0.8 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
| City of Edinburgh | | | | 13.4 | 18.0 |
| City of Glasgow | | | 7.0 | 35.8 | 41.3 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | | | | | |
| East Lothian | | | | | |
| East Renfrewshire | | | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.9 |
| Falkirk | | 11.7 | 11.8 | 12.0 | 12.1 |
| Fife | | | | | 4.2 |
| Highland | 6.9 | 6.4 | 5.6 | 7.5 | 10.6 |
| Midlothian | | | | | 2.0 |
| Moray | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
| North Ayrshire | | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| North Lanarkshire | | | | | |
| Perth and Kinross | 0.8 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.2 |
| Stirling | 0.5 | 0.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.1 |
| West Lothian | | | 2.5 | 7.8 | 9.2 |
| Local Authority Area | 2004-05 (£ Million) | 2005-06 (£ Million) | 2006-07 (£ Million) | Total (£ Million) |
| Aberdeenshire | 3.2 | 4.4 | 8.7 | 21.9 |
| Angus | | 2.6 | 5.3 | 7.9 |
| Argyll and Bute | 4.3 | 4.4 | 5.4 | 24.4 |
| City of Dundee | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 19.0 |
| City of Edinburgh | 18.6 | 18.6 | 18.6 | 87.2 |
| City of Glasgow | 42.1 | 42.9 | 43.7 | 212.8 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | | 4.3 | 5.9 | 10.2 |
| East Lothian | | 7.2 | 7.3 | 14.5 |
| East Renfrewshire | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 17.3 |
| Falkirk | 12.3 | 12.4 | 12.6 | 84.9 |
| Fife | 6.5 | 6.5 | 13.2 | 30.4 |
| Highland | 10.9 | 11.4 | 7.1 | 66.4 |
| Midlothian | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 15.3 |
| Moray | 1.8 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 14.1 |
| North Ayrshire | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 9.0 |
| North Lanarkshire | | 0.5 | 5.4 | 5.9 |
| Perth and Kinross | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 15.7 |
| Stirling | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 22.2 |
| West Lothian | 9.2 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 47.1 |
Table B: Unitary Chargesof PPP Projects which Span More than One Local Authority Area
| | 1999-2000 (£ Million) | 2000-01 (£ Million) | 2001-02 (£ Million) | 2002-03 (£ Million) | 2003-04 (£ Million) |
| Water and Sewerage | | | | | |
| Inverness Main Drainage/Fort William Sewage Treatment | 7.1 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.0 |
| Tay Waste Water Project | | | 8.2 | 19.4 | 18.4 |
| Aberdeen sewage and sludge treatment | | | 2.5 | 14.5 | 13.5 |
| Moray Coast Waste Water Project | | | | 6.0 | 10.3 |
| Almond Valley, Esk Valley and Seafield Sewage Scheme | | | | 17.7 | 18.3 |
| Levenmouth Purification Scheme | | | | 2.7 | 7.7 |
| Dalmuir Sewage Treatment | | | | 6.7 | 7.0 |
| Daldowie/Shieldhall Sludge Treatment Centres | | | | 5.4 | 14.3 |
| Meadowhead Sewage Treatment | | | | 8.2 | 11.2 |
| Health | | | | | |
| NHS Ayshire and Arran | | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 3.5 |
| NHS Dumfries and Galloway | | | 0.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| NHS Grampian | | | | | 1.9 |
| NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde | | | | | 5.4 |
| NHS Highland | | 2.2 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.2 |
| NHS Lanarkshire | | | | | 3.9 |
| NHS Lothian | | 0.4 | 5.5 | 19.3 | 41.8 |
| NHS Tayside | | | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.0 |
| Justice ¹ | | | | | |
| National Roads and Transport | | | | | |
| M6 DBFO | 21.3 | 22.1 | 20.0 | 21.9 | 20.7 |
| M77/Glasgow Southern Orbital Road (SE/East Renfrewshire) ² | | | | | 0.6 |
| Social Work | | | | | |
| SCRA - Integrated Information System | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 3.0 |
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| Police Force Training Centre, East Kilbride | | | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.1 |
| | 2004-05 (£ Million) | 2005-06 (£ Million) | 2006-07 (£ Million) | Total (£ Million) |
| Water and Sewerage | | | | |
| Inverness Main Drainage/Fort William Sewage Treatment | 8.0 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 59.2 |
| Tay Waste Water Project | 19.6 | 18.9 | 19.3 | 103.8 |
| Aberdeen sewage and sludge treatment | 14.1 | 15.4 | 15.7 | 75.7 |
| Moray Coast Waste Water Project | 10.6 | 10.9 | 10.8 | 48.6 |
| Almond Valley, Esk Valley and Seafield Sewage Scheme | 18.2 | 18.5 | 19.7 | 92.4 |
| Levenmouth Purification Scheme | 8.5 | 8.9 | 11.9 | 39.7 |
| Dalmuir Sewage Treatment | 7.1 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 33.5 |
| Daldowie/Shieldhall Sludge Treatment Centres | 15.3 | 14.3 | 15.4 | 64.7 |
| Meadowhead Sewage Treatment | 11.3 | 11.4 | 11.5 | 53.6 |
| Health | | | | |
| NHS Ayshire and Arran | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 17.6 |
| NHS Dumfries and Galloway | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 7.2 |
| NHS Grampian | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 7.7 |
| NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde | 5.5 | 5.8 | 6.6 | 23.3 |
| NHS Highland | 3.4 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 24.4 |
| NHS Lanarkshire | 39.8 | 42.1 | 42.7 | 128.5 |
| NHS Lothian | 45.1 | 46.2 | 47.9 | 206.2 |
| NHS Tayside | 3.2 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 17.3 |
| Justice ¹ | | | | |
| National Roads and Transport | | | | |
| M6 DBFO | 20.5 | 19.5 | 23.2 | 169.2 |
| M77/Glasgow Southern Orbital Road (SE/East Renfrewshire) ² | 0.7 | 10.2 | 11.8 | 23.3 |
| Social Work | | | | |
| SCRA - Integrated Information System | 2.1 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 16.8 |
| Other | | | | |
| Police Force Training Centre, East Kilbride | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 18.8 |
Notes:
1. Information on the unitary charge for KilmarnockPrison is available in the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) Annual Reports which canbe found at http://www.sps.gov.uk/Default.asp?menuid=230.
