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The timing of the move will partly be determined by the lease break occurring at the Anderson Place headquarters, which gave rise to the relocation review. The lease will expire on 31 March 2005 and it is expected that the vast majority of staff currently based there will have relocated to Inverness by that date. The disposal of the Hope Terrace headquarters will depend on the timing of securing appropriate accommodation in Inverness. I am asking SNH to work up a project plan to address these and other aspects of the relocation and submit this to ministers in due course. That plan may include proposals to retain some staff in Edinburgh. As Allan Wilson made clear in his response to the oral question on 5 June, we expect the proposals to deliver the vast majority of relocated jobs to Inverness.

Operation Youth Advantage is a project that for the past two years has been run by the British Army Careers Team. Both Northern Constabulary and Grampian Police have been involved in the scheme which gives young people the opportunity to participate in courses that are intended to give them a more responsible attitude and discourage them from becoming involved in criminal and anti-social behaviour. We are committed to addressing youth crime and welcome police participation in projects such as this. I understand that the army are looking at extending the scheme to other areas. In that case, it will be for individual forces to decide on the extent of their involvement.

No. The Sea Fish Industry Authority is currently negotiating possible options for the Unit and such a visit would not be appropriate at this time.

The first national collection of data from NHS boards and trusts on violent and aggressive incidents took place in 2001 for the financial year 2000-01. Collection of data for 2001-02 has also taken place. Quality assurance procedures to validate the data are under way.This data was collected as part of the Occupational Health and Safety Minimum Dataset, and it is planned to publish a minimum dataset report on the data collected between 2000-02 this year. The data published will show violence and aggression as a component of the occupational injury rate.Information on the reporting of violent incidents to the procurator fiscal, the number of criminal prosecutions, and number of convictions in NHS board areas is not held centrally. Though there are currently no plans to include this information in the minimum dataset requirements, the information gathered in the Minimum Dataset is reviewed annually. The board in question may however hold this information locally.

Copies of the responses have been publicly available in the normal manner at the Scottish Executive library since early March. An independent researcher has been appointed to collate and analyse all responses to the consultation. The report will be available later in the summer.

BEAR Scotland Ltd will submit the Route Accident Reduction Plan (RARP) for the A82 between Tyndrum and Inverness to the Executive before the end of July 2003. The plan will identify measures for inclusion in trunk road programmes. These measures will be considered and progressed in the normal manner.

The Scottish Executive has supported the imposition of protective measures on the Inverness to Gatwick air link. The Secretary of State for Transport indicated at the UK Parliament's Transport Committee on 21 May that this issue will be covered in the forthcoming white paper. There are no plans to meet other parties.

Ministers and officials meet airlines regularly and meetings may well take place in the next three months.

The Executive provides for the same level of landscape maintenance on all Scottish trunk roads and the standard is adequate. The Performance Audit Group (PAG) monitors BEAR's performance and any deficiencies identified will be addressed.

This is an operational matter for Scottish Water. The Chief Executive's response is as follows:During the weekend of 18 to 21 April 2003, Scottish Water experienced difficulties with a faulty valve which restricted flows to the Carrbridge area and, combined with higher than normal demand for water supplies, the reduced flow rate was not enough water to supply the village. The valve has been repaired and Scottish Water has put in place further preventative and early-warning measures, including booster pump capacity at the water tank so pressure is maintained during times of high demand and a remote monitoring system to ensure any future problems are detected quickly and efficiently. Scottish Water also plans to invest £2.25 million to replace water mains which are supplying the area and over £3.5 million for improvements at the reservoir and treatment works.