What the budgeted costs are for the functions of Waterwatch Scotland to be dispersed to (a) the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman, (b) Con…

Answered Asked by Dr Richard Simpson Lab Lodged 8 Mar 2011

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the budgeted costs are for the functions of Waterwatch Scotland to be dispersed to (a) the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman, (b) Consumer Focus Scotland, (c) the proposed new consumer forum and for other functions or duties not yet allocated.

The answer

Answered by John Swinney on 16 Mar 2011 · 8 days after it was lodged, on time

The budgeted costs for Waterwatch Scotland''s representative and complaints-handling functions that transfer to the National Consumer Council (whose operating name is Consumer Focus) and the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman respectively under the Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 were set out in the supplementary Financial Memorandum (at paragraphs 6 to 28) for that act, which can be found at:
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/s3/bills/26-PubSerRef/index.htm.
The Scottish Government has not proposed a consumer forum to replace any of Waterwatch Scotland''s functions I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-40409 on 16 March 2011 which sets out the statutory position with regards to the functions of Waterwatch Scotland.
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.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S3W-40413 by reference.