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The budget for the Scotland's bid for the 2014 Commonwealth Games bid is £5 million, to be split on a 50:50 basis between Glasgow City Council and the Scottish Executive. Of the £2.5 million Scottish Executive contribution, £1 million will come from existing Scottish Enterprise Glasgow budgets and £1 million from existing EventScotland budgets.

There is no “signing up” involved in the Healthyliving Campaign. The Healthyliving Campaign is a public health information campaign using a multi-media, multi-component approach to communicate information, and positive messages about healthy eating and physical activity. The strategy is one of motivating individuals to choose healthy eating options and increase their physical activity levels through the core proposition of “Choose change, choose healthyliving”. Strategic partnerships for delivery of healthier eating or physical activity also use healthyliving branding to connect the communications campaign with the delivery of services which support individuals to make those healthy choices a reality.

In the school environment health is one part of ministers’ vision for the children and young people of Scotland. Activities to improve children’s health is embedded in the concept of health promoting schools and all schools are working towards being health promoting schools by 2007. Examples of health promoting activities in schools include Hungry for Success, which is our whole school approach to school meals, and the Active Schools programme.

In the event that an individual is refused access to images obtained from surveillance, they may appeal to the Chief Constable of the police force concerned. It is also open to the person to contact the Investigatory Powers Tribunal.

The use of surveillance equipment is strictly monitored and Codes of Practice exist to be used by those who carry out surveillance.

An authorisation must be obtained from a Surveillance Commissioner when surveillance equipment is to be used by police within private dwelling houses. The Office of Surveillance Commissioners also provide guidelines of what is required for an authorisation to be granted.

A person may request to see the images that are obtained as a result of surveillance, they do not however, have any legal right to be granted access to it. This includes cases that are forwarded to the Procurator Fiscal.

The Scottish Executive has no role in planning removals of failed asylum seeker families. Local agencies will be involved as appropriate, on a case-by-case basis.

The length of time for which surveillance continues is an operational matter for those conducting it. This is considered on a case by case basis. There are, however, mechanisms in place to ensure that surveillance is not carried out over and above what is necessary and proportionate.

In all circumstances where surveillance is carried out, the rights of the individuals concerned are considered and all efforts are made to minimise any inconvenience to them. It is the responsibility of Chief Constables to ensure that all surveillance operations are reviewed to ensure that they remain proportionate and necessary.

Positive discussions with the Home Office to reach agreement on the detail of handling removals of failed asylum seeker families are on-going and it would be wrong to comment on the content at this stage. Once agreement is reached, ministers will report back to Parliament.

While the Scottish Executive has issue guidance on eyesight standards, appointment to the police service is ultimately a matter for the Chief Constable.

Any applicant who has been refused entry to the police service on medical grounds may write to the force medical advisor seeking a review. If the applicant believes that the decision to refuse was discriminatory then another option is to seek redress through the courts.

The Scottish Executive has issued guidance to the effect that mild anomalous trichomats should be treated as normal whereas severe anomalous trichomats, while still acceptable, should nonetheless be considered in the context of their impact on certain policing activities.