- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 17 March 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 27 March 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive how many copies of People and Place: Regeneration Policy Statement were produced.
Answer
Three thousand, five hundredand five copies of the Regeneration Policy Statement: People and Placewere produced. Six thousand, one hundred and two copies of the Summary documentwere produced.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 17 March 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 27 March 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive who received posted copies of People and Place: Regeneration Policy Statement.
Answer
Two thousand, one hundredand fifty-five copies of the Regeneration Policy Statement: People and Placeand the Summary document were posted to a wide range of organisations inthe public, private and voluntary sectors involved in regeneration in additionto distribution by hand to the Scottish Parliament Information Centre on theday of publication. These include local authorities, the enterprise networks,academics and researchers, financial institutions, construction and other tradeorganisations, professional bodies and housing associations.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 17 March 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 27 March 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive what it plans to do with unused copies of People and Place: Regeneration Policy Statement.
Answer
Copies not posted out arebeing used by the Scottish Executive as part of its programme of communicationand discussion on regeneration in Scotland, as foreshadowed in the statement itself.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 17 March 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 27 March 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will list all documents published on behalf of the Minister for Communities in each year since 1999, broken down by (a) date of issue, (b) print run, (c) production costs, (d) postage costs and (e) unused copies.
Answer
The roles andresponsibilities of the Communities portfolio have altered several times since1999 and the information requested is not readily available and could only beobtained at disproportionate cost.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 17 March 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 27 March 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive what the total cost, including the preparation, illustrating, drafting, printing and distribution, was of People and Place: Regeneration Policy Statement, published in February 2006.
Answer
The total cost of producing,printing and distributing the Regeneration Policy Statement: People and Placeand the Summary document was £32,088.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 17 March 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 27 March 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive what the postage costs were in respect of People and Place: Regeneration Policy Statement.
Answer
Postage costs for thedistribution of the Regeneration Policy Statement: People and Place andthe Summary document were £2,744.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 March 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Ross Finnie on 24 March 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive how much has been paid put in compensation to farms affected by emergency prohibition orders related to the Chernobyl incident in each year since 1999.
Answer
The total amount of compensationpaid to Scottish farmers since 1999 as a result of the Chernobyl incidentamounts to approximately £398,000. Details for each financial year are set out inthe following table.
Year | £ |
1999-2000 | £64,000 |
2000-01 | £60,000 |
2001-2002 | £61,000 |
2002-03 | £63,000 |
2003-04 | £57,000 |
2004-05 | £49,000 |
2005 to date | £44,000 |
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 March 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Tavish Scott on 24 March 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive whether delivery of the nationwide concessionary travel scheme passes to those who have applied for them will be completed by 1 April 2006.
Answer
We have made it clear throughoutthat the best way to ensure that individuals have the National Entitlement Cardwhich they will need to access the Scotland-wide Free Bus Scheme was to submit theirapplications early. We will make every effort to ensure that everyone who submitteda valid application before 20 March 2006 will receive their entitlement card by 1 April 2006. Thosewho for whatever reason do not have a new Entitlement Card by 1 April will be ableto use their old travel card for local travel for a limited period of time thereafter.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 July 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom McCabe on 23 March 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive how many staff were employed in the First Minister’s office in each year since 1999.
Answer
The total number of staff (posts)employed in the First Minister’s private office in each year since 1999 are setout in the following table:
Year | Staff |
1999-2000 | 6 |
2000-01 | 6 |
2001-02 | 8 |
2002-03 | 10 |
2003-04 | 9 |
2004-05 | 9 |
The increase in the number ofposts reflects the need to engage more effectively with the policy detail and administrativerequirements of an increased legislative and parliamentary programme following devolution.The 2002-03 figure includes one post dedicated to the overall management of MinisterialPrivate Offices which has subsequently been transferred from the First Minister’sOffice to the Cabinet Secretariat.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 July 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom McCabe on 23 March 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive what the cost of the salaries of staff in the First Minister’s Office was in each year since 1999.
Answer
The costs for staff in the FirstMinister’s office are contained in the following table. These figures are basedon gross pay and include National Insurance and Superannuation costs and overtimepayments. Administration costs are also shown and include travel, hospitality, telecommunications,IT, stationary and other office costs.
Year | Staff Costs (£) | Administration Costs (£) | Total Costs (£) | Total Costs at 1999-2000 Prices (£) |
Part-year June 1999-March 2000 | 131,258 | 109,124 | 240,382 | 240,382 |
2000-01 | 233,952 | 82,378 | 316,330 | 312,242 |
2001-02 | 303,205 | 81,015 | 384,220 | 370,111 |
2002-03 | 330,928 | 96,272 | 427,200 | 398,843 |
2003-04 | 370,926 | 94,770 | 465,696 | 423,554 |
2004-05 | 422,535 | 104,419 | 526,954 | 469,300 |
Increased costs since1999 reflect a range of factorsincluding changes to the grading profile of private office posts to engage moreeffectively with the policy detail and administrative requirements of an increasedlegislative and parliamentary programme and updated rules allowing middle gradestaff in private offices to claim overtime.
Total staff and administrationcosts per member of staff in real terms have increased by less than 0.2% (£104)between 2004-05 and 2000-01, the first full year of devolution (from £52,040 to£52,144).