- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 18 September 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 7 October 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive by how much (a) business start-up rates, (b) business research and development expenditure, (c) manufacturing capital expenditure, (d) business investment per employee and (e) employment rates will have to grow to achieve the same rate as the UK average by 2006.
Answer
(a) Business start-up ratesare expressed as the number of new VAT registrations per 10,000 of the adultpopulation. VAT registrations are published annually by the Department forTrade and Industry; the latest figures are for 2001. To reach the current UK rate by2006, the Scottish rate would have to grow by 5.7% per annum between 2001 and2006.
(b)Business research and development (R&D) expenditure is published annuallyby the Office for National Statistics, the latest figures relate to R&Dundertaken during 2001. Converting this again to a rate per adult shows that anincrease of 17% per annum between 2001 and 2006 would be required for Scotland toreach the current UK level by 2006.
(c)Net capital expenditure in the manufacturing sector is published for 2001 bythe Office for National Statistics. As the rate of capital expenditure inmanufacturing per adult is already higher in Scotland no increase isrequired for Scotland to reach the current UK rate by 2006.
(d)The latest data on Scottish business investment (Gross Fixed Capital Formation)is for 1995. The Office for National Statistics intend to publish moreup-to-date figures later this year.
(e) The employment rate fromthe latest ONS Labour Force Survey relates to the three months to July 2003. Toreach the current UK rate by 2006 an increase by 0.03% would be requiredannually during the three years 2003 to 2006.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 22 September 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 6 October 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive how much foreign direct investment there has been in each of the last five years, broken down by sector and expressed also as a percentage of the total foreign direct investment into the (a) United Kingdom and (b) EU.
Answer
1. The figures for inward investmentinto Scotland by sector are provided in the following tables:
| 1998-99 | Projects | Jobs | Investment (£ Million) |
| Chemicals/Plastics/Rubber | 13 | 653 | 417.4 |
| Electronics | 16 | 3,665 | 216.1 |
| Food and Drink | 1 | 31 | 1.6 |
| Forest Products/Paper | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miscellaneous Manufacturing | 11 | 1,186 | 32.5 |
| Other Activities | 2 | 59 | 3.4 |
| Services | 29 | 4,641 | 73.1 |
| Textiles | 6 | 632 | 17.1 |
| Totals | 78 | 10,867 | 761.2 |
| 1999-2000 | Projects | Jobs | Investment (£ Million) |
| Chemicals/Plastics/Rubber | 13 | 2,144 | 142.4 |
| Electronics | 14 | 5,106 | 193.9 |
| Food and Drink | 4 | 604 | 8.3 |
| Forest Products/Paper | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miscellaneous Manufacturing | 15 | 1,514 | 61.6 |
| Other Activities | 8 | 2,357 | 120.7 |
| Services | 35 | 7,448 | 122.5 |
| Textiles | 2 | 161 | 0.7 |
| Totals | 91 | 19,334 | 650.1 |
| 2000-01 | Projects | Jobs | Investment (£ Million) |
| Chemicals/Plastics/Rubber | 11 | 1,322 | 74.1 |
| Electronics | 25 | 5,587 | 1,496.8 |
| Food and Drink | 4 | 447 | 7.9 |
| Forest Products/Paper | 4 | 661 | 33.6 |
| Miscellaneous Manufacturing | 18 | 1,023 | 29.7 |
| Other Activities | 5 | 66 | 1.8 |
| Services | 35 | 5,240 | 119.4 |
| Textiles | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 102 | 14,346 | 1,763.3 |
| 2001-02 | Projects | Jobs | Investment (£ Million) |
| Chemicals/Plastics/Rubber | 5 | 590 | 37.9 |
| Electronics | 11 | 1,182 | 42.9 |
| Food and Drink | 1 | 109 | 10.0 |
| Forest Products/Paper | 2 | 95 | 2.2 |
| Miscellaneous Manufacturing | 6 | 474 | 21.3 |
| Other Activities | 7 | 378 | 16.2 |
| Services | 26 | 3,518 | 140.0 |
| Textiles | 1 | 40 | 1.7 |
| Totals | 59 | 6,386 | 272.2 |
| 2002-03 | Projects | Jobs | Investment (£ Million) |
| Chemicals/Plastics/Rubber | 3 | 447 | 0.6 |
| Electronics | 7 | 811 | 22.9 |
| Food and Drink | 2 | 82 | 26.5 |
| Forest Products/Paper | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miscellaneous Manufacturing | 17 | 3,189 | 111.5 |
| Other Activities | 2 | 1,419 | 16.0 |
| Services | 26 | 1,211 | 27.7 |
| Textiles | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 57 | 7,159 | 205.2 |
2. The figures showing inwardinvestment into Scotland as a proportion of inward investment into the UK are givenin the table:
| Year | Projects (%) | Jobs (%) |
| 1998-99 | 8.3 | 6.2 |
| 1999-2000 | 9.4 | 10.1 |
| 2000-01 | 8.4 | 11.0 |
| 2001-02 | 7.6 | 12.6 |
| 2002-03 | 6.9 | 9.8 |
Note:
These figures are based on inwardinvestment as reported to invest UK by Scottish Development International and are collatedusing different criteria to those applied when reporting the Scottish inward investmentfigures.
