Captains of Industry in Scotland

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This document contains the overall percentage results from a survey of Captains of Industry in Scotland. A total of 100 interviews were conducted by telephone by MORI Scotland on behalf of the Scottish Industry forum. The sample was drawn from the top 400 companies listed in the Business Insider 500, and at each company we interviewed a Main Board Director or, in some cases, a Senior Manger where the Main Board Directors are all located overseas.

Quotas were set to ensure that the sample is representative by industrial sector. Interviewing was conducted on 6-15 January 1999.

Q1 Do you think it would be better or worse for business if, rather than a devolved Parliament as currently planned, Scotland were to gain full independence from the rest of the United Kingdom? Do you think it would be much better/worse, or a little better/worse? By that, I mean better or worse than a devolved Parliament as part of the UK)

Q2 Which party do you think would do the best job of running the Scottish Parliament?

Q3 If coalition/combination of parties. Which parties working together do you think would do the best job of running the Scottish Parliament? n=14

Q4 What sector would you say your company is primarily involved?

Q5 And what was your company's turnover in Scotland in 1998?

Q6 And how many employees does your company have in total in Scotland?

Q7 How would you describe your main market? Is it ...