7. To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what the employment levels were in Scotland in each of the last four years; and if he will make a statement. (140958)

In the final quarter of the last four years the employment levels in Scotland were:

2.39 million in 2003;

2.45 million in 2004;

2.46 million in 2005; and

2.50 million in 2006.

11. To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what assessment he has made of the most recent figures for overall employment levels in Scotland; and if he will make a statement. (140964)

In the first quarter of 2007 the employment level in Scotland stood at 2.53 million. This marks a record high for the number of people employed.