1. Portfolio/Number/Name:T/C5 - Highlands and Islands Airport (HIAL)
Limited |
2. Programme/Activity: Please
include a short description Savings will be made largely from
travel and subsistence budgets and repairs
and maintenance budgets which will present
a challenge to HIAL to maintain operational
efficiency. Performance and Financial
management Review to be undertaken during
2005, which will include review of
regulatory requirements and HQ costs. |
3. Planned Savings | | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 |
Cash (m) | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
Time Releasing (m) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4. Accountable Officer for
delivery | Eddie Frizzell |
5. Project Manager | Ken Crawford |
6. EGDG account manager | Iain Dewar |
7. Quality Impact | Describe any impact on the quality
of service delivery. Be specific and
explain if the expectation is positive,
negative or neutral. The effect of these efficiency measures
on the quality of service that customers
receive will be neutral. |
8. Dependencies | Explain if your savings are
dependant on legislation or other
structural changes. These savings are not dependant on
legislation or other structural
changes. |
9. Description of efficiency and
actions to be taken | 9.1 How will the saving be made? Be
specific about number/size of contracts,
staff, posts dates etc. Savings will be made largely from
reductions in travel and subsistence costs
and repairs and maintenance budgets and
from improved procurement of utilities
etc. |
9.2 What action is critically
needed to secure delivery of this saving?
Be specific, and name the key action
managers if they are outwith your immediate
management chain (e.g. in an
NDPB.) The HIAL Board has approved the revised
budgetary priorities. |
10. Impact on Staffing to achieve the efficiency
gain | If there are to be any changes in
staff numbers (at activity level) to
achieve the efficiency gain, please
indicate how many full time equivalents and
how far you expect savings to be achieved
by natural wastage (show additions as + and
reductions as -). |
| 2005- 06 | 2006- 07 | 2007- 08 |
+ | | | |
- | | | |
Net | | | |
Explanation | N/A |
11. Benefits | In general, the benefits of the
Scottish Executive Efficiency Plan are the
enhanced outputs from the resources
Ministers have been able to allocate in
SR04. But if there is a direct connection
between this efficiency saving and the
enhancement of a particular service please
describe it here. N/A |
12. Gross/Net Cash Savings | 12.1 Please set out the gross
recurring saving and any offsetting
recurring expenditure. The gross recurring saving is 0.5
million by 2007-08. There is no offsetting
expenditure associated with this
saving. |
12.2 Against what budget does this
expenditure and saving fall? Transport: Air Services in Scotland:
HIAL Deficit and Capital Grant |
12.3 Has this saving been built
into your budget? No |
12.4 If so, what is the maximum
allowable expenditure against the budget
data, in each year, for that saving to be
delivered? N/A |
12.5 If not, how do you propose to
invest the additional cash back into public
services? The resource saving will be transferred
to capital works, such as the upgrading of
the terminal building at Benbecula. |
12.6 What plans do you have to
exceed the required saving? Explain by how
much in each year. None. |
13. Time - release savings | 13.1 Please explain any
time-releasing savings indicated at
question 3. N/A |
13.2 Please describe the method you
plan to use to calculate the cash
equivalent of those time release
savings. N/A |
14. Measurement and
Monitoring | 14.1 How are you proposing to
measure the expected efficiency benefits
(e.g. in terms of costs, level of output or
quality of service)? The efficiency benefits will be
measured by measuring expenditure on
operating costs and expenditure on capital
costs. |
14.2 What monitoring &
reporting procedures will be put in place
to measure the efficiency savings (How
often will progress towards the target be
monitored? Who will have lead
responsibility for reporting progress and
what procedures will be in place?) Progress will be monitored through
monitoring HIAL monthly management accounts
and annual accounts. These accounts will be
reviewed quarterly and reported to the
Board to ensure that HIAL is on course to
deliver the efficiencies. |
14.3 Monitoring Data: Sources,
validation and risks - What data will be used to measure
progress? Is all the required information
quantifiable and readily available? If not
what action will be taken to rectify
this?
Data will be taken from HIAL's
operating costs and capital programme
figures in management accounts.
- What measures will be in place
to validate the accuracy of the data?
Who will take responsibility for
this?
HIAL's annual accounts are
subject to Board scrutiny and will also
be audited by external auditors.
- Are there any issues or risks
relating to how you plan to use the
data? (e.g. accuracy, difficulties in
collection)
No.
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