Parliamentary questions
Gavin Brown
1,064 questions tabled in the Scottish Parliament, most recent first.
28 Jun 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the figure of £42 million for 2007-08 on page 2 of Provisional Outturn 2011-12 and Shovel-Ready Projects includes both cash and non-cash departmental expenditure limit (DEL).
Answer · John Swinney: I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-08433 on 7 August 2012. 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…
28 Jun 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the figure of £31 million for 2008-09 on page 2 of Provisional Outturn 2011-12 and Shovel-Ready Projects includes both cash and non-cash departmental expenditure limit (DEL).
Answer · John Swinney: I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-08433 on 7 August 2012. 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…
28 Jun 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the figure of £47 million for 2009-10 on page 2 of Provisional Outturn 2011-12 and Shovel-Ready Projects includes both cash and non-cash departmental expenditure limit (DEL).
Answer · John Swinney: I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-08433 on 7 August 2012. 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…
28 Jun 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the figure of £98 million for 2010-11, on page 2 of Provisional Outturn 2011-12 and Shovel-Ready Projects, includes both cash and non-cash DEL.
Answer · John Swinney: I can confirm that the figures for 2007-08 to 2010-11, on page 2 of the Provisional Outturn 2011-12 and Shovel-Ready Projects, include both cash and non-cash DEL.
28 Jun 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what its prediction was in (a) January, (b) February, (c) March and (d) April 2012 for the 2011-12 provisional cash departmental expenditure limit (DEL) underspend for (i) resource and (ii) capital.
Answer · John Swinney: I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-08426 on 7 August 2012. 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…
28 Jun 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what its prediction was in (a) October, (b) November and (c) December 2011 for the 2011-12 provisional cash departmental expenditure limit (DEL) underspend for (i) resource and (ii) capital.
Answer · John Swinney: The Scottish Government is engaged in the proactive management of the capital and resource departmental expenditure limits budgets throughout the financial year. Financial information at key points in the year is used to support decision making by ministers t…
28 Jun 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide a breakdown of the capital projects that had altered timescales that resulted in a £30 million capital departmental expenditure limit (DEL) underspend in 2011-12.
Answer · John Swinney: Capital projects, by nature, are often managed over a number of financial years and as such the Scottish Government recognises that there will, on occasions, be minor and marginal movements to timescales caused by, for example, weather or planning delays, wit…
28 Jun 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide a breakdown of the cash departmental expenditure limit (DEL) underspend in 2011-12 for each portfolio, broken down by resource and capital.
Answer · John Swinney: The following table provides a breakdown of the provisional HM Treasury cash Departmental Expenditure Limit (DEL) underspend in 2011-12 for each portfolio, broken down by resource and capital. Provisional HM Treasury DEL Cash Underspend by Portfolio Split by…
28 Jun 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide an explanation for the cash departmental expenditure limit (DEL) underspend in 2011-12 for the Rural Affairs and the Environment portfolio.
Answer · John Swinney: I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-08317 on 7 August 2012. 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…
28 Jun 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide an explanation for the cash departmental expenditure limit (DEL) underspend in 2011-12 for the Justice portfolio.
Answer · John Swinney: I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-08317 on 7 August 2012. 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…
28 Jun 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide an explanation for the cash departmental expenditure limit (DEL) underspend in 2011-12 for the Education and Lifelong Learning portfolio.
Answer · John Swinney: I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-08317 on 7 August 2012. 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…
28 Jun 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide an explanation for the cash departmental expenditure limit (DEL) underspend in 2011-12 for the Health, Wellbeing and Cities Strategy portfolio.
Answer · John Swinney: I refer the member to the question S4W-08317 on 7 August 2012. 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.
28 Jun 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide an explanation for the cash departmental expenditure limit (DEL) underspend in 2011-12 for the Finance, Employment and Sustainable Growth portfolio.
Answer · John Swinney: I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-08317 on 7 August 2012. 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…
28 Jun 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide a breakdown of the cash departmental expenditure limit (DEL) underspend for each of the last five years, broken down by portfolio.
Answer · John Swinney: I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-08417 on 8 August 2012. 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…
28 Jun 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide a breakdown of the non-cash departmental expenditure limit (DEL) underspend for each of the last five years.
Answer · John Swinney: The Scottish Government is required to manage its Departmental Expenditure Limit (DEL) cash and non-cash budget within the framework of the Consolidated Budgeting Guidance published by HM Treasury on an annual basis. The figures in the following tables are pr…
28 Jun 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how much control it has over the (a) cash and (b) non-cash departmental expenditure limit (DEL) underspend.
Answer · John Swinney: The Scottish Government is required to manage its DEL cash and non-cash budget within the framework of the Consolidated Budgeting Guidance published by HM Treasury on an annual basis. Accordingly, the Scottish Government monitors performance against budgets a…
28 Jun 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the provisional non-cash departmental expenditure limit (DEL) underspend has been in each of the last five years.
Answer · John Swinney: I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-08411 on 7 August 2012. 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…
28 Jun 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of the departmental expenditure limit (DEL) cash budget the provisional cash DEL underspend has represented in each of the last five years.
Answer · John Swinney: I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-08411 on 7 August 2012. 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…
28 Jun 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the provisional cash departmental expenditure limit (DEL) underspend has been in each of the last five years.
Answer · John Swinney: I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-08411 on 7 August 2012. 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…
28 Jun 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the provisional total departmental expenditure limit (DEL) underspend has been in each of the last five years.
Answer · John Swinney: The Scottish Government is required to manage its Departmental Expenditure Limit (DEL) cash and non-cash budget within the framework of the Consolidated Budgeting Guidance published by HM Treasury on an annual basis. The figures in the following table are pro…
30 May 2012 · Portfolio Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how it is meeting its climate change public sector duty to reduce carbon emissions and tackle climate change.
23 May 2012 · General Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of public sector contracts is on the Public Contracts Scotland portal.
9 May 2012 · General Question
To ask the Scottish Executive when it last met Scottish Enterprise.
30 Apr 2012 · First Minister's Question
To ask the First Minister how many empty commercial properties the Scottish Government predicts will no longer be empty as a direct consequence of the proposals in the Local Government Finance (Unoccupied Properties etc.) (Scotland) Bill.
14 Mar 2012 · Portfolio Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it can provide more detail on the budget line for the provision for transfer to health capital that was outlined in the Budget (Scotland) Bill Supporting Document
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The transfer referred to ensures that a record level of capital funding will be made available to NHSScotland to deliver on its infrastructure commitments and address the backlog maintenance issues highlighted in the State of the NHS Estate Report 2011. The 2…
22 Feb 2012 · Portfolio Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with law students regarding the removal of student loan support for those studying for the Diploma in Professional Legal Practice.
23 Nov 2011 · Portfolio Question
To ask the Scottish Executive when it last met with Skills Development Scotland.
16 Nov 2011 · Portfolio Question
To ask the Scottish Executive when it last met representatives of Scottish Water.
7 Nov 2011 · First Minister's Question
To ask the First Minister what impact the proposed public health levy will have on employment in the retail sector.
19 Oct 2011 · General Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what progress there has been regarding the new Business Gateway contracts in the last month.