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Median net income per householdin Scotland in 2004-05 is estimated to be £332 per week.

Net income is the total incomefrom all sources (including benefits and tax credits) after deductions for tax,national insurance, council tax, pension contributions and maintenance payments.

The Scottish Executive has notundertaken comparative studies between Scotland and the rest of the United Kingdom. We will producea briefing shortly that interrogates the Scottish statistics by family unit breakdownbut this will not make comparisons with Great Britain statistics.

However, ministers continue tobe involved in discussing ways to tackle child poverty with all of the administrationsin the United Kingdom and Ireland. Ministers are actively involved in the Joint MinisterialCommittee on Poverty, and at the recent meeting of the British Irish Council heldin Edinburgh ministers from the eight member administrations agreed that their nexttopic for debate should be child poverty.

It is only possible to identifythe ethnic group of the head of household.

In Scotland in 2002-03to 2004-05, after housing costs, an estimated 94% of children living in householdsthat are in relative low income poverty, have a non-minority ethnic head of household.Before housing costs the figure is estimated to be 93%.

In Scotland in 2002-03to 2004-05, after housing costs, an estimated 24% of children with a non-minorityethnic head of household, live in households that are in relative low income poverty.Before housing costs the figure is estimated to be 21%.

Copies not posted out arebeing used by the Scottish Executive as part of its programme of communicationand discussion on regeneration in Scotland, as foreshadowed in the statement itself.

The roles andresponsibilities of the Communities portfolio have altered several times since1999 and the information requested is not readily available and could only beobtained at disproportionate cost.

No copies of the RegenerationPolicy Statement: People and Place and the Summary document are uncollected.Copies not posted out are being used by the Scottish Executive as part of itsprogramme of communication and discussion on regeneration in Scotland, asforeshadowed in the Statement itself.

Two thousand, one hundredand fifty-five copies of the Regeneration Policy Statement: People and Placeand the Summary document were posted to a wide range of organisations inthe public, private and voluntary sectors involved in regeneration in additionto distribution by hand to the Scottish Parliament Information Centre on theday of publication. These include local authorities, the enterprise networks,academics and researchers, financial institutions, construction and other tradeorganisations, professional bodies and housing associations.

Three thousand, five hundredand five copies of the Regeneration Policy Statement: People and Placewere produced. Six thousand, one hundred and two copies of the Summary documentwere produced.

The total cost of producing,printing and distributing the Regeneration Policy Statement: People and Placeand the Summary document was £32,088.

Postage costs for thedistribution of the Regeneration Policy Statement: People and Place andthe Summary document were £2,744.