Question reference: S5W-07167
- Asked by: Edward Mountain, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 14 February 2017
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Current status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 22 February 2017
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what the cost of wild fisheries review process has been, also broken down by (a) staffing, (b) meeting, (c) publication and publicity, (d) travel and (e) other costs each year.
Answer
The Wild Fisheries Review commenced in March 2014 and concluded in October 2014 when the Review Panel submitted its findings to Scottish Ministers. From October 2014 the Wild Fisheries Reform Programme has been supported by the Wild Fisheries Reform Team. In total, from March 2014 until the end of February 2017, the cost of the wild fisheries review process has been circa £446,000. This figure includes an estimate of some costs that the Scottish Government does not yet have or hold, as detailed in the notes associated with the following table.
The breakdown of this overall cost is:
|
Period |
(a) Staffing costs* |
(b) Meeting costs** |
(c) Publication and Publicity costs |
(d) Travel costs*** |
(e) Other costs |
|
1-03-2014 – 31-12-2014 |
£142,583 |
£1,987 |
Nil |
£4,891 |
£17,292 |
|
2015 |
£129,449 |
£614 |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
|
2016 |
£126,532 |
Nil |
£900 |
£1,746 |
Nil |
|
1-01-2017 to 28-02-2017 |
£13,608 |
Nil |
Nil |
£313 |
£1,050 |
Notes:
* Average salary costs for the financial years 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16 have been used to calculate staffing costs. Average salary costs for the financial year 2016-17 have not been produced yet. The 2016 and 2017 year to date staffing costs therefore use 2015/16 average salary costs.
** Meeting costs are for external venues. The Scottish Government does not hold a formal record of the cost of all meetings held.
*** Travel costs are for the Review Panel, staff travel to the associated external venue meetings and some stakeholder travel costs to attend subsequent Wild Fisheries Reform Programme meetings. The Scottish Government does not hold a record of other staff travel expenses associated with the wild fisheries review process.