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The Scottish Aggregate Survey
6. This is the first Scottish Aggregates Survey that has been completed since 1993. A copy of the Survey form, which was prepared in consultation with the Quarry Products Association (Scotland) and the British Aggregates Association, is included at Annex B. The form was simplified to recognise the need to minimise burdens on operators whilst collecting only information that was considered essential. New geographical areas for collating returns have been put in place. These areas recognise the difficulties of defining market areas in a country like Scotland with considerable variation in population density and geology. The areas are therefore being used solely for the purposes of this Survey and are not intended to reflect "market" areas. The intention is to provide the volume statistics necessary to inform the planning process without creating problems of commercial confidentiality.
7. The Survey gathers together information on the production, distribution and reserves of material produced and available from Scottish quarries as at 2005. The information gathered on production was designed to mirror that provided separately to the Office of National Statistics ( ONS) for its Mineral Extraction in Great Britain (Business Monitor PA1007) 3. Whilst the Survey is designed to be factual, it is recognised that on reserves and distribution the figures are best available estimates as there can be no absolute precision in these fields.
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