- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 December 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 16 December 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the procurement expenditure by the Ministry of Defence will be presented showing where it is paid rather than on a pro-rata basis in this year's Government Expenditure and Revenues in Scotland report (GERS) and what the reasons are for its position on the matter.
Answer
All defence expenditure isallocated according to population share as in previous editions of GERS. Thistreatment is consistent with the “who benefits” principle that is the basis forthe allocation of expenditure in GERS.
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 December 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 16 December 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the methodology for this year's Government Expenditure and Revenues in Scotland report will show the allocation of Scotland's share of insurance premium tax revenue based on information sought from insurance providers.
Answer
Scotland's share of insurance premium tax revenue is notbased on information from insurance providers.
Scotland’s population share was used to estimate Scotland’s insurancepremium tax share.
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 December 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 16 December 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the annual running expenditure by the Ministry of Defence and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office will be presented on the basis of where it is spent rather than on a pro-rata basis in this year's Government Expenditure and Revenues in Scotland report (GERS) and what the reasons are for its position on the matter.
Answer
Defence and overseasservices expenditure is allocated according to population share as in previouseditions of GERS. This treatment is consistent with the “who benefits”principle that is the basis for the allocation of expenditure in GERS.
The same is true for theexpenditure of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 December 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 16 December 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the methodology for calculating Scotland's share of fuel duty revenue in last year's Government Expenditure and Revenues in Scotland report was based on the site of delivery.
Answer
The fuel duty revenue for Scotland isbased on inland deliveries of each of the different fuel types published in the UK Digest of Energy Statistics.
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 December 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 16 December 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has with regard to how the Inland Revenue calculates the Scottish portion of inheritance tax revenue in last year's Government Expenditure and Revenues in Scotland report.
Answer
The Inland Revenue suppliesthe amount of inheritance tax collected in respect of Scottish deaths and othertransfers.
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 05 December 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by George Reid on 16 December 2003
To ask the Presiding Officer whether any Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body (SPCB) staff have sought counselling services in connection with giving evidence, or preparing to give evidence, to the Holyrood Inquiry and what financial provision the SPCB has made for such services.
Answer
Thecounselling service, which is available to members, their staff andparliamentary staff free of charge, is provided by the SPCB’s occupationalhealth provider. The service is completely confidential and the SPCB receivesonly statistical information regarding the take-up of the service. It isneither appropriate nor possible to identify any individual who has soughtcounselling in connection with the Holyrood Inquiry or any other matter.
Financial provision for theservice is made within the overall occupational health budget.
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 December 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 16 December 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the methodology for this year's Government Expenditure and Revenues in Scotland report takes account of regional variations in fuel prices with particular reference to higher than average prices and mileages in the Highlands and Islands when calculating fuel duty revenue and what the reasons are for its position on the matter.
Answer
Fuel duties are based on thevolume and not on the price of fuel. The fuel duty revenue for Scotland isbased on inland deliveries of each of the different fuel types for the UKDigest of Energy Statistics. These deliveries reflect the different mileagesacross Scotland.
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 December 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 16 December 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the methodology used to calculate EU contributions to Scotland in this year's Government Expenditure and Revenues in Scotland report will take into account an estimated Scottish share of the extra-regio territory and what the reasons are for its position on the matter.
Answer
EU contributions are notapplicable to extra-regio territory.
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 December 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 16 December 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive how the methodology for this year's Government Expenditure and Revenues in Scotland report will allocate Scotland's share of the aggregates tax.
Answer
The Aggregates Levy cameinto effect on 1 April 2002, and therefore is not included in this year’s GovernmentExpenditure Revenues for Scotland, which covers the financial year 2001-02.
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 December 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 16 December 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the methodology for this year's Government Expenditure and Revenues in Scotland report (GERS) will show the allocation of Scotland's share of air passenger duty revenue based on the number of flights from or within Scotland and what the reasons are for its position on the matter.
Answer
The Scottish populationshare has been used to calculate the Scottish share of this tax becauseScottish air passengers tend to use airports throughout the UK.
This treatment follows theprinciple that GERS measures the tax burden that is imposed on Scottishresidents within the UK.