3. Figures which compare inwardinvestment attracted to the EU with inward investment attracted to Scotland arenot available on a comparable basis.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 18 September 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Jack McConnell on 2 October 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what measures it is using to assess the effectiveness of its efforts to promote Scotland as a good place to live and work; what targets it has set for each of these measures, and what action it is taking to achieve them, as referred to in A Partnership for a Better Scotland.
Answer
We are currently preparing plansto take forward the Fresh Talent initiative including improved promotion of Scotland abroadand the establishment of a one-stop advisory service for those wishing to live andwork in Scotland. Targets will be considered in due course.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 18 September 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 2 October 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive by how much GDP per person in employment will have to grow to achieve the same level as the UK average by 2006.
Answer
The Scottish Executive does not forecast UK or Scottish Gross Domestic Product, productivity or employmentlevels.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 18 September 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 2 October 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive by how much GDP will have to grow between 2003 and 2006 to achieve the same level per head as the UK average by 2006.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S2W-2763 today. All answers to written parliamentaryquestions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for whichcan be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/search_wa.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 18 September 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 2 October 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what measures it is using to assess the effectiveness of its efforts to encourage a culture of enterprise; what targets it has set for each of these measures, and what action it is taking to achieve them, as referred to in A Partnership for a Better Scotland.
Answer
The Executive’s targets in relationto enterprise are set out in
Building a Better Scotland (BABS) which waspublished in September 2002. As is noted in BABS, several of these targets are derivedfrom the progress measures set out in
Measuring Scotland’s Progress Towards a Smart, Successful Scotland.The latest report on progress against these measures was published on the Executive’swebsite in March 2003.
Additionally,we shall further promote an enterprise culture in our schools, through Determinedto Succeed (DtS) our strategy for Enterprise in Education (E in E). We are working with local authorities(LAs) to develop E in E plans detailing how DtS will be delivered locally. We willagree targets with LAs based on local needs and against the background of our wishto make sure every pupil hasthe opportunity to learn entrepreneurial skills at school.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 18 September 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 2 October 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what measures it is using to assess performance on its key economic aim of improving Scotland's skills base, as referred to in A Partnership for a Better Scotland.
Answer
To assess performance againstthe aim of improving Scotland’s skill base we have a range of indicators as publishedin Measuring Scotland’s Progress towards Smart, Successful Scotland, andin the Lifelong Learning Strategy Life Through Learning: Learning Through Lifewhich was launched in February 2003. The latter document lists the followingindicators: the proportion of 16- to 19-year-olds not in education, employment,or training; participation and retention of 16- to 19-year-olds in school or furthereducation; graduates as a proportion of the workforce; proportion of working ageadults whose highest qualification is below Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework(SCQF) 5; proportion of 18- to 29-year-olds olds whose highest qualification isbelow SCQF level 6, and proportion of people in employment undertaking training.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 September 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 1 October 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-32215 by Iain Gray on 13 December 2002, what the most up-to-date figures are for the percentage of 16- to 19-year-olds not in education, training or employment, broken down by (a) local authority area, (b) gender and (c) age.
Answer
Table 1 shows the number andproportion of 16- to 19-year-olds not in education, training or employment (NEET)in Scotland, by gender. Figures are taken from the annual LabourForce Survey (LFS).
