Cost of smoking: PQ: 2009

13 March 2009

Derek Brownlee (South of Scotland) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-29599 by Lewis Macdonald on 20 November 2006, whether actual costings are now available and, if so, what these are.
(S3W-21126)

Shona Robison: Details of the actual costs available centrally are set out in the following table in the same categories as the Financial Memorandum to the Smoking, Health and Social Care (Scotland) Bill.

Policy Area
Scottish Government
Health Boards
Local Authorities
Other Bodies
Smoking
 
 
 
 
Set up costs
£1.65m for communication campaign and £0.024m for compliance help-line.
Nil
£0.6m
The Scottish Government does not hold details of any expenditure by other bodies as an immediate consequence of the Act
2006-08
costs
Nil
Nil
£3.0m
The Scottish Government does not hold details of any expenditure by other bodies as an immediate consequence of the Act
2007-08
costs
Nil
Nil
£2.5m
The Scottish Government does not hold details of any expenditure by other bodies as an immediate consequence of the Act.
Free Eye and Dental Checks
 
 
 
 
Set up costs
£0.135m for free NHS eye examinationsNil for free NHS dental examinations.£43.283m for free NHS eye examinations
Nil
Nil
Nil
2006-07 costs
£17.76m for free NHS dental examinations. This is the total cost of free dental examinations as it is not possible to separately identify the costs for those patients who were previously exempt from dental charges.
Nil
Nil
Nil
2007-08 costs
£57.631m for free NHS eye examinations£18.408m for free NHS dental examinations. This is the total cost of free dental examinations as it is not possible to separately identify the costs for those patients who were previously exempt from dental charges.
Nil
Nil
Nil
Dentistry
 
 
 
Nil
Nil
2006-07 costs
Nil
It is not possible to disaggregate any additional costs from the overall General Dental Services expenditure.
Nil
Nil
2007-08 costs
Nil
It is not possible to disaggregate any additional costs from the overall General Dental Services expenditure.
Nil
Nil
Listing
 
 
 
 
Setup costs
 
Nil
Nil
Nil
£0.02m to NHS National Services Scotland.
2006-07 costs
 
 
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
2007-08 costs
 
 
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Set up costs
 
 
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
2006-07 costs
 
 
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
2007-08 costs
 
 
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Discipline
 
 
 
 
Set up costs
 
 
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
2006-07 costs
 
 
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Hep C
 
 
 
 
Set up costs
 
 
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
2006-07 costs
 
 
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
2007-08 costs
 
 
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Regulation of Care Amendments and Child Care etc
 
 
 
 
Set up costs
 
 
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
2006-07 costs
 
 
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
2007-08 costs
 
 
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Authorisation of Treatment
 
 
 Nil
Nil
Nil
2006-07 costs
 
 
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
2007-08 costs
 
 
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Joint Ventures
 
 
 
 
Set up costs
 
 
£0.81m
Nil
Nil
Nil
2006-07 costs
 
 
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
2007-08 costs
 
 
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Scottish Hospital Endowments Research Trust
 
 
 
 
Set up costs
 
 
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
2006-07 costs
 
 
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
2007-08 costs
 
 
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil