What percentage of the (a) resource and (b) total departmental expenditure limit (DEL) will be allocated toward revenue-financed investment…

Answered Asked by Margaret McCulloch Lab Lodged 16 Jan 2012

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of the (a) resource and (b) total departmental expenditure limit (DEL) will be allocated toward revenue-financed investment charges in each year of the spending review period.

The answer

Answered by John Swinney on 1 Feb 2012 · 16 days after it was lodged, 2 days after it was due

Projected revenue-financed investment charges for the spending review period as a percentage of the resource departmental expenditure limit (DEL) and the total DEL are provided in the following table. The charges relate to the Scottish Government share of unitary charges for inherited private finance initiative (PFI) projects, the Regulatory Asset Base (RAB) charges to be paid to Network Rail for rail investments, and the unitary charges for non-profit distributing projects. The projected levels of DEL are those published in the Scottish Spending Review 2011.

2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
Revenue-Financed investment Charges as a % of Resource DEL
3.4%
3.5%
3.9%
Revenue-Financed investment Charges as a % of Total DEL
3.1%
3.3%
3.6%
The total is likely to be an overestimate of the charges related directly to investment, as some of the PFI payments will include costs related to ongoing maintenance. At present it is not possible to separate the different elements of the unitary charges.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S4W-05030 by reference.