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A comparison of the Scottish percentage of UK GVA derived from the previous publication in August 2003 (used in the latest GERS calculations) with these latest ONS figures is shown in the table below.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
20 January 2004
Where they are identified as principal export markets, European Union candidate countries will be shown.The latest available figures which provide this breakdown relate to the manufacturing sector only and are for 2002.
As has often been pointed out, we are a unicameral Parliament, and we have to get things right first time round. If we get it wrong tomorrow, that is it.
I agree that it is important to support the professionals in getting it right in future, but surely what is missing is an apology from the First Minister for getting it so wrong in the past.
She will be opposed to every one of those patients getting better care, simply because of an ideological objection to the measures that will be proposed.
Are you saying that we should go to the Executive, get a lead from it about its attitude to the proposal and then contact wider organisations after the Executive gets back to us?