The detailed timetable for the Bill is a matter for the Parliament. The Scottish Executive expects the Education (Graduate Endowment and Student Support) (Scotland) Bill, and the regulations to be made under it, to be in force for the start of the academic year 2001-02.

In relation to Pacific Quay, there is currently no proposed involvement with Sony.

The Scottish Executive welcomes this report produced by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), in collaboration with the Employment Service.

The Scottish Executive and the Employment Service, with the support of the Scottish New Deal Advisory Task Force, organised a seminar on 11 October to consider the conclusions of the report. This brought together FSB Regional Chairmen and Employment Service District Manager to look at ways to forge closer links with small businesses and promote New Deal at a local level in Scotland. The task force, in co-operation with the FSB and Employment Service, is monitoring progress on this initiative.

Scottish Knowledge is a private company and as such it is responsible for its own marketing strategy.

However, the Executive recognises that activity to promote Scotland is enhanced by a collaborative, inclusive approach, which allows and encourages the appropriate involvement of a range of public and private sector organisations.

I refer the member to the answer given to S1W-10670.

Following the Spending Review, the former Minister for Finance, Mr McConnell, announced increased provision for the local authority non-housing capital programme for the construction of flood prevention or coast protection schemes. It will be for councils to come forward with suitable schemes to take up these increased resources.

Scottish Trade International provides funding to Scottish Education + Training (SE+T) which is a joint initiative with the British Council Scotland and Scotland's education sector. SE+T's aim is to promote Scottish education and training expertise and in its first three years £10 million of additional overseas earnings and 160 new entries to SE+T priority markets by Scottish institutions can be attributed to its activities.

SE+T is also working with the Scottish Executive which is one of the funding partners, with UK Government Departments, the other devolved administrations and the British Council, in the strategy to attract more international students to the UK which was launched by the Prime Minister in June 1999. As part of the strategy, a three-year worldwide marketing campaign is being undertaken based around a UK Education Brand. A Scottish version of the Brand logo and a separate brochure promoting Scottish education have been produced.

Scottish Trade International also continues to provide specialist advice and support to individual institutions and assistance towards participation in overseas missions.

I refer the member to the reply to question S1W-10599.

No information is collected centrally on teachers specifically teaching technological studies. The information available on the teachers with a teaching qualification in technological education, which includes the subjects of technological studies, graphic communications, craft and design and practical craft skills, can be obtained from the statistical bulletin, Teachers in Scotland: September 1998, published in March 2000 which is in the Parliament's Reference Centre.

The grading of the Scottish Executive secondees working in the Scottish Parliament are set out below. The ranking is from most senior (C2) to most junior (A3). The list does not include the Directors. The terms and conditions of service of the Directors (with the exception of the Director of the Holyrood Project) have not yet been agreed and the individuals are, therefore, still subject to the transitional arrangements for the provision of staff from the former Scottish Office. This situation will be resolved in the context of the current grading, structure, efficiency and pay review for all Corporate Body staff.

Grade	Number of staff in post
C2	3
C1	9
B3	9
B2	8
B1	11
A4	2
A3	7
Total	49