Parliament Workbench
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General Question · S2O-00534 · Session 2

What the value of the horse racing industry is to the Scottish economy.

Answered Asked by John Home Robertson Lab Lodged 24 Sep 2003

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the value of the horse racing industry is to the Scottish economy.

The answer

Answered by Frank McAveety on 2 Oct 2003

A scoping study commissionedby Scottish Racing and published in 2002 highlighted that horse racing in Scotlandcontributes 1,700 full-time equivalent jobs and up to £125 million to the Scottisheconomy.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S2O-00534 by reference.