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The information requestedin parts (a), (b) and (c) is not held centrally.

Scottish Governmentdirect expenditure:

A separate ScottishGovernment budget for renewable energy was introduced in 2003-04. Expenditure fromthis budget, by year is shown in the following table.

2003-04	£2,669,070
2004-05	£3,871,158
2005-06	£3,931,733
2006-07	£8,634,287
2007-08	(to end of September) £4,175,380

 

This includes:

expenditure on the Scottish Community and Householder Renewables Initiative (SCHRI);

support for the constructionof wave and tidal device testing facilities at the European Marine Energy Centre(EMEC);

support for the developmentof a deep water offshore wind farm demonstrator project in the Moray Firth,

and the allocationof funds to assist Queen Margaret College with the development of a biomass heatingproject.

Some of the expenditurein the current year is part of a £25 million package of funds, which we expect tobe spent in 2007-08 and 2008-09, aimed at supporting the development of emergingtechnologies, currently supporting wave and tidal, biomass and hydrogen projectsacross Scotland.

Wider public sectorexpenditure on Renewables:

A wide range of publicsector bodies and sources provide support for the development of renewables in Scotland. For instance, Regional Selective Assistance (RSA) hasprovided funding of around £1.2 million between 2004-05 and 2006-07 to support renewablesprojects.

European StructuralFunds support a range of renewable energy projects;

• Objective 1 of the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) has supported renewable energy projects issuing grant payments of approximately £2.5 million (£2,524,170 at last count) (includes the PURE project on Unst and the Hydrogen Lab at Lews Castle College).
• In the East of Scotland Programme of ERDF, grant payment total approximately £2.7 million have been paid to renewable energy projects (£2,713,259 at last count) (includes Sigma Sustainable Energies Fund and Fife Energy Park).
• European Social Fund payments to renewable energy projects total around £193,000 (includes IGNITE wood fuel training programme).

Innovation fundingis delivered through the SMART and SPUR programmes, which have provided in excessof £600,000 in support of projects in the renewable energy sector since April 2002.

In addition, the ScottishGovernment has allocated £1 million over 2006-08 to carry out a pilot programmeto explore the potential for including renewable energy technologies in future fuelpoverty programmes.

The Scottish Governmentalso supports the work of the Enterprise Networks in Scotland. These sources have invested over £30 million in renewables over the lastfour years, through such vehicles as Scottish Enterprise’s Proof of Concept Programmeand Highlands and Islands Enterprise’s leading role andinvestment in the development of the European Marine Energy Centre in Orkney (alsofunded by Orkney Island Council, the Carbon Trust, UK Government and Scottish Enterprise).

UK Government:

The main provisionof support to the renewable sector in the UKcomes from the Renewables Obligation mechanisms. In terms of direct UK Governmentexpenditure, over £500 million has been allocated (to projects across the UK andincluding in Scotland) between 2002 and 2008, comprising research and developmentfunding plus capital grants for the development of wave, tidal, biomass, offshorewind and solar photovoltaics.

I have asked MikeEwart, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:

The informationis not available. Scottish Prison Service records do not differentiate remandwarrants.

It is not possibleto provide a full answer to this question as gross domestic product¹statistics for Scotland are not available for all years requestedat this level of sectoral detail. Where available, the closest year to the requestedyear has been provided in the following table.

In accounting foroil and gas activity in the North Sea, North Sea output is not included in Scotland’s official GDP estimates. North Sea activity is instead included in the“Extra Regio” GDP data - and not attributed to any specific UK region - in the UKRegional Accounts. Official Scottish GVA figures therefore include only the on-shoresupport and service activities for this industry and do not include any off-shoreactivity. This is the basis of the figures reported as follows.

Table 1: Contributionof Oil and Gas to total Gross Domestic Product¹ (1973-2000)

Year	Oil & Gas GDP1 (£ Million)	Total GDP1 (£ Million)	Oil & Gas as a Percentage of Total GDP1 (%)
19732	2	5,652	0.0%
19792	81	14,479	0.6%
19892	486	32,857	1.5%
20002	850	67,150	1.3%

Source: Input-OutputTables for Scotland.

1. The valuation ofGDP prior to 2000 shows GDP at factor cost; in accordance with the European Systemof National Accounts, GDP at basic prices (also referred to as gross valueadded) is now used. The principal difference between the two valuations is thatGDP at factor cost does not include net taxes (less subsidies) on production.

2. Input-output tablesare annual snap shot estimates whose data sources and methodologies change eachyear. As a result, they are not designed to be compared across years.

It is not possibleto provide a full answer to this question as gross domestic product¹statistics for Scotland are not available for all years requested.Where available, the closest year to the requested year has been provided in thefollowing table. The combined gross domestic product¹ of “public administration,defence, education, health and social work” has been used. It is not possible toexclude the activities of the private and non-profit sector within these industrysectors or the contribution of public services to other industrial sectors.

