Seòmar agus comataidhean

I refer the member to the answer to question S2W-15179 on 22 March 2005. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.

No, the Scottish Executive has made no representations to the UK Government nor received any representations from the Scottishmusic industry, or wider entertainment and sports industries, in relation to ticketselling or reselling matters.

I refer the member to question S2W-15112 on 17 March 2005. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.

The Scottish Executive has no plans to make representations to the UK Government on this matter.

I refer the member to questionS2W-15112 on 17 March 2005. All answers to written parliamentary questions are availableon the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.

I refer the member to question S2W-15112 on 17 March 2005. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.

Data collected as part of theomnibus household survey, the Scottish Opinion Survey, are used by sportscotlandto produce their annual reports on sports participation in Scotland. Becausethe sub-sample sizes for many individual sports are relatively small, sportscotlanduse the data from the three previous years for each annual report. This increasesthe sub-sample sizes, thereby reducing the sampling error for individual sportsto make the estimates of participation more reliable than they would be for a singleyear. To take account of the seasonality of participation in many sports, resultsfrom only the two most popular months of the year are used. The rolling average for 1999-2002(up to December 2002) was 48% and for 2000-03 (up to December 2003) was 45%. Whilstthis shows a decrease, we expect this to change once infrastructure developmentssuch as Active Schools are bedded in. Active Schools should lead to improved linksbetween schools and clubs (and tertiary education) and thus pathways for schoolleavers to continue their participation in sport with a club and/or in further education.Figures up to December 2004 will not be available until summer 2005, and will bereported to the Sport 21 National Implementation Forum in October 2005. Thereafter,figures will be posted on sportscotland’s website www.sportscotland.org.uk.

The Scottish Executive will examine the scope for publishing informationrelating to the decision to locate the permanentheadquarters of the National Theatre of Scotland in the Greater Easterhouse CulturalCampus, Glasgow, in accordancewith the provisions of the Freedom of Information (Scotland)Act 2002.

The rolling average for 1999-2002(up to December 2002) was 42% and for 2000-2003 (up to December 2003) was also 42%.That for 2004 will not be available until summer 2005, and will be reported to theSport 21 National Implementation Forum in October 2005. Thereafter, figures willbe posted on sportscotland’s website www.sportscotland.org.uk

The method of measurement isthe same as that stated in the answer to question S2W-14291 on 17 March 2005. All answers towritten parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the searchfacility for which can be found at:

http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.

Data collection for these participationlevels are not specifically for children over 14 but for all children andadults over 14 to help measure the related target in Sport 21 2003-2007. This commencedin April 2003 when Sport 21 took effect. Therefore, the earliest collated figures available here cover the period April 2003 toJune 2004 where the average participation level was 42%. The rolling average uptill the end of 2004 will not be available until summer 2005, and will be reportedto the Sport 21 National Implementation Forum in October 2005. Thereafter, figureswill be posted on sportscotland’s website www.sportscotland.org.uk.