To ask the Scottish Executive why output in the Scottish service sector in the four quarters to the third quarter of 2000, as reported in Lloyds TSB Business Monitor Issue 13-Winter 2001, grew by less than half the United Kingdom average and what steps are being taken to ensure Scotland's service sector grows by at least the UK average. he following table gives a breakdown of official Scottish and UK GDP growth rates in the four quarters to 2000 Q3, compared with the preceding four quarters, for the published sectors within services.Scottish & UK 4 quarter on 4 quarter GDP growth rates to 2000 Q31ScotlandUKTotal Services1.63.4Retail & Wholesale5.12.5Hotels & Catering-1.0-1.6Transport, Storage & Distribution-2.68.0Financial Services5.32.6Real Estate & Business Services2.44.2Public Administration, Education & Health1.51.3Other Services1.23.3Sources: Scottish Executive, Office for National StatisticsNotes:1.