Table 1: Contributionof Services most Associated with the Public Sector to Total Gross Domestic Product¹(1973-2000)

Year	Public Services-Related Industries GDP1 (£ Million)	Total GDP1 (£ Million)	Public Services-Related Industries as a Percentage of total GDP1
19732	795	5,652	14%
19792	2,424	14,479	17%
19903	9,171	43,224	21%
20003	14,152	67,113	21%

Source (1973, 1979):Input-Output Tables for Scotland.

Source (1990, 2000):Regional Accounts.

Notes:

1. The valuation ofGDP prior to 1990 shows GDP at factor cost; in accordance with the European Systemof National Accounts, GDP at basic prices (also referred to as gross valueadded) is now used. The principal difference between the two valuations is thatGDP at factor cost does not include net taxes (less subsidies) on production.

2. Input-output tablesare annual snap shot estimates whose data sources and methodologies change eachyear. As a result, they are not designed to be compared across years.

3. Prior to 2001,input-output tables were not constrained to regional accounts estimates.

It is not possibleto provide a full answer to this question as gross domestic product¹statistics for Scotland are not available for all years requested.Where available, the closest year to the requested year has been provided in thefollowing table.

Table 1: Contributionof Manufacturing to Total Gross Domestic Product¹ (1973-2000)

Year	Manufacturing GDP1 (£ Million)	Total GDP1 (£ Million)	Manufacturing as a Percentage of Total GDP1 (%)
19732	2,039	5,652	36%
19792	3,695	14,479	26%
19903	9,648	43,224	22%
20003	12,644	67,113	19%

Source (1973, 1979):Input-Output Tables for Scotland.

Source (1990, 2000):Regional Accounts.

Notes:

1. The valuation ofGDP prior to 1990 shows GDP at factor cost; in accordance with the European Systemof National Accounts, GDP at basic prices (also referred to as gross valueadded) is now used. The principal difference between the two valuations is thatGDP at factor cost does not include net taxes (less subsidies) on production.

2. Input-output tablesare annual snap shot estimates whose data sources and methodologies change eachyear. As a result, they are not designed to be compared across years.

3. Prior to 2001,input-output tables were not constrained to regional accounts estimates.

Since 1999,ministers and Scottish Government officials have met with members and officialsof the Crown Estate Commission on a number of occasions to discuss various issuesof common interest.

In addition to theabove, the Crown Estate Commission is invited by Scottish ministers to comment onall applications made under Sections 36 and 37 of the Electricity Act 1989 thatrequire an Environmental Impact Assessment.

It is not possibleto provide a full answer to this question as gross domestic product¹statistics for Scotland are not available for all years requested.Where available, the closest year to the requested year has been provided in thefollowing table.

Table 1: Contributionof Agriculture to Total Gross Domestic Product¹ (1973-2000)

Year	Agriculture GDP1 (£ Million)	Total GDP1 (£ Million)	Agriculture as a Percentage of Total GDP1 (%)
19732	243	5,652	4.3%
19792	393	14,479	2.7%
19892	730	32,857	2.2%
20002	983	67,150	1.5%

Source: Input-OutputTables for Scotland.

Notes:

1. The valuation ofGDP prior to 2000 shows GDP at factor cost; in accordance with the European Systemof National Accounts, GDP at basic prices (also referred to as gross valueadded) is now used. The principal difference between the two valuations is thatGDP at factor cost does not include net taxes (less subsidies) on production.

2. Input-output tablesare annual snap shot estimates whose data sources and methodologies change eachyear. As a result, they are not designed to be compared across years.

It is not possibleto provide a full answer to this question as gross domestic product¹statistics for Scotland are not available for all years requested.Where available, the closest year to the requested year has been provided in thefollowing table.

Table 1: Contributionof Retail to Total Gross Domestic Product¹ (1979-2000)

Year	Retail GDP1 (£ Million)	Total GDP1 (£ Million)	Retail as a Percentage of Total GDP1 (%)
19792	829	14,479	5.7%
19922	2,889	45,004	6.4%
20002	3,948	67,150	5.9%

Source: Input-OutputTables for Scotland.

Notes:

1. The valuation ofGDP prior to 2000 shows GDP at factor cost; in accordance with the European Systemof National Accounts, GDP at basic prices (also referred to as gross valueadded) is now used. The principal difference between the two valuations is thatGDP at factor cost does not include net taxes (less subsidies) on production.

2. Input-output tablesare annual snap shot estimates whose data sources and methodologies change eachyear. As a result, they are not designed to be compared across years.

(a) Mollinsburn toAuchenkilns junction has experienced growth of approximately 14.5% between 1994-2004.

(b) Auchenkilns junctionto Haggs has experienced growth of approximately 25% between 1994-2004.

The contract for theupgrading of the A80, which is currently still being negotiated, envisages thatthe contractor will be responsible to cover any costs due to unexpected ground subsidence.