2. The M77/GSO isa joint project between the Executive, East Renfrewshire and South Lanarkshire Councils.
- Asked by: Jamie Hepburn, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 31 July 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Maxwell on 15 August 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what the average house price has been in each local authority area in each year since 1995.
Answer
The information requestedruns to six pages and is detailed in Annual average house price in each LocalAuthority since 1995, a copy of which has been placed in the Scottish ParliamentInformation Centre (Bib. number 43334).
- Asked by: Jamie Hepburn, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 July 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 14 August 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what support it gives to the social enterprise sector.
Answer
Our current frameworkfor support to the social enterprise sector is contained in Better business – a strategy and action plan forsocial enterprise in Scotland (Bib. number 42840) which highlights the importantcontribution a social enterprise business model can make to life in Scotland. It also contains a £1.5 million action plan for 2007-08intended to grow and develop social enterprise. We intend to build on the foundationof this strategy in considering the need for further support as part of the forthcomingspending review.
- Asked by: Jamie Hepburn, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 July 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 14 August 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what proportion of Scottish GDP is generated by social enterprises.
Answer
It has been estimatedthat social enterprises in Scotland contribute around £600 million to GDP, butwe currently do not have moreprecise figures. Research we will do as part of Better business – a strategy and action plan for socialenterprise in Scotland, a copyof which is available in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. number 42840), will help clarify this further.
- Asked by: Jamie Hepburn, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 July 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 14 August 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what it considers the role and value of social enterprise is to society and the economy.
Answer
Social enterprisecan combine trading and business skills with social, community and environmentalaims to make a real contribution to the purpose and five strategic objectives of the Scottish Government and we are committed to helping the sector reach its potentialin Scotland.
- Asked by: Jamie Hepburn, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 27 July 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Maureen Watt on 14 August 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how many school leavers it estimates have not acquired the basic standards of (a) numeracy and (b) literacy in each year since 1999.
Answer
The number and percentageof school leavers who left school without a maths or English qualification at SCQFlevel 3 or better is contained in the following table:
| School Year | English | Maths |
| Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage |
| 1998-99 | 3,744 | 6.6% | 4,012 | 7.1% |
| 1999-2000 | 3,472 | 6.3% | 3,666 | 6.6% |
| 2000-01 | 3,858 | 6.7% | 3,883 | 6.8% |
| 2001-02 | 3,886 | 6.7% | 4,025 | 7.0% |
| 2002-03 | 3,847 | 6.7% | 4,404 | 7.7% |
| 2003-04 | 3,628 | 6.2% | 4,259 | 7.3% |
| 2004-05 | 3,771 | 6.5% | 4,463 | 7.7% |
| 2005-06 | 3,615 | 6.2% | 4,125 | 7.1% |
SCQF Level 3 is equivalentto a standard grade foundation pass or an Access 3 cluster.
- Asked by: Jamie Hepburn, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 27 July 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 14 August 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what proportion and number of businesses established with the assistance of Business Gateway start-up grants were still in operation beyond the (a) first, (b) second, (c) third, (d) fourth, and (e) fifth year.
Answer
This is an operationalmatter for Scottish Enterprise. I will ask its Chief Executive to write to you inresponse to this question.
- Asked by: Jamie Hepburn, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 July 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 14 August 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what the total amount of uncollected water rates has been in each year since 1995.
Answer
The questions raisedare of an operational nature. I have therefore asked the Chief Executive of ScottishWater to reply. His response is:
| Financial Year | £ Million |
| 1996-97 | 65.3 |
| 1997-98 | 64.3 |
| 1998-99 | 57.4 |
| 1999-2000 | 61.1 |
| 2000-01 | 78.8 |
| 2001-02 | 101.4 |
| 2002-03 | 100.1 |
| 2003-04 | 90.5 |
| 2004-05 | 67.8 |
| 2005-06 | 31.9 |
The information istaken from the annual accounts published by Scottish Water and its predecessor organisations.Figures for 2006-07 have yet to be published. The local authorities were responsiblefor the water industry prior to 1996. The information sought from that time is notheld centrally.
- Asked by: Jamie Hepburn, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 July 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 14 August 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how much has been raised through water rates in each year since 1995.
Answer
| | £ Million |
| 1996-97 | 524.8 |
| 1997-98 | 548.6 |
| 1998-99 | 597.5 |
| 1999-2000 | 640.4 |
| 2000-01 | 753.8 |
| 2001-02 | 865.3 |
| 2002-03 | 894.2 |
| 2003-04 | 950.9 |
| 2004-05 | 932.1 |
| 2005-06 | 973 |
The information istaken from the annual accounts published by Scottish Water and its predecessor organisations.Figures for 2006-07 have yet to be published. The local authorities were responsiblefor the water industry prior to 1996. The information sought from that time is notheld centrally.
