- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 01 February 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Adam Ingram on 26 February 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how much funding each local authority received under the Educational Attainment for Looked After Children scheme in each year of the 2004 spending review.
Answer
Funding allocations were based on the level of funding requested by the local authority in their pilot project proposal. Each of the proposals and the level of funding were approved by Scottish ministers. All local authorities who submitted pilot project proposals received funding.
| Local Authority | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | Allocated funding 2007-08 | Total Allocation |
| East Ayrshire | £180,000.00 | £180,000.00 | £0.00 | £360,000.00 |
| Glasgow | £67,560.00 | £225,000.00 | £203,446.00 | £496,006.00 |
| Highland | £110,000.00 | £240,000.00 | £50,000.00 | £400,000.00 |
| Midlothian | £29,250.00 | £29,150.00 | £58,600.00 | £117,000.00 |
| North Ayrshire | £62,750.00 | £113,272.00 | £74,978.00 | £251,000.00 |
| South Lanarkshire | £130,984.00 | £224,432.00 | £99,070.00 | £454,486.00 |
| Stirling | £65,000.00 | £85,800.00 | £22,300.00 | £173,100.00 |
| Aberdeen City | £0.00 | £131,500.00 | £165,000.00 | £296,500.00 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | £0.00 | £96,850.00 | £152,500.00 | £249,350.00 |
| Dundee | £0.00 | £134,200.00 | £203,000.00 | £337,200.00 |
| East Lothian | £0.00 | £110,000.00 | £110,000.00 | £220,000.00 |
| Edinburgh | £0.00 | £133,000.00 | £200,000.00 | £333,000.00 |
| Falkirk | £0.00 | £92,000.00 | £92,000.00 | £184,000.00 |
| Fife | £0.00 | £152,802.00 | £73,901.00 | £226,703.00 |
| North Lanarkshire | £0.00 | £56000.00 | £190,000.00 | £246,000.00 |
| Renfrewshire | £0.00 | £110,807.00 | £113,045.00 | £223,852.00 |
| South Ayrshire | £0.00 | £60,846.00 | £89,056.00 | £149,902.00 |
| West Dunbartonshire | £0.00 | £92,000.00 | £112,000.00 | £204,000.00 |
| West Lothian | £0.00 | £183,890.00 | £65,000.00 | £248,890.00 |
| Inverclyde | £0.00 | £15000.00 | £209859.00 | £224859.00 |
| Total | £645,544.00 | £2,466,549.00 | £2,283,755.00 | £5,395,848.00 |
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 31 January 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 26 February 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive who is legally responsible for clearing up litter dropped or blown on to private land.
Answer
It is the responsibility of the landowner or land management to deal with litter on their property. In some cases, the local authority may take action in relation to litter on private land. Appendix 2 of Part II of the
Code of Practice on Litter and Refuse provides guidance on the Powers to Tackle Litter and Refuse on Non-relevant and Private Land
http://www.littercode.co.uk/docs/0043662.pdf.
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 January 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Linda Fabiani on 26 February 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the statement by the First Minister on 30 January 2008, when the Historic Environment Advisory Council for Scotland will cease to operate.
Answer
The Historic Environment Advisory Council for Scotland will cease to operate at the end of its current term in mid 2009. Legislation will be required to abolish the body.
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 January 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Linda Fabiani on 26 February 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive who will provide independent strategic advice to Scottish ministers on issues affecting the historic environment after the abolition of the Historic Environment Advisory Council for Scotland.
Answer
We value the input of individuals with strong experience and understanding of the historic environment and would wish to retain access to such advice in the future. Historic Scotland is responsible for advising ministers on the historic environment and will ensure expert advice is provided. Historic Scotland will continue to ensure that external expertise is brought to bear on particular issues as appropriate and to consult with the public and stakeholders groups, as and when the need arises.
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 January 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Linda Fabiani on 26 February 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what revenue and capital costs were incurred by the Historic Environment Advisory Council for Scotland in (a) 2005-06 and (b) 2006-07.
