- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 18 November 2016
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Current Status:
Answered by Derek Mackay on 29 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of undisputed invoices to each (a) of its directorates, (b) of its agencies and (c) non-departmental public body was paid within five days in each year since 2011.
Answer
The Scottish Government does not hold this information broken down by directorate or agency, nor do we hold this information for non-departmental public bodies. However, we have provided in the following table, combined figures for The Scottish Government and bodies who share its finance system.
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Financial Year
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Number of undisputed invoices paid within five days
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2011-12
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81.3%
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2012-13
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79.9%
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2013-14
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80.3%
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2014-15
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77.8%
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2015-16
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79.6%
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2016-17 (April-October)
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79.2%
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- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 18 November 2016
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Current Status:
Answered by Derek Mackay on 29 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of each of its directorate's invoices for goods and services supplied by (a) private companies and (b) small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is paid on time, and what proportion of the (i) number and (ii) value of contracts between each directorate and private companies is held by SMEs.
Answer
The Scottish Government does not hold this information broken down by supplier type. However, we have provided in the following table, the most recent figures available (October 2016) of our ten day payment performance, by Directorate General. We do not hold the information by Directorate.
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Scottish Government Directorates
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Number of invoices paid within ten days
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DG Communities
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98%
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DG Economy
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99%
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DG Finance
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98%
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DG Health & Social Care
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99%
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DG Learning and Justice
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98%
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DG Strategy and Operations
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99%
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According to figures obtained from the Public Contracts Scotland (PCS) advertising portal the numbers of SMEs winning awards by each Scottish Government directorate for 2014 and 2015 are recorded in the table below.
As many contracts are multi supplier frameworks we can only provide information on the percentage of suppliers winning awards.
Until 18 April 2016, there was no legal requirement to record contract values and therefore the PCS portal is not able to provide accurate figures at this time for the value of the contracts awarded.
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Total
Suppliers Awarded Contracts
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SMEs Awarded Contracts
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% SME
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Total Suppliers Awarded contracts
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SMEs
Awarded Contracts
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% SME
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Built Environment Directorate
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44
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25
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56.8
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44
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26
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59.1
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Chief Information Officer
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45
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23
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51.1
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46
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27
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58.7
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Digital Directorate
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64
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39
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60.9
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60
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37
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61.7
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Directorate For Business
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43
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25
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58.1
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46
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27
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58.7
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Directorate For Chief Medical Officer, Public Health And Sport
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39
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21
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53.8
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66
|
45
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68.2
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Directorate For Chief Nursing Officer, Patients, Public And Health Professions
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42
|
24
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57.1
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44
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26
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59.1
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Directorate For Children And Families
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39
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21
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53.8
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49
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30
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61.2
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Directorate For Education Analytical Services
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40
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22
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55.0
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45
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26
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57.8
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Directorate For Employability, Skills And Lifelong Learning
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39
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20
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51.3
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45
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27
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60.0
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Directorate For Energy And Climate Change
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47
|
28
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59.6
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59
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36
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61.0
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Directorate For Health And Healthcare Improvement
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40
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22
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55.0
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61
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41
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67.2
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Directorate For Health And Social Care Integration
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76
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45
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59.2
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49
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28
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57.1
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Directorate For Health Workforce And Performance
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41
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22
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53.7
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44
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26
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59.1
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Directorate For Hr And Organisational Development
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43
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22
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51.2
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46
|
27
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58.7
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Directorate For Justice
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76
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53
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69.7
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50
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32
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64.0
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Directorate For Learning
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44
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25
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56.8
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53
|
33
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62.3
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Directorate For Legal Services (Solicitor To The Scottish Government)
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38
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20
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52.6
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44
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26
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59.1
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Directorate For Marine Scotland
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115
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87
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75.7
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98
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73
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74.5
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Directorate For Office Of The Chief Scientific Adviser
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38
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20
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52.6
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45
|
27
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60.0
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Directorate For Safer Communities
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43
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22
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51.2
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52
|
33
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63.5
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Directorate For The Inspectorate Of Prosecution In Scotland
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38
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20
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52.6
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44
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26
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59.1
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Directorate for Agriculture, Food and Rural Communities
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112
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67
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59.8
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101
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57
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56.4
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Directorate for Chief Economist
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49
|
27
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55.1
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48
|
29
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60.4
|
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Directorate for Communications and Ministerial Support
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10
|
5
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50.0
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58
|
37
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63.8
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Directorate for Culture and Heritage
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39
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20
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51.3
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44
|
26
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59.1
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Directorate for Environment and Forestry
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74
|
46
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62.2
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50
|
31
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62.0
|
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Directorate for External Affairs
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41
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22
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53.7
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47
|
29
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61.7
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Directorate for Finance, eHealth and Pharmaceuticals
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40
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22
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55.0
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52
|
31
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59.6
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Directorate for Housing, Regeneration, the Commonwealth Games and Sport
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75
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43
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57.3
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58
|
36
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62.1
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Directorate for Local Government and Communities
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45
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26
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57.8
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57
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35
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61.4
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Directorate for Strategy and Constitution
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41
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22
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53.7
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47
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27
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57.4
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Directorate for the Health Quality Unit
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12
|
5
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41.7
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49
|
31
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63.3
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Finance Directorate
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46
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27
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58.7
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52
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30
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57.7
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Office Of The Scottish Parliamentary Counsel
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38
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20
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52.6
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44
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26
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59.1
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Scottish Procurement And Commercial Directorate
|
51
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28
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54.9
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121
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79
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65.3
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TOTAL
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1707
|
986
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57.8
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1918
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1183
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61.7
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- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 11 November 2016
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Current Status:
Answered by Keith Brown on 29 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-03816 by Keith Brown on 9 November 2016, how many military flights from (a) the UK and (b) other countries to Glasgow Prestwick Airport there have been per day in each year since 2011.
