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To ask the Scottish Executive how many women aged under 30 are smokers and what the figure was (a) five and (b) 10 years ago. The following table detailsthe information available.Smoking Prevalence Amongst WomenAged 16-29 in 1995, 1999 and 2004 Year Estimated Population (N) Percentage Smoking (%) Estimated Number Smoking (N)...
The ScotRail franchise paymentsare as follows: 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 £103.14m £187.15m £261.69m £261.69m £270.37m £269.19m £267.08m All figures shown above (withthe exception of 2005-06) are specified in the franchise agreemen...
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Date answered:
27 April 2006
The number of visitors to Scotlandfrom Australia who travelled by air to the United Kingdomsince 1997 is shown in the following table: Year Visitors (‘000) 1997 124 1998 82 1999 86 2000 76 2001 67 2002 77 2003 77 2004 93 Source: InternationalPassenger...
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Date answered:
31 March 2006
The rate of growth of manufacturing productivity is givenin the following table. This is derived from data from the Office for National Statistics(ONS) Annual Business Inquiry.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
17 March 2006
The available information isgiven in the following table. No breakdown of these figures into prosecutions ofretailers and licensees is available from the data held centrally.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
16 March 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-21578 by Cathy Jamieson on 22 December 2005, what it considers its obligations are under the UN Convention Against Torture in respect of the allegations that US agencies have used Scottish airports as refuelling stops for flights engaged in the process of “extraordinary rendition” other than those following from the fact that “torture is a crime under Scots law as required by our international obligations” and that “the investigation of alleged crimes is a matter for the police”.
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Date answered:
14 March 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive to what extent the advice the UK National Statistician and Registrar General has been followed since he wrote on 29 September 2004 to the Chief Statistician in relation to the National Statistics status of Government Expenditure and Revenue in Scotland (GERS) stating that the Executive "will of course want to ensure that the l...