Answer
Historic Environment Advisory Council for Scotland (HEACS''s) revenue expenditure for these years, including salary costs, was:
(a) £101,735 in 2005-06 and (b) £117,871 in 2006-07.
HEACS had no separately identifiable capital expenditure in these years. Historic Scotland provides accommodation for the secretariat.
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 01 February 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Fergus Ewing on 22 February 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how much funding each local authority received to address antisocial behaviour in each year of the 2004 spending review.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-4366 on 21 September 2007. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 01 February 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 21 February 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how much funding each local authority received for supported borrowing in each year of the 2004 spending review.
Answer
The table below shows the supported borrowing (non-cash) allocations for each local authority for the period 2005-06 to 2007-08:
| (all values in £000) | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 |
| Aberdeen City | 10,061 | 9,157 | 9,386 |
| Aberdeenshire | 10,477 | 10,109 | 10,362 |
| Angus | 5,642 | 5,973 | 6,122 |
| Argyll and Bute | 11,137 | 11,789 | 12,084 |
| Clackmannanshire | 3,116 | 3,299 | 3,381 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 9,560 | 9,865 | 10,112 |
| Dundee City | 7,832 | 8,042 | 8,243 |
| East Ayrshire | 5,994 | 6,026 | 6,176 |
| East Dunbartonshire | 5,563 | 5,472 | 5,609 |
| East Lothian | 5,211 | 5,238 | 5,369 |
| East Renfrewshire | 4,648 | 4,920 | 5,043 |
| Edinburgh, City of | 25,089 | 20,883 | 21,406 |
| Eilean Siar | 10,428 | 11,039 | 11,315 |
| Falkirk | 7,267 | 7,345 | 7,528 |
| Fife | 15,766 | 16,149 | 16,552 |
| Glasgow | 39,906 | 33,976 | 34,826 |
| Highland | 18,692 | 19,786 | 20,281 |
| Inverclyde | 6,740 | 7,135 | 7,313 |
| Midlothian | 4,609 | 4,340 | 4,449 |
| Moray | 4,786 | 5,066 | 5,193 |
| North Ayrshire | 8,421 | 8,914 | 9,137 |
| North Lanarkshire | 15,748 | 14,807 | 15,177 |
| Orkney Islands | 3,990 | 4,224 | 4,329 |
| Perth and Kinross | 8,181 | 8,660 | 8,877 |
| Renfrewshire | 9,602 | 9,285 | 9,517 |
| Scottish Borders | 7,567 | 8,010 | 8,211 |
| Shetland Islands1 | 0* | 0* | 0* |
| South Ayrshire | 5,529 | 5,512 | 5,650 |
| South Lanarkshire | 14,941 | 15,130 | 15,509 |
| Stirling | 5,354 | 5,475 | 5,612 |
| West Dunbartonshire | 5,018 | 5,029 | 5,155 |
| West Lothian | 6,923 | 7,057 | 7,233 |
| Total2 | 303,800 | 297,713 | 305,156 |
Notes:
1. Shetland currently does not receive a separate calculable level of support for new in-year borrowing. Instead, under a historical agreement, they receive a percentage of the total Scotland loan charge support which incorporates support for all their debt types. From 2008-09, they will receive a separate element of support for new in-year borrowing under a new distribution agreement.
2. Minor roundings discrepancy from individual local authority split to the total. The amounts specified are actuals correct to each local authority.
These figures outline the levels of local authority borrowing for which the Scottish Government will provide revenue funding to support the costs associated with the on-going debt servicing charges (annual repayments of principal, interest and loans fund expenses).
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 01 February 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 21 February 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how much each local authority received from the Flood Prevention and Coast Protection Grant in each year of the 2004 spending review.
