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Scottish ministers are represented on the UK Interdepartmental Ministerial Group on Human Trafficking, which last met on 24 January 2008.

I last met UK ministers specifically to discuss this issue on 19 July 2007, and a further meeting is being arranged.

Scottish ministers have not received any requests from organisations to meet with them to discuss human trafficking.

Scottish Government officials last met with their counterparts in the UK Government on 15 and 24 January 2008 to discuss tackling human trafficking, and are in regular contact.

The Scottish Government is aware of the report by the UK Government Equalities Office on the advertising of sexual services in local newspapers. We welcome the decision by the Newspaper Society to update its guidance for members on those advertisements which should be accepted on classified pages, in light of the Equalities Office''s report. We look to publishers of newspapers in Scotland to take steps to ensure that they treat such advertisements in accordance with the guidance.

I have not met with parents'' representatives of Littlemill Primary School on this matter.

I have not met with parents'' representatives of Crossroads Primary School on this matter.

The announcement made on the 15 February 2008 making £3 million available to fund youth projects through the CashBack for Communities programme will see every local authority area in Scotland benefit. The following table shows how funding will be distributed within each local authority area.

Additionally, the announcement made on the 11 January 2008 regarding funding to the Scottish Football Association (SFA) of £2.2 million will see upwards of 30,000 young people in every part of Scotland benefit from free football coaching and playing opportunities.

The Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley constituency will specifically benefit from the following initiatives which are being delivered by the SFA:

Friday night leagues held in Dalmellington and Cumnock.

The Soccer One programme which will be held at Doon Academy and Cumnock Academy, extending into Soccer 2 and 3 from August onwards.

The Street Football programme, beginning over the forthcoming Easter break and which will be held in Catrine, Netherthird, Stewarton and Bellsbank.

Allocation Based on Percentage of Population 10-191 and Percentage of Population 10 - 19 in 15% Most Deprived Data Zones²

Local Authority Name
Aberdeen City	91,000
Aberdeenshire	81,000
Angus	43,000
Argyll and Bute	40,000
Clackmannanshire	40,000
Dumfries and Galloway	61,000
Dundee City	122,000
East Ayrshire	82,000
East Dunbartonshire	39,000
East Lothian	31,000
East Renfrewshire	34,000
Edinburgh, City of	220,000
Eilean Siar	10,000
Falkirk	69,000
Fife	185,000
Glasgow City	680,000
Highland	84,000
Inverclyde	83,000
Midlothian	33,000
Moray	27,000
North Ayrshire	94,000
North Lanarkshire	224,000
Orkney Islands	10,000
Perth and Kinross	51,000
Renfrewshire	100,000
Scottish Borders	37,000
Shetland Islands	10,000
South Ayrshire	50,000
South Lanarkshire	176,000
Stirling	40,000
West Dunbartonshire	82,000
West Lothian	71,000
Grand Total	3,000,000

Notes:

1. Source: GROS population estimates 2006 (revised).

2. Source: SIMD website, SNS website - population 2005.

There are currently two locations in South Ayrshire which hold Midnight League activities “ Whitletts Astro Turf, Ayr and Hamilton Park, Girvan. The venues provide football playing opportunities to 70 and 30 young people respectively.

Activities at both venues not only benefit young people from Ayr and Girvan, but also those participants from the surrounding communities.

No formal representations have been received regarding newspaper advertisements for sexual services.

The Scottish Government has no plans to carry out research regarding the advertising of women for sex in newspapers and magazines. We consider that such research would be unlikely to add significantly to the findings of the report Women Not for Sale: A report on advertising in women in small ads in local newspapers, published by the UK Government Equalities Office in January 2008