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Data on the number of VAT registeredenterprises are released annually by theSmall Business Service, an agency of the Department of Trade and Industry. A breakdownby sector is only available at a UK-level.

Start of Year Stock of VATRegistered Enterprises, 2003-05

Local Authority Area	2003	2004	2005
Dundee City	2,345	2,360	2,360
Angus	2,905	2,895	2,895

Source: Small Business Service,DTI.

Please note that these figuresdo not account for all business activity as only companies with a turnover abovethe VAT threshold are required to register. The VAT threshold is increased eachyear. It was £48,000 in 1997 increasing to £58,000 in 2004.

The preferred source for earningsestimates is the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE), which is carried outby the Office for National Statistics.

The following table shows themedian gross pay for full-time employees in Dundee by gender in 2003, 2004 and2005. The median is the recommended measure of average for earnings as opposed tothe mean.

Table 1 – Median GrossHourly and Weekly Pay for Full-Time Employees in Dundee by Gender (£)

	2003			2004		2005
	Male	Female		Male	Female	Male	Female
Median hourly pay	9.51	8.26		9.49	8.23	10.02	9.39
Median weekly pay	385.50	302.90		371.40	309.90	392.80	343.70

Source: Annual Survey for Hoursand Earnings.

Notes:

1. The estimates are based onthe pay excluding overtime for employees on adult rates whose pay for the surveypay-period was not affected by absence.

2. The estimates are based on a samplesurvey, and as such, are subject to sampling error.

3. To improve coverage and hencemake the survey more representative, supplementary information was collected fromthe 2004 ASHE survey onwards. The 2004 and 2005 ASHE results are therefore discontinuouswith the results for 2003 and previous years, for which no supplementary informationwas collected.

4. Weekly rates of pay have beenrounded to the nearest 10 pence.

5. Rates are based on residencebased earnings.

Table 1 shows the levels andproportions of self-employed people in Angus and Dundee in 2003, 2004 and 2005.

Table 1 – Levels andProportions of Self-Employment in Angus and Dundee, 2003-2005

	Level Self-Employed			Self-Employed as a Proportion of Total Employment
	2003	2004	2005	2003	2004	2005
Angus	7,000	6,000	6,000	13.5%	12.0%	12.0%
Dundee City	4,000	3,000	4,000	6.3%	5.7%	7.2%

Source:

2003 – Annual Scottish LabourForce Survey.

2004 and 2005 – Annual PopulationSurvey.

Notes:

1. Data are rounded to the nearestthousand.

The preferred source for earningsestimates is the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE), which is carried outby the Office for National Statistics.

The following table below showsthe median gross pay for full-time employees in Angus by gender in 2003, 2004 and2005. The median is the recommended measure of average for earnings as opposed tothe mean.

Table 1 – Median GrossHourly and Weekly Pay for Full-Time Employees in Angus by Gender (£)

	2003		2004		2005
	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female
Median hourly pay	9.79	8.35	10.31	8.80	10.75	9.26
Median weekly pay	422.10	318.50	426.40	328.60	440.60	335.50

Source: Annual Survey for Hoursand Earnings.

Notes:

1. The estimates are based onthe pay excluding overtime for employees on adult rates whose pay for the surveypay-period was not affected by absence.

2. The estimates are based on a samplesurvey, and as such, are subject to sampling error.

3. To improve coverage and hencemake the survey more representative, supplementary information was collected fromthe 2004 ASHE survey onwards. The 2004 and 2005 ASHE results are therefore discontinuouswith the results for 2003 and previous years, for which no supplementary informationwas collected.

4. Weekly rates of pay have beenrounded to the nearest 10 pence.

5. Rates are based on residencebased earnings.

Gross Value Added (GVA) is thepreferred measure of economic activity within an area. GVA data for local areasare published by the Office for National Statistics, however, figures for the Cityof Dundee and Angus are not available separately.

Gross ValueAdded (GVA) at Current Basic Prices (£ Millions), 2001-03

	2001	2002	2003
Angus and Dundee City	3,081	3,258	3,461
Annual % Change	2.3%	5.7%	6.2%

Source: Office for National Statistics.

It is important to note thatthe annual percentage changes presented above should not be taken as an indicatorof economic growth in the area as they have not been adjusted for inflation.

Data on Gross Value Added (GVA)in the manufacturing sector for Dundee City and Angus are shown in the following table.

Gross ValueAdded (GVA) at current basic prices (£ millions) in the manufacturing sector, 2002-04

Local Authority Area	Year	GVA  (Basic prices, £ Million)	GVA per employee (£)
Dundee City	2002	303	31,657
	2003	372	37,810
	2004	377	36,995
Angus	2002	147	28,683
	2003	270	44,715
	2004	245	39,666

Source: Office for National Statistics,Annual Business Inquiry (Compiled by Scottish Executive).

It is important to note thatthe annual changes in the GVA figures presented above should not be interpretedas an indicator of economic growth in the area as they have not been adjusted forinflation.

The information requested isnot available for 1965. The available information is given in the following table.

Age-Specific Fertility RatesPer 1,000 Female Population

Council Area	Age of Mother
	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44
Dundee City
2005	59	89	76	38	6
1985	101	118	55	14	2
Angus
2005	98	110	91	40	7
1985	126	134	61	20	2

 

The information requested isgiven in the following table.

Births Registered Solely in Mother’sName

Council area		1985	1995	2000	2005
Dundee City	Number	201	190	151	122
	% of all births	9.3	10.9	10.3	7.9
Angus	Number	65	67	53	55
	% of all births	5.0	5.3	5.1	5.0

 

The information requested isnot available for 1965. The available information is given in the following table.

Average Age of Mother at Birth

Council Area	1985	2005
Dundee City	25.3	27.7
Angus	26.6	29.0

 

No. We are content that an applicationfor financial settlement made in terms of sections 9(1)(b) and 9(1)(c) of the FamilyLaw (Scotland) Act 1985 would be capable of attracting an award thatreflects the Law Lords judgement in this case. Section 9(1)(b) allows one of theparties to a divorce to claim a net economic disadvantage suffered in the interestsof the other party or of the family. Where this is proved, it is open to the courtsto make a fixed sum compensatory award payable in lump sums or instalments. Thereis no three year or other limit on the duration of the period over which the instalmentscan be ordered. Section 9(1)(c) allows a claim to be made for the equal sharingof the economic burden of caring, after divorce, for a child of the marriage underthe age of 16.