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The Scottish Government does not hold this information broken down by day. However, since the Scottish Government took ownership of the airport in November 2013, the yearly figures for inbound military flights are:

(a) from the UK

November – December 2013: 200

2014: 1,651

2015: 1,931

(b) from other countries

November – December 2013: 62

2014: 377

2015: 374

Support for Growth Sectors as set out in our Economic Strategy is delivered in a variety of ways across Government departments and our partner agencies, it is therefore not possible to provide a full measure of spend to support them individually or to differentiate spend in the manner requested. The Growth Sector Database however, shows the performance of the growth sectors. http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Business/Publications/GrowthSectors

I refer the member to the answer to S5W-04404 on 10 November 2016. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx

As I have said before in this Chamber, no final decisions have been made about these proposals. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is now engaging with the local communities, staff and other stakeholders so they can carefully consider their views. It is important not to pre-judge this, as the proposals may change or not be pursued at all, as a result.

Given the formal role that Ministers have in the major service change process, it would have been inappropriate for me to accept an invitation to meet with campaigners at this stage. I have, however, been clear that I'd be happy to meet with local campaigners and their representatives to help inform my final decision on any proposals that may come to me, once the engagement and formal consultation period has concluded.

The Helensburgh Clock Tower was put on the market at the beginning of August 2016.

Whilst not within the scope of the Community Empowerment Act (Scotland) 2015 VisitScotland has already been engaging with a number of relevant community groups and Councillors regarding the requirement to dispose of the Helensburgh Clock Tower. This was undertaken as part of the discussion of options for the ongoing provision of visitor information in Helensburgh, such as through the VisitScotland Information Partner programme.

A closing date of 25 November was set to allow all interested parties to submit their bids and proposals for the property.

Strategic Forum efficiency savings targets from 2012-13 through to 2016-17 totalled £165 million. A breakdown on each year is provided in the following table.

Percentage of the total savings achieved that was attributed to each Strategic Forum partner.

The latest Equality Mainstreaming Report from 2015 showed that the overall proportion of companies with female ownership rose from 40% in 2012-13 to 46% in 2013-14.

The 3% figure quoted relates to a subset of SE account managed companies contained within the report representing less than 20% of the account managed portfolio. Whilst this is a disappointing figure, it cannot be taken as representative of the overall picture.

The Scottish Government remains committed to ensuring that all of Scotland’s people can benefit from participation in enterprising activity. That is why in 2014 we launched a co-developed policy framework and action plan for women in enterprise which we are currently reviewing to ensure it remains effective. This remains the only Framework of its kind in the EU.

Plans to establish a ministerial trade board are currently being developed and details will be made available in due course.

Details of Scottish Development International’s office locations in each year since 2011-12 to 2016-17 can be found in the following table:

SDI Office Locations