Parliamentary questions

Derek Brownlee

680 questions tabled in the Scottish Parliament, most recent first.

3 Nov 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) initial set up and (b) annual costs to (i) the Executive, (ii) local authorities, (iii) other public sector organisations or bodies and (iv) other individuals, organisations and bodies of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 were projected to be in the Financial Mem…

Answer · Margaret Curran: The Financial Memorandum to thebill is available on the Scottish Parliament’s website. The only quantifiable costsarising from provisions in the bill relate to the operation of the Office of the Scottish Information Commissioner.The Scottish Parliament…

3 Nov 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) initial set up and (b) annual costs to (i) the Executive, (ii) local authorities, (iii) other public sector organisations or bodies and (iv) other individuals, organisations and bodies of the Education (Disability Strategies and Pupils' Educational Records) (Scotland) Act 200…

Answer · Robert Brown: The Financial Memorandum to thebill is available on the Parliament’s website. Comparable actual costs are not readilyavailable. The only substantive costs arising from the provisions in the act areincurred by local authorities and the Executive does not hold …

3 Nov 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) initial set up and (b) annual costs to (i) the Executive, (ii) local authorities, (iii) other public sector organisations or bodies and (iv) other individuals, organisations and bodies of the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Act 2002 were projected to be in the Financial Me…

Answer · George Lyon: The Financial Memorandum to thebill is available on the Parliament’s website. The only quantifiable costs arisingfrom provisions in the bill relate to the operation of the office of the ScottishPublic Services Ombudsman. These costs are the responsibility of …

3 Nov 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) initial set up and (b) annual costs to (i) the Executive, (ii) local authorities, (iii) other public sector organisations or bodies and (iv) other individuals, organisations and bodies of the Fur Farming (Scotland) Act 2002 were projected to be in the Financial Memorandum to …

Answer · Ross Finnie: The Financial Memorandum to the bill is available on the Scottish Parliament’s website. No additional costs have been incurred as a result of theact.

3 Nov 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) initial set up and (b) annual costs to (i) the Executive, (ii) local authorities, (iii) other public sector organisations or bodies and (iv) other individuals, organisations and bodies of the Sexual Offences (Procedure and Evidence) (Scotland) Act 2002 were projected to be in…

Answer · Cathy Jamieson: The Financial Memorandum to thebill is available on the Scottish Parliament’s website. The only significant costsidentified in the Financial Memorandum were expected to be incurred by the CrownOffice and Procurator Fiscal Service. The Executive has no reason …

3 Nov 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) initial set up and (b) annual costs to (i) the Executive, (ii) local authorities, (iii) other public sector organisations or bodies and (iv) other individuals, organisations and bodies of the Marriage (Scotland) Act 2002 were projected to be in the Financial Memorandum to the…

Answer · George Lyon: The Financial Memorandum to thebill is available on the Scottish Parliament’s website. No additional costs havebeen incurred as a result of the act except in relation to those who chose to applyto a local authority for a place to be approved as a venue for ci…

3 Nov 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) initial set up and (b) annual costs to (i) the Executive, (ii) local authorities, (iii) other public sector organisations or bodies and (iv) other individuals, organisations and bodies of the Protection of Wild Mammals (Scotland) Act 2002 were projected to be in the Financial…

Answer · Ross Finnie: The Financial Memorandum to thebill is available on the Scottish Parliament’s website. No additional costs havebeen incurred as a result of the act.

3 Nov 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) initial set up and (b) annual costs to (i) the Executive, (ii) local authorities, (iii) other public sector organisations or bodies and (iv) other individuals, organisations and bodies of the Community Care and Health (Scotland) Act 2002 were projected to be in the Financial …

Answer · Lewis Macdonald: The Standing Orders of the Scottish Parliament require all Executive Bills on introduction to be accompanied by a FinancialMemorandum which sets out the best estimates of the administrative, compliance andother costs to which the provisions of the bill would …

3 Nov 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) initial set up and (b) annual costs to (i) the Executive, (ii) local authorities, (iii) other public sector organisations or bodies and (iv) other individuals, organisations and bodies of the Criminal Procedure (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 2002 were projected to be in the Finan…

Answer · Cathy Jamieson: The Financial Memorandum to thebill is available on the Scottish Parliament’s website. No additional costs havebeen incurred as a result of the act.

