Scotland written question – answered at on 17 March 2005.
Alex Salmond
Parliamentary Leader (Westminster), Spokesperson (Constitutional Affairs; Treasury), Leader, Scottish National Party
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland in which quarters Scotland has been in negative growth since 1997.
Alistair Darling
The Secretary of State for Scotland, The Secretary of State for Transport
Of the 31 quarters since (and including) 1997 Ql, 26 were periods of expansion, four were contractionary and there was only one instance of no movement. The four separate quarters of negative growth were 1997 Ql, 1998 Q3, 1999 Q2 and 2002 Ql. There have been no consecutive periods of quarterly negative growth.
Yes2 people think so
No1 person thinks not
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