The information requested isgiven in the following table: . 1 2 3 4 5 6 Total (£000) Subsidy (£000) Write Off’s (£000) Loans Repurchased (£000) First Loss Claims (£000) First Loss Repayments (£000) Adjustment 1998-991 6,438 0 0 0 0 -1 6,437 1999-2000 10,754 114 104 1 0 1,236 12,209 2000-01 12,471 52 83 1,596 0 638 14,840 2001-02 8,595 93 22 3,229 -44 -551 11,344 2002-03 8,610 95 25 2,349 -108 -326 10,645 2003-04 5,611 162 95 1,495 -221 -90 7,052 2004-05 5,075 193 41 1,134 -217 999 7,225 2005-06 4,712 461 30 1,630 -289 0 6,544 Note: 1 – Scottish Office Figures.Column 1 – The subsidy is thepayment made to the purchasing banks to cover the difference between the commercialrate of interest the banks would normally charge and the rate of inflation theyare required to charge by the regulations.Column 2 – Payments are madeto the purchasing banks for loans which are written off due to age or death.Column 3 – Shows payments madefor loans which are “repurchased” and returned to the government portfolio for reasonsof permanent disability or being medically unfit for work.Column 4 - First loss claims,reimburse the purchasing banks for loans which become 24 months or more in arrears,as these loans no longer attract...