- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 March 2013
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 25 April 2013
To ask the Scottish Government which "regulatory experts across the UK" it consulted in preparing its report, Economic and Competition Regulation in an Independent Scotland, as noted on page 8 of the report.
Answer
We consulted Ofgem, Ofcom, the Office of the Rail Regulator, the Civil Aviation Authority, the Office of Fair Trading, the Competition Commission, and the Scottish Regulator WICS. We also consulted Ewan Sutherland, a telecoms consultant, and Gordon Downie, head of Energy and Natural Resources at Shepherd and Wedderburn.
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 March 2013
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 24 April 2013
To ask the Scottish Government which regulatory contacts in (a) the Netherlands, (b) Australia and (c) New Zealand it consulted in preparing its report, Economic and Competition Regulation in an Independent Scotland, as noted on page 8 of the report.
Answer
We consulted with (a) The Netherlands Competition Authority (b) the New Zealand Commerce Commission and (c) the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 March 2013
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 24 April 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on the (a) operating expenditure and (b) staff numbers of regulators in countries not included in Figure A2 of its report, Economic and Competition Regulation in an Independent Scotland.
Answer
We gathered information on staffing numbers and operating expenditure for regulators in the countries we included in figure A2 of the report. We do not have this information for regulators in countries that were not included.
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 March 2013
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 24 April 2013
To ask the Scottish Government from which countries it consulted regulators and governments in preparing its report, Economic and Competition Regulation in an Independent Scotland, and whether it will publish any evidence received.
Answer
We consulted regulators and governments in the Netherlands, New Zealand, and Australia. The evidence gathered from these consultations underpins the work of the published paper.
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 March 2013
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 23 April 2013
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will publish the dialogue with the governments and regulators of Australia and New Zealand referred to on page 12 of its report, Economic and Competition Regulation in an Independent Scotland.
Answer
The dialogue from these consultations underpins the work of the published paper.
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 March 2013
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 23 April 2013
To ask the Scottish Government when it will conclude the further work on health and safety regulation discussed on page 10 of its report, Economic and Competition Regulation in an Independent Scotland.
Answer
The Scottish Government will publish a range of material to inform the choice that the people of Scotland will make in September 2014, including a White Paper in the autumn of this year.
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 March 2013
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 23 April 2013
To ask the Scottish Government when it will conclude the further work to identify the best option for the function of competition appeals discussed on page 11 of its report, Economic and Competition Regulation in an Independent Scotland.
Answer
The Scottish Government will publish a range of material to inform the choice that the people of Scotland will make in September 2014, including a White Paper in the autumn of this year.
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 March 2013
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 23 April 2013
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown by regulator of the around 150 staff based in Scotland, referred to on page 17 of its report, Economic and Competition Regulation in an Independent Scotland.
Answer
This information is available from the relevant regulatory bodies.
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 March 2013
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 23 April 2013
To ask the Scottish Government, in preparing its report, Economic and Competition Regulation in an Independent Scotland, with what countries it had discussions, as noted on page 18 of the report.
Answer
We consulted The Netherlands, New Zealand, and Australia.
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 March 2013
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Current Status:
Answered by Angela Constance on 23 April 2013
To ask the Scottish Government when it will finalise its funding provision for recruitment incentives for young people.
Answer
The funding provision for recruitment incentives for young people for 2013-2014 has been finalised as follows:
Youth Employment Scotland - £25 million (SG £15 million, ESF £10 million)
Targeted Employer Recruitment Incentive - £690,000
Commonwealth Games Legacy Employer Recruitment Incentive - £750,000.