§ Mr. WallaceTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will estimate the total annual costs which will be, or already have been, incurred in fulfilling the commitments made by his Department in the document, "Scotland in the Union—A Partnership for Good."
§ Mr. Lang[holding answer 28 October 1993]: Details of the identifiable costs, both actual and estimated, of implementing specific commitments contained in the White Paper, "Scotland in the Union: A Partnership for Good" are set out in the table. Many of these commitments would have arisen in any case, but all contribute to the White Paper's general thrust to devolve more decision-making power to Scotland and within Scotland.
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Proposal or commitment Estimated or actual costs Europartenariat 140,000 Review of Scottish Trade International 14,000 Publication of concise Annual Report 38,000 Making Scottish Office more accessible to all parts of Scotland 2176,870 Publication of Further and Higher Education Charters 86,500 Publication of Householders Guide to Planning 2,210 Publication of Charter on Local Authority Environmental Services 20,600 Publication of Guide to Rights of Private Sector Tenants 3,625 Appointment of Lay Inspector of Constabulary 317,170 Appointment of lay members of schools and colleges inspection teams 415,000 Appointment of lay inspectors to Social Work Sevices Inspectorate 52,600 Comments: 1 Estimate cost of Scottish Office Industry Department Stand 2 Includes initial publicity costs of £150,000; estimated annual running costs are £28,500.
3 Salary fee for 9 month contract 4 Start up costs. 5 Cost so far incurred.