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Scottish Ministers have proposed a modification to the Glasgow and the Clyde Valley Structure Plan in order to make provision for new employment opportunities through the expansion of the West of Scotland Science Park. As the proposed modification relates to a strategic provision, it is not site specific and it would be wrong to assume that it represents a threat to the amenity woodland at Dawsholm Park. Any consequential land allocations would be a matter for the Glasgow City plan which is currently approaching consultative draft stage.The proposed modification has been the subject of a substantial number of representations which are being carefully considered prior to a final decision on the submitted structure plan.

The recruitment of audiologists and hearing therapists in NHSScotland is a matter for NHS Trusts and is subject to Trusts' assessment of local needs and priorities.

Good practice guidance for adult hearing aid fitting and services, which distils the results of current research and practice in the field of audiology, was issued by the Scottish Executive Health Department to NHSScotland on 2 March. We now intend to conduct a review of audiology services in Scotland, and a working group has been established to consider the remit and scope of this review.

We do not issue guidance on this matter. Education authorities are, however, aware of the classroom accommodation needs of pupils and teachers and should take that into account when use is made of installations of this kind.

Within the Excellence Fund class size reduction programme for 2000-01 Glasgow City Council was allocated £2,324,945.

In 2000-01 the class size reduction programme within the Excellence Fund had a budget of £15.6 million. It was spent in full.

The Scottish Executive received a total of 46 letters about the proposal to extend Hyndland Primary School. Of these, 29 did not receive a reply because they were in the form of a standard letter with no return address, however, those standard letters which included the writer's address did receive a reply.

The Special Grant to the Strathclyde Passenger Transport Authority (SPTA) supports the provision of railway services within the Strathclyde Passenger Transport area under the ScotRail franchise. The grant does not support the Glasgow Underground. The Underground is run directly by the Strathclyde Passenger Transport Executive (SPTE) and is financed by SPTA's constituent local authorities through their support for the authority's activities.Both the provider of the railway services and SPTE, as provider of the Underground services, are required to meet all relevant GB safety standards, which are monitored by the Health and Safety Executive.

I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-14497.

The operation of the Glasgow Underground railway system is the responsibility of Strathclyde Passenger Transport Executive (SPTE). Under Schedule 5 of the Scotland Act 1998, the provision and regulation of railway services, which includes railway safety, are reserved matters. This covers both surface and underground railways. I understand that the Health and Safety Executive is currently conducting a full investigation into the cause of the recent accident on the Underground, and I have no plans to discuss it with SPTE.