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Note:1. Source: Public Sector Employment in Scotland:Statistics for Q1 2006.

The data used in the answerto parliamentary question S2W-14287 were taken from the Labour Force Survey(LFS) which is a survey of individuals in the UK looking at varioussocio-economic issues. This source was used as the parliamentary question requesteddata on employment in the manufacturing industry which includes employees, thosewho are self employed, unpaid family workers and those on a government trainingscheme. The LFS is the preferred source for data on employment.

The data used in the answerto parliamentary question S2W-25993 were taken from the Annual Business Inquiry(ABI) which is an annual survey of businesses. This source was used as the parliamentaryquestion requested data on those employed within the manufacturing industry. TheABI provides information on employees and is the preferred source for data onemployees by industry. The ABI does not collect information on self employment.

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The manufacturing employmentestimate for 1979 is not directly comparable with the estimates for 1997, 1999,2004 and 2005 due to changes in the definition of manufacturing. The 1979classification of manufacturing activity was broader and included activitieswhich would now be classified in other industry groups. For example, in 1979individuals working in vehicle repairs were categorised in the manufacturingsector whereas in 1997 they would fall into the service sector.

The spring quarter runs fromMarch to May in each year. These figures are estimated from the Labour ForceSurvey which is carried out by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Level of manufacturingemployment¹, Scotland

Source: ONS - Labour Force Survey, Spring Quarters.

Note: 1. Employmentlevels are for people aged 16 or over.

*Manufacturingemployment classified using Minimum List Headings.

**Manufacturingemployment classified using Standard Industrial Classification 1992.

Can I also correct two textualerrors in my earlier answer, the first of which indicated that the Hagshaw Hillextension was in North Lanarkshire. In fact, like the original Hagshaw Hill wind farm, itis in South Lanarkshire. Secondly, the capacity ascribed to the Rothes wind farmwas incorrectly shown as 50.6 MW, rather than 56 MW. I therefore set out in thefollowing tables a corrected version of the previous tables.

In Operation

Under Construction

Consented

The following table based onthe above revised statistics in that answer, and including the additional 322 MWof capacity since consented in respect of the Whitelee wind farm inEast Renfrewshire, South Lanarkshire and East Ayrshire, provides our data in respectof wind power density per square kilometre in each planning authority wherewe understand wind farms are in operation, under construction or approved. Any slight discrepancies between the two sets of figuresare due to rounding up.

Notes:

1. In these instances parts of wind farms which cross local authority boundarieshave been allocated to that local authority in which the larger element of the developmentis located.

2. These local authority areashouse the major element of a wind farm that straddles boundaries.

Scottish ministers arecommitted to developing a long-term rail strategy to contribute to asustainable, effective and efficient transport system for Scotland. Thisincludes consideration of options to improve Perth-Edinburgh services. TransportScotland will work with the rail industry and others to continue to develop railservices across Scotland.