Table 1
| NEET | Mar 96 to Feb 97 | Mar 97 to Feb 98 | Mar 98 to Feb 99 | Mar 99 to Feb 00 | Mar 00 to Feb 01 | Mar 01 to Feb 02 | Mar 02 to Feb 03 |
| Total | 36,000 | 34,000 | 36,000 | 38,000 | 39,000 | 39,000 | 36,000 |
| % of age group | 15% | 13% | 14% | 15% | 15% | 15% | 14% |
| Males | 20,000 | 18,000 | 19,000 | 21,000 | 18,000 | 21,000 | 20,000 |
| % of age group | 16% | 14% | 14% | 16% | 14% | 17% | 15% |
| Females | 16,000 | 16,000 | 17,000 | 17,000 | 20,000 | 18,000 | 16,000 |
| % of age group | 13% | 12% | 14% | 14% | 16% | 14% | 13% |
Data split by age and local authorityfor the NEET group are not available from the Labour Force Survey, as sample sizesare not large enough. The following three tables include data from the 2001 Censusof population by age, gender and local authority area for the NEET group.
Table 2: Percentage and Numberof 16- to 19-Year-Olds not in Education, Training or Employment in 2001 shown forScotland and Local Authorities in Scotland.
| | Males | Females | All |
| Level | % | Level | % | Level | % |
| Scotland | 17,431 | 13.7% | 15,960 | 12.8% | 33,391 | 13.2% |
| Aberdeen City | 537 | 9.8% | 546 | 9.2% | 1,083 | 9.5% |
| Aberdeenshire | 526 | 9.1% | 420 | 8.3% | 946 | 8.7% |
| Angus | 325 | 12.2% | 334 | 13.6% | 659 | 12.9% |
| Argyll and Bute | 193 | 9.2% | 222 | 12.1% | 415 | 10.5% |
| Clackmannanshire | 193 | 15.9% | 209 | 17.9% | 402 | 16.9% |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 473 | 14.4% | 475 | 15.4% | 948 | 14.9% |
| Dundee City | 608 | 14.8% | 560 | 13.5% | 1,168 | 14.2% |
| East Ayrshire | 452 | 15.9% | 492 | 17.0% | 944 | 16.4% |
| East Dunbartonshire | 240 | 8.2% | 157 | 5.6% | 397 | 6.9% |
| East Lothian | 211 | 11.1% | 287 | 14.8% | 498 | 13.0% |
| East Renfrewshire | 160 | 6.9% | 133 | 6.2% | 293 | 6.5% |
| Edinburgh, City of | 1,085 | 9.7% | 1,138 | 9.9% | 2,223 | 9.8% |
| Eilean Siar | 57 | 9.8% | 45 | 8.8% | 102 | 9.3% |
| Falkirk | 640 | 17.6% | 387 | 11.4% | 1,027 | 14.6% |
| Fife | 1,269 | 14.3% | 1,152 | 13.3% | 2,421 | 13.8% |
| Glasgow City | 3,155 | 20.6% | 2,819 | 17.6% | 5,974 | 19.1% |
| Highland | 582 | 11.7% | 518 | 11.9% | 1,100 | 11.8% |
| Inverclyde | 344 | 15.8% | 307 | 14.4% | 651 | 15.1% |
| Midlothian | 220 | 11.3% | 231 | 12.1% | 451 | 11.7% |
| Moray | 261 | 12.4% | 224 | 12.1% | 485 | 12.2% |
| North Ayrshire | 593 | 17.6% | 588 | 17.3% | 1,181 | 17.4% |
| North Lanarkshire | 1,451 | 16.4% | 1,210 | 14.5% | 2,661 | 15.5% |
| Orkney Islands | 37 | 8.6% | 29 | 7.1% | 66 | 7.9% |
| Perth and Kinross | 297 | 9.0% | 280 | 9.8% | 577 | 9.4% |
| Renfrewshire | 546 | 12.7% | 506 | 12.4% | 1,052 | 12.6% |
| Scottish Borders | 244 | 11.6% | 239 | 10.9% | 483 | 11.2% |
| Shetland Islands | 24 | 4.6% | 53 | 11.3% | 77 | 7.7% |
| South Ayrshire | 363 | 14.0% | 349 | 14.0% | 712 | 14.0% |
| South Lanarkshire | 1,095 | 13.7% | 930 | 12.2% | 2,025 | 12.9% |
| Stirling | 217 | 9.5% | 176 | 7.6% | 393 | 8.5% |
| West Dunbartonshire | 423 | 16.5% | 377 | 15.3% | 800 | 15.9% |
| West Lothian | 610 | 15.8% | 567 | 14.8% | 1,177 | 15.3% |
Source: 2001 Census of Population.