3 Nov 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) initial set up and (b) annual costs to (i) the Executive, (ii) local authorities, (iii) other public sector organisations or bodies and (iv) other individuals, organisations and bodies of the Water Industry (Scotland) Act 2002 were projected to be in the Financial Memorandum …

Answer · Rhona Brankin: The Financial Memorandum to thebill is available on the Scottish Parliament’s website. The Executive is not awareof any additional costs having been incurred as a result of the act.

3 Nov 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) initial set up and (b) annual costs to (i) the Executive, (ii) local authorities, (iii) other public sector organisations or bodies and (iv) other individuals, organisations and bodies of the School Education (Amendment) (Scotland) 2002 were projected to be in the Financial M…

Answer · Robert Brown: The Financial Memorandum to thebill is available on the Scottish Parliament’s website. The Executive is not awareof any costs having been incurred as a result of the act.

3 Nov 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) initial set up and (b) annual costs to (i) the Executive, (ii) local authorities, (iii) other public sector organisations or bodies and (iv) other individuals, organisations and bodies of the Scottish Local Government (Elections) Act 2002 were projected to be in the Financial…

Answer · George Lyon: The Financial Memorandum to thebill is available on the Scottish Parliament’s website. The Executive is not awareof any significant costs having been incurred since the act came into force.

3 Nov 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) initial set up and (b) annual costs to (i) the Executive, (ii) local authorities, (iii) other public sector organisations or bodies and (iv) other individuals, organisations and bodies of the Police and Fire Services (Finance) (Scotland) Act 2001 were projected to be in the F…

Answer · Johann Lamont: The Financial Memorandumto the bill is available on the Scottish Parliament’s website. The Executive isnot aware of any costs having been incurred as a result of the act.

3 Nov 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) initial set up and (b) annual costs to (i) the Executive, (ii) local authorities, (iii) other public sector organisations or bodies and (iv) other individuals, organisations and bodies of the Protection from Abuse (Scotland) Act 2001 were projected to be in the Financial Memo…

Answer · Johann Lamont: The Financial Memorandum to thebill is available on the Scottish Parliament’s website. No significant costs havebeen incurred as a result of the act, which followed a committee bill, since itcame into force.

3 Nov 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) initial set up and (b) annual costs to (i) the Executive, (ii) local authorities, (iii) other public sector organisations or bodies and (iv) other individuals, organisations and bodies of the International Criminal Court (Scotland) Act 2001 were projected to be in the Financi…

Answer · Cathy Jamieson: The Financial Memorandum to thebill is available on the Scottish Parliament’s website. No costs have been incurredsince the act came into force.

3 Nov 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) initial set up and (b) annual costs to (i) the Executive, (ii) local authorities, (iii) other public sector organisations or bodies and (iv) other individuals, organisations and bodies of the Erskine Bridge Tolls Act 2001 were projected to be in the Financial Memorandum to th…

Answer · Tavish Scott: The Financial Memorandum to thebill is available on the Scottish Parliament’s website. No costs have been incurredas a result of the act.

3 Nov 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) initial set up and (b) annual costs to (i) the Executive, (ii) local authorities, (iii) other public sector organisations or bodies and (iv) other individuals, organisations and bodies of the Mortgage Rights (Scotland) Act 2001 were projected to be in the Financial Memorandum…

Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: The Financial Memorandum to thebill is available on the Parliament’s website. The only substantive costs arisingfrom the provisions in the act are incurred in relation to extra court time andlegal aid costs. Legal aid costs in 2005-06 amounted to some £60,000…

3 Nov 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) initial set up and (b) annual costs to (i) the Executive, (ii) local authorities, (iii) other public sector organisations or bodies and (iv) other individuals, organisations and bodies of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001 were projected to be in the Financial Memorandum to the …

Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: The Financial Memorandum to thebill is available on the Parliament’s website. Due to the enabling nature of theact many of the associated costs are discretionary and linked to the general processof change in the housing sector. It is not practicable therefore…

3 Nov 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) initial set up and (b) annual costs to (i) the Executive, (ii) local authorities, (iii) other public sector organisations or bodies and (iv) other individuals, organisations and bodies of the Scottish Local Authorities (Tendering) Act 2001 were projected to be in the Financia…

Answer · George Lyon: The Standing Orders of the Scottish Parliament require all bills on introduction to be accompanied by a Financial Memorandumwhich sets out the best estimates of the administrative, compliance and other coststo which the provisions of the bill would give rise,…