Answer
The amounts received by each local authority as Flood Prevention or Coast Protection Grant are shown below. It is for authorities to come forward with suitable schemes to take up these resources. At this stage the amounts for the current year are the estimated outturn.
| Council | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 |
| Aberdeen | 27,000 | 1,768,735 | 51,406 |
| Aberdeenshire | | 228,698 | 4,711 |
| Argyll and Bute | 568,136 | | |
| East Ayrshire | 1,486,338 | 1,215,181 | 9,334,156 |
| East Dunbartonshire | 2,030,337 | 206,023 | 172,569 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 254,423 | 19,629 | |
| Edinburgh City | 2,430,697 | 2,201,431 | 12,000,000 |
| Falkirk | | | 641,279 |
| Fife | 27,588 | 966,200 | 2,704,000 |
| Glasgow City | | 2,739,078 | 5,728,527 |
| Highland | 756,480 | 68,687 | |
| Moray | 756,844 | 733,248 | 3,536,074 |
| North Ayrshire | | | 968,000 |
| Perth and Kinross | 487,459 | 1,258,156 | 413,386 |
| Renfrewshire | | | 686,678 |
| South Lanarkshire | | 520,861 | 1,034,173 |
| West Lothian | 199,000 | 203,222 | 540,675 |
| Western Isles | 15,908 | | 138,400 |
| Annual Totals | 9,040,210 | 12,129,149 | 37,954,034 |
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 01 February 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 21 February 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how much funding each local authority received for air quality monitoring in each year of the 2004 spending review.
Answer
The information requested is provided in the following table. Local authorities applied for funding each year based on their requirements for that year. Not all authorities applied therefore not all authorities received funding in a particular year.
| | 2005-06 (£) | 2006-07 (£) | 2007-08 (£) |
| Aberdeen | 23,265 | 17,135 | 19,725 |
| Aberdeenshire | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Angus | 7,260 | 6,550 | 8,680 |
| Argyll and Bute | 0 | 10,600 | 2,565 |
| Borders | 0 | 0 | 8,650 |
| Clackmannanshire | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dundee | 59,250 | 51,570 | 7,575 |
| East Ayrshire | 5,390 | 0 | 11,835 |
| East Dunbartonshire | 26,265 | 33,635 | 12,020 |
| East Lothian | 0 | 0 | 4,130 |
| East Renfrewshire | 0 | 895 | 4,440 |
| Edinburgh | 0 | 13,620 | 13,810 |
| Eilean Siar | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Falkirk | 0 | 8,550 | 6,905 |
| Fife | 20,790 | 11,165 | 23,670 |
| Glasgow | 24,015 | 47,025 | 0 |
| Highland | 0 | 0 | 6,965 |
| Inverclyde | 0 | 0 | 4,500 |
| Midlothian | 12,815 | 0 | 0 |
| Moray | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| North Ayrshire | 0 | 0 | 4,615 |
| North Lanarkshire | 29,120 | 27,040 | 26,430 |
| Orkney | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perth and Kinross | 37,620 | 34,855 | 17,645 |
| Renfrewshire | 3,940 | 13,480 | 20,315 |
| Shetland | 0 | 0 | 11,835 |
| South Ayrshire | 7,545 | 0 | 13,595 |
| South Lanarkshire | 0 | 0 | 43,830 |
| Stirling | 7,045 | 7,200 | 5,310 |
| West Dunbartonshire | 20,095 | 16,680 | 3,155 |
| West Lothian | 15,585 | 0 | 17,800 |
| Total | 300,000 | 300,000 | 300,000 |
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 January 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 21 February 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what revenue and capital costs were incurred by the Scottish Industrial Development Advisory Board in (a) 2005-06 and (b) 2006-07.
Answer
Members of the Scottish Industrial Development Advisory Board (SIDAB) are unpaid, the only direct revenue costs incurred by the board being for members expenses and some hospitality. In 2005-06 and 2006-07 these totalled £470 and £480 respectively. SIDAB does not incur any capital costs.
There are also administration costs in supporting SIDAB including the costs involved in appointing new board members, government staff time and stationery costs. However, there is no separate record maintained of these costs.