Table 3(a): Percentage of 16-to 19-Year-Olds not in Education, Training or Employment in 2001 Shown by Genderand Single Year Age Bands for Scotland and Local Authorities In Scotland.
| | % of Neet Males | % of Neet Females |
| 16 yr olds | 17 yr olds | 18 yr olds | 19 yr olds | 16 yr olds | 17 yr olds | 18 yr olds | 19 yr olds |
| Scotland | 9.6% | 13.1% | 16.8% | 15.4% | 7.8% | 11.8% | 15.5% | 16.3% |
| Aberdeen City | 7.3% | 11.3% | 11.4% | 9.1% | 7.3% | 9.2% | 10.8% | 8.9% |
| Aberdeenshire | 5.1% | 9.9% | 11.9% | 10.3% | 3.8% | 6.5% | 12.0% | 13.6% |
| Angus | 7.4% | 12.3% | 16.2% | 14.2% | 4.8% | 11.5% | 18.6% | 22.2% |
| Argyll and Bute | 5.7% | 10.1% | 9.2% | 12.5% | 5.9% | 8.4% | 20.3% | 17.4% |
| Clackmannanshire | 7.7% | 12.7% | 21.5% | 24.6% | 9.7% | 19.7% | 20.5% | 24.9% |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 7.1% | 11.8% | 20.7% | 22.3% | 7.2% | 13.6% | 18.6% | 26.3% |
| Dundee City | 13.2% | 17.4% | 16.7% | 12.7% | 9.1% | 14.3% | 13.2% | 16.4% |
| East Ayrshire | 10.9% | 13.7% | 18.7% | 20.9% | 10.5% | 15.6% | 22.5% | 20.6% |
| East Dunbartonshire | 5.5% | 8.8% | 9.4% | 9.6% | 3.4% | 3.2% | 6.7% | 9.6% |
| East Lothian | 6.6% | 10.3% | 16.5% | 13.3% | 8.4% | 12.8% | 17.9% | 23.5% |
| East Renfrewshire | 3.8% | 7.6% | 8.2% | 8.7% | 3.7% | 4.7% | 7.2% | 9.8% |
| Edinburgh, City of | 9.0% | 11.4% | 10.5% | 8.3% | 7.6% | 11.8% | 11.2% | 9.0% |
| Eilean Siar | 7.4% | 8.1% | 10.8% | 14.8% | 4.5% | 6.9% | 7.1% | 22.0% |
| Falkirk | 9.9% | 17.2% | 20.1% | 23.8% | 7.2% | 10.6% | 12.2% | 15.7% |
| Fife | 8.7% | 13.7% | 20.0% | 15.3% | 6.5% | 11.1% | 18.2% | 17.3% |
| Glasgow City | 18.4% | 21.8% | 23.6% | 18.8% | 14.7% | 19.0% | 18.1% | 18.2% |
| Highland | 5.9% | 8.3% | 18.2% | 18.2% | 5.2% | 9.0% | 16.8% | 20.8% |
| Inverclyde | 8.4% | 13.1% | 18.3% | 24.2% | 8.6% | 11.8% | 17.6% | 20.6% |
| Midlothian | 9.3% | 8.9% | 14.3% | 13.3% | 6.0% | 9.7% | 16.3% | 18.0% |
| Moray | 5.5% | 13.7% | 17.5% | 14.2% | 5.4% | 10.2% | 15.4% | 22.0% |
| North Ayrshire | 10.7% | 15.6% | 22.9% | 21.8% | 9.6% | 15.3% | 21.0% | 24.9% |
| North Lanarkshire | 10.9% | 14.0% | 20.2% | 20.5% | 9.0% | 13.3% | 18.1% | 18.3% |
| Orkney Islands | 3.1% | 5.5% | 15.0% | 14.7% | 3.3% | 2.3% | 10.5% | 20.3% |
| Perth and Kinross | 7.1% | 7.1% | 10.4% | 13.1% | 4.4% | 6.8% | 16.1% | 16.0% |
| Renfrewshire | 9.9% | 11.5% | 14.8% | 15.3% | 7.5% | 9.8% | 15.8% | 17.2% |
| Scottish Borders | 6.1% | 12.0% | 15.8% | 14.5% | 4.4% | 9.7% | 12.4% | 20.2% |
| Shetland Islands | 0.6% | 2.8% | 8.9% | 7.8% | 5.2% | 13.3% | 16.0% | 12.2% |
| South Ayrshire | 10.0% | 11.7% | 17.9% | 17.8% | 9.2% | 12.1% | 15.8% | 20.8% |
| South Lanarkshire | 10.6% | 11.9% | 16.6% | 16.0% | 8.1% | 11.3% | 13.9% | 15.9% |
| Stirling | 7.1% | 8.6% | 11.1% | 10.6% | 5.0% | 7.3% | 9.2% | 8.2% |
| West Dunbartonshire | 10.1% | 17.2% | 18.7% | 20.4% | 10.7% | 13.1% | 17.6% | 20.1% |
| West Lothian | 12.3% | 14.5% | 18.1% | 18.9% | 6.5% | 13.0% | 21.9% | 19.3% |
Source: 2001 Census of Population.
