- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 18 November 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Henry McLeish on 2 December 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive what total funding it provides for Scotland the Brand, what performance targets have been set, whether these targets have been achieved and what outcomes have been achieved to date.
Answer
Scotland the Brand is wholly funded by Scottish Enterprise, which sets and monitors targets.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 18 November 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Henry McLeish on 2 December 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive how many young people have set up in business or become self-employed in Scotland under the auspices of the New Deal since July 1998.
Answer
Employment Policy is reserved to the UK Government which therefore takes the lead on the funding and delivery of the New Deal throughout Great Britain, although in close consultation with its partners, including the Scottish Executive. Many partner organisations at local level also provide New Deal Services under contract or provide funds and other resources, including training funds to enhance the quality of New Deal in their areas. The public and voluntary organisations which contribute to the New Deal in this way fall within the remit of the Scottish Executive.To end of October 1999, 11 clients have started independent self-employment as a result of the self-employment route of New Deal and 68 clients have started Stage 3 of the self-employment route - test trading phase.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 18 November 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Jack McConnell on 2 December 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide an analysis comparing the cost of servicing the #1 billion worth of Private Finance Initiative projects in Scotland showing the actual costs under PFI over the period of the project with what would have been the cost of servicing the equivalent capital sums as borrowed funds through the Public Work Loans Board.
Answer
The information required to provide this comparison is not held centrally. However, I refer you to a letter that I sent to Fergus Ewing MSP on 30 June 1999 a copy of which I have placed in the Information Centre of the Scottish Parliament. It sets out clearly why I believe a straightforward comparison of public and private sector borrowing rates is inappropriate.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 18 November 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Frank McAveety on 2 December 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive how many contracts not covered by the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations have been issued by local authority direct labour organisations in the last 12 months, what was the total value of these contracts and what percentage they constitute of the total number of contracts.
Answer
This information is not held centrally.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 18 November 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Peter Peacock on 2 December 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive what Scotland's share of the #1.3 billion spend on the New Deal for schools will be and how, when and where this money will be spent.
Answer
£115.7 million pounds over five years. £8.9 million was available in financial year 1997-98, with £26.7 million in each of the 4 subsequent years. All education authorities in Scotland have access to a formula share of these funds for the repair of school buildings and to improve information and communications technology facilities.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 18 November 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Frank McAveety on 2 December 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive what the total cost was of the out of court settlement between North Lanarkshire Council and the former Director of the Direct Labour Organisation, whether any conditions were attached to this settlement and, if so, what they were.
Answer
This is a matter for North Lanarkshire council.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 18 November 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Frank McAveety on 2 December 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive what its policy is in relation to the awarding of contracts not covered by the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations by local authority direct labour organisations.
Answer
The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations apply on a contract by contract basis. Decisions about contracts where TUPE does not apply are a matter for local authorities.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 18 November 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Frank McAveety on 2 December 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive what the total employment levels in each local authority direct labour organisation were at 31 October for each of the last 3 years.
Answer
This information is not held centrally.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 18 November 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Frank McAveety on 2 December 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive Scottish Executive how many members of staff in each local authority direct labour organisation have been transferred under the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
Answer
This information is not held centrally.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 November 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Jack McConnell on 1 December 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide details of the total cost for local authorities for each of the last three years and the current financial year and any estimated costs for each of the next two financial years of (a) pay awards, (b) redundancies and (c) deficits inherited from regional councils.
Answer
The negotiation of pay and conditions of service for local authority employees is a matter for the local authorities themselves and information on the total cost of pay awards and redundancy payments made to local authority staff over the last three years is not collected centrally. Nor does my Department hold centrally information on the deficits which local authorities inherited from the former regional councils.