3 Nov 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) initial set up and (b) annual costs to (i) the Executive, (ii) local authorities, (iii) other public sector organisations or bodies and (iv) other individuals, organisations and bodies of the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001 were projected to be in the Financial Memoran…

3 Nov 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) initial set up and (b) annual costs to (i) the Executive, (ii) local authorities, (iii) other public sector organisations or bodies and (iv) other individuals, organisations and bodies of the Education and Training (Scotland) Act 2000 were projected to be in the Financial Mem…

Answer · Nicol Stephen: The Standing Orders of the Scottish Parliament require all Executive Bills on introduction to beaccompanied by a Financial Memorandum which sets out the best estimates of theadministrative, compliance and other costs to which the provisions of the billwould g…

3 Nov 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) initial set up and (b) annual costs to (i) the Executive, (ii) local authorities, (iii) other public sector organisations or bodies and (iv) other individuals, organisations and bodies of the Ethical Standards in Public Life etc. (Scotland) Act 2000 were projected to be in th…

Answer · George Lyon: The Financial Memoranda to thebill is available on the Parliament’s website. By way of comparable informationon actual initial set up and annual costs after the Ethical Standards in PublicLife etc (Scotland) Act 2000 came into force, the annual cost for the y…

3 Nov 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) initial set up and (b) annual costs to (i) the Executive, (ii) local authorities, (iii) other public sector organisations or bodies and (iv) other individuals, organisations and bodies of the Standards in Scotland's Schools etc. Act 2000 were projected to be in the Financial …

Answer · Hugh Henry: I shall reply to the member as soon as possible.

3 Nov 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) initial set up and (b) annual costs to (i) the Executive, (ii) local authorities, (iii) other public sector organisations or bodies and (iv) other individuals, organisations and bodies of the Abolition of Feudal Tenure etc. (Scotland) Act 2000 were projected to be in the Fin…

Answer · Johann Lamont: The Financial Memorandum to thebill is available on the Scottish Parliament’s website. The Executive is not awareof any significant costs having been incurred as a result of the act.

3 Nov 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) initial set up and (b) annual costs to (i) the Executive, (ii) local authorities, (iii) other public sector organisations or bodies and (iv) other individuals, organisations and bodies of the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000 were projected to be in the Financial Mem…

Answer · Johann Lamont: The Standing Ordersof the Scottish Parliament require all Executive bills on introduction to be accompaniedby a Financial Memorandum which sets out the best estimates of the administrative,compliance and other costs to which the provisions of the bill would g…

3 Nov 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) initial set up and (b) annual costs to (i) the Executive, (ii) local authorities, (iii) other public sector organisations or bodies and (iv) other individuals, organisations and bodies of the Census (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 2000 were projected to be in the Financial Memoran…

Answer · George Lyon: The Financial Memorandum to thebill is available on the Scottish Parliament’s website. No costs or savings arosedirectly from the act. However, following its passage, an Order in Council was approvedwhich provided for additional questions in the 2001 Census a…

3 Nov 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) initial set up and (b) annual costs to (i) the Executive, (ii) local authorities, (iii) other public sector organisations or bodies and (iv) other individuals, organisations and bodies of the Public Finance and Accountability (Scotland) Act 2000 were projected to be in the Fi…

Answer · Tom McCabe: The Financial Memorandum whichaccompanied the bill is available on the Scottish Parliament’s website. The purposeof the Public Finance and Accountability (Scotland) Act 2000 was to set a framework within which financialdecisions could be made and their conseq…

3 Nov 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) initial set up and (b) annual costs to (i) the Executive, (ii) local authorities, (iii) other public sector organisations or bodies and (iv) other individuals, organisations and bodies of the Mental Health (Public Safety and Appeals) (Scotland) Act 1999 were projected to be i…

Answer · Lewis Macdonald: The Standing Orders of the Scottish Parliament require all bills on introduction to be accompanied by a Financial Memorandumwhich sets out the best estimates of the administrative, compliance and other coststo which the provisions of the bill would give rise,…

3 Nov 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) initial set up and (b) annual costs to (i) the Executive, (ii) local authorities, (iii) other public sector organisations or bodies and (iv) other individuals, organisations and bodies of the interests of Members of the Scottish Parliament Act 2006 were projected to be in the…

3 Nov 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) initial set up and (b) annual costs to (i) the Executive, (ii) local authorities, (iii) other public sector organisations or bodies and (iv) other individuals, organisations and bodies of the Scottish Parliamentary Standards Commissioner Act 2002 were projected to be in the F…