S2W-15157: What information it has on the number of (a) shops, (b) banks, (c) post offices and (d) other facilities there have been in rural communiti…

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has on the number of (a) shops, (b) banks, (c) post offices and (d) other facilities there have been in rural communities in each local authority area in each of the last five years.

The answer

Answered by Jim Wallace on 22 Mar 2005 · 12 days after it was lodged, on time

The following table shows the number of shops, banks, post offices and other businesses in rural areas in Scotland, and the employment of these businesses. The data is for 1999-2003 and is split by local authority.
Rural areas are defined as settlements with a population of less than 3,000.
Number of Businesses Located in Rural Areas and Employment, by Local Authority Area and Business Type, 1999-2003
Local Authority
| Business Type
| | 1999
| 2000
| 2001
| 2002
| 2003

Aberdeen City
| Shop
| Businesses
| 15
| 15
| 20
| 20
| 20

Employment
|
*
|
*
| 50
| 70
| 60

Bank
| Businesses
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0

Employment
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0

Post Office
| Businesses
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0

Employment
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0

Other
| Businesses
| 235
| 240
| 245
| 265
| 270

Employment
|
*
|
*
| 2,590
| 2,260
| 2,850

Total
| Businesses
| 250
| 260
| 265
| 285
| 290

Employment
| 2,820
| 2,280
| 2,650
| 2,330
| 2,910

Aberdeenshire
| Shop
| Businesses
| 425
| 440
| 405
| 505
| 520

Employment
| 1,620
| 1,590
| 1,370
| 2,280
| 2,270

Bank
| Businesses
| 10
| 10
| 10
| 15
| 20

Employment
|
*
|
*
|
*
|
*
|
*

Post Office
| Businesses
| 5
| 10
| 10
| 10
| 10

Employment
|
*
|
*
|
*
|
*
|
*

Other
| Businesses
| 4,370
|

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