Answer
The Scottish Government does not hold this information broken down by day. However, since the Scottish Government took ownership of the airport in November 2013, the yearly figures for inbound military flights are:
(a) from the UK
November – December 2013: 200
2014: 1,651
2015: 1,931
(b) from other countries
November – December 2013: 62
2014: 377
2015: 374
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 13 October 2016
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Current Status:
Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 25 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how much it spent on the growth sectors that it identified in each year since 2007.
Answer
Support for Growth Sectors as set out in our Economic Strategy is delivered in a variety of ways across Government departments and our partner agencies, it is therefore not possible to provide a full measure of spend to support them individually or to differentiate spend in the manner requested. The Growth Sector Database however, shows the performance of the growth sectors. http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Business/Publications/GrowthSectors
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 November 2016
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 24 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government whether the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport will meet campaigners and elected members in the Dumbarton constituency to discuss proposed reductions to NHS services.
Answer
As I have said before in this Chamber, no final decisions have been made about these proposals. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is now engaging with the local communities, staff and other stakeholders so they can carefully consider their views. It is important not to pre-judge this, as the proposals may change or not be pursued at all, as a result.
Given the formal role that Ministers have in the major service change process, it would have been inappropriate for me to accept an invitation to meet with campaigners at this stage. I have, however, been clear that I'd be happy to meet with local campaigners and their representatives to help inform my final decision on any proposals that may come to me, once the engagement and formal consultation period has concluded.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 07 November 2016
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Current Status:
Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 24 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government, what its response is to the comment by Professor Graeme Roy of the Fraser of Allander Institute to the Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Committee on 1 November 2016 (Official Report, c.45) that “although trade deals and access to the single market are important, proximity is one of the most important things. One of the big focuses for the Scottish Government in future policy rounds should be integration into the rUK market and what it can do to support expansion into it”.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to S5W-04404 on 10 November 2016. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 06 October 2016
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Current Status:
Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 23 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking in response to reports that 3% of the high-growth companies assisted by Scottish Enterprise are led by women.
Answer
The latest Equality Mainstreaming Report from 2015 showed that the overall proportion of companies with female ownership rose from 40% in 2012-13 to 46% in 2013-14.
The 3% figure quoted relates to a subset of SE account managed companies contained within the report representing less than 20% of the account managed portfolio. Whilst this is a disappointing figure, it cannot be taken as representative of the overall picture.
The Scottish Government remains committed to ensuring that all of Scotland’s people can benefit from participation in enterprising activity. That is why in 2014 we launched a co-developed policy framework and action plan for women in enterprise which we are currently reviewing to ensure it remains effective. This remains the only Framework of its kind in the EU.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 13 October 2016
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Current Status:
Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 23 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what the efficiency savings targets of its Strategic Forum have been in each year since the establishment of the Efficiency Programme.
Answer
Strategic Forum efficiency savings targets from 2012-13 through to 2016-17 totalled £165 million. A breakdown on each year is provided in the following table.
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2012-13
(£m)
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2013-14
(£m)
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2014-15
(£m)
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2015-16
(£m)
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2016-17
(£m)
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20
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25
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40
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40
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40
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- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 13 October 2016
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Current Status:
Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 23 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what the efficiency savings of its Strategic Forum have been in each year since the establishment of the Efficiency Programme, also broken down by the percentage of the total savings that was attributed to each Strategic Forum partner.
Answer
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2012-13
(£m)
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2013-14
(£m)
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2014-15
(£m)
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2015-16
(£m)
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15
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25
|
40
|
40
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Percentage of the total savings achieved that was attributed to each Strategic Forum partner.
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Body
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2012-13
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2013-14
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2014-15
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2015-16
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|
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(£m)
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(£m)
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(£m)
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(£m)
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Scottish Enterprise
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58%
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43%
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43%
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43%
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|
|
Highlands and Islands Enterprise
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11%
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8%
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8%
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8%
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|
|
VisitScotland
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18%
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14%
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14%
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14%
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|
|
Skills Development Scotland
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0%
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6%
|
5%
|
5%
|
|
|
Scottish Funding Council
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13%
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29%
|
29%
|
29%
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|
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 November 2016
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Current Status:
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 23 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what action VisitScotland has taken to encourage applications from community groups to purchase the Clock Tower in Helensburgh.
Answer
The Helensburgh Clock Tower was put on the market at the beginning of August 2016.
Whilst not within the scope of the Community Empowerment Act (Scotland) 2015 VisitScotland has already been engaging with a number of relevant community groups and Councillors regarding the requirement to dispose of the Helensburgh Clock Tower. This was undertaken as part of the discussion of options for the ongoing provision of visitor information in Helensburgh, such as through the VisitScotland Information Partner programme.
A closing date of 25 November was set to allow all interested parties to submit their bids and proposals for the property.