Table 3(b): Percentage of 16-to 19-Year-Olds not in Education, Training or Employment in 2001 Shown by SingleYear Age Bands for Scotland and Local Authorities in Scotland.
| | % of Neet Total |
| 16 yr olds | 17 yr olds | 18 yr olds | 19 yr olds |
| Scotland | 8.7% | 12.4% | 16.1% | 15.9% |
| Aberdeen City | 7.3% | 10.2% | 11.1% | 9.0% |
| Aberdeenshire | 4.5% | 8.3% | 11.9% | 11.7% |
| Angus | 6.1% | 11.9% | 17.3% | 18.1% |
| Argyll and Bute | 5.8% | 9.3% | 14.2% | 14.7% |
| Clackmannanshire | 8.7% | 16.0% | 21.0% | 24.8% |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 7.2% | 12.7% | 19.7% | 24.2% |
| Dundee City | 11.2% | 15.9% | 14.9% | 14.6% |
| East Ayrshire | 10.7% | 14.7% | 20.6% | 20.8% |
| East Dunbartonshire | 4.4% | 6.1% | 8.1% | 9.6% |
| East Lothian | 7.5% | 11.5% | 17.2% | 18.6% |
| East Renfrewshire | 3.7% | 6.2% | 7.7% | 9.2% |
| Edinburgh, City of | 8.3% | 11.6% | 10.8% | 8.7% |
| Eilean Siar | 5.9% | 7.5% | 9.3% | 18.1% |
| Falkirk | 8.6% | 14.0% | 16.3% | 19.8% |
| Fife | 7.6% | 12.5% | 19.1% | 16.3% |
| Glasgow City | 16.6% | 20.4% | 20.7% | 18.5% |
| Highland | 5.5% | 8.6% | 17.6% | 19.5% |
| Inverclyde | 8.5% | 12.5% | 18.0% | 22.4% |
| Midlothian | 7.7% | 9.3% | 15.3% | 15.6% |
| Moray | 5.4% | 12.0% | 16.5% | 17.5% |
| North Ayrshire | 10.1% | 15.5% | 22.0% | 23.3% |
| North Lanarkshire | 10.0% | 13.6% | 19.2% | 19.5% |
| Orkney Islands | 3.2% | 3.8% | 12.8% | 17.2% |
| Perth and Kinross | 5.7% | 7.0% | 13.0% | 14.4% |
| Renfrewshire | 8.7% | 10.6% | 15.3% | 16.2% |
| Scottish Borders | 5.2% | 10.8% | 14.1% | 17.4% |
| Shetland Islands | 2.8% | 8.1% | 11.9% | 9.9% |
| South Ayrshire | 9.6% | 11.9% | 16.9% | 19.3% |
| South Lanarkshire | 9.4% | 11.6% | 15.3% | 16.0% |
| Stirling | 6.0% | 8.0% | 10.1% | 9.4% |
| West Dunbartonshire | 10.4% | 15.2% | 18.2% | 20.3% |
| West Lothian | 9.3% | 13.8% | 20.0% | 19.1% |
Source: 2001 Census of Population.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 September 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom McCabe on 1 October 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide comparative costs for the regulation and inspection of care services by local authorities and NHS boards in the three years prior to the establishment of the Care Commission and by the commission in the three years following its establishment.
Answer
Comparative information on localauthority and NHS board costs over the relevant period is not held centrally. Forinformation on the Care Commission’s budget I refer the member to the answer givento question S2W-2685 on 30 September 2003, which is available on the Parliament’swebsite, the search facility for which can be found at:
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/search_wa.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 September 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Curran on 30 September 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2O-364 by Mr Andy Kerr on 11 September 2003, whether it will submit written evidence to the Barker Review of Housing Supply, and, if so, whether it will make copies of the evidence available in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre.
Answer
Discussions have been held recentlybetween the Executive and the Barker Review Team at HM Treasury. We have agreedto provide the team with a range of information and statistical data on housingin Scotland which will be sent as soon as it is available. Copiesof publicly available information supplied will be provided to the Parliament’sReference Centre.
