- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 12 January 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 15 January 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive which parts of the City of Edinburgh Council’s business case for additional funding as part of the capital city supplement were rejected and what the reasons were in each case.
Answer
Capital city supplement was not awarded for those elements of the City of Edinburgh Council''s application that were not considered to be unique to Edinburgh as Scotland''s capital city.
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 12 January 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 15 January 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how much of the capital city supplement to the City of Edinburgh Council is intended to contribute to the council’s costs in relation to national sports and recreation facilities.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-19648 on 15 January 2009. 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/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 12 January 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 15 January 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how much of the capital city supplement to the City of Edinburgh Council is intended to contribute to the council’s costs in relation to investment in infrastructure.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-19648 on 15 January 2009. 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/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 12 January 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 15 January 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps other city councils would be required to take in order to access supplementary funding to meet additional costs, similar to the capital city supplement awarded to the City of Edinburgh Council.
Answer
Other councils may receive additional support from time to time in recognition of exceptional or special circumstances. For example, Aberdeen City Council was given initial consent by the Scottish Government in December 2008 to borrow £11.7 million to enable it to meet certain revenue costs.
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 12 January 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 15 January 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether other city councils have been given the opportunity to submit business cases for supplementary funding to meet additional costs, similar to the capital city supplement awarded to the City of Edinburgh Council.
Answer
The additional capital city supplement funding provided to the City of Edinburgh Council is in recognition of factors that are unique to Edinburgh as Scotland''s capital city. No other city council is eligible for this type of additional funding. Other city councils may receive additional support from time to time in recognition of exceptional or special circumstances. For example, Aberdeen City Council was given initial consent by the Scottish Government in December 2008 to borrow £11.7 million to enable it to meet certain revenue costs.
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 12 January 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 15 January 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what the City of Edinburgh Council’s allocation is under the capital city supplement for each of the next three years.
Answer
Included within the resources in the Scottish Government''s Budget Bill for 2009-10 is an additional sum of £3.5 million which will be allocated to the City of Edinburgh Council in recognition of those unique cost factors the council incurs as Scotland''s capital city. Subject to the Parliament''s approval of the bill and the Local Government Finance Order for 2009-10, this amount will then be baselined.
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 15 January 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Alex Salmond on 15 January 2009
To ask the First Minister what additional funding has been provided for Homecoming Scotland 2009 since 5 November 2008.
Answer
This PQ was answered in the Chamber. The answer can be viewed in the Official Report using the following link: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/officialReports/meetingsParliament/or-09/sor0115-01.htm
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 12 January 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 15 January 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how much of the capital city supplement to the City of Edinburgh Council is intended to contribute to the council’s costs in relation to festivals and events.
Answer
How the City of Edinburgh Council allocates the additional funding to be provided is a matter for the council.
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 12 January 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 15 January 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how much of the capital city supplement to the City of Edinburgh Council is intended to contribute to the council’s costs in relation to affordable housing.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-19648 on 15 January 2009. 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/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 12 January 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 15 January 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how much of the capital city supplement to the City of Edinburgh Council is intended to contribute to the council’s costs in relation to investment in connectivity.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-19648 on 15 January 2009. 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/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
