Correspondence regarding Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita in Scotland: FOI release
Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002
Information requested
At FMQs on 7th November 2024, John Swinney said this:
“Scotland’s gross domestic product per capita has grown faster than the United Kingdom’s since 2007—if we account for population growth since 2007, GDP per person has grown by 10.5 per cent in Scotland, compared with 6.3 per cent at the UK level. I remind Parliament, so that it has the complete information, that 2007 was the moment when the Scottish Government was elected. Therefore, in this Government’s lifespan, we have delivered more growth per head than in the rest of the United Kingdom.”
For the period 8th May 2024 - date, please provide all internal Scottish Government correspondence and documentation (including any relevant spreadsheets) discussing the quoted statistic comparing GDP per capita in Scotland with the UK.
Response
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