The Scottish Executive has not been consulted directly by the UK Department of Trade and Industry, or any other UK Government Department, on plans to disperse civil service posts from London. However, I have been assured that the UK Government is keen to see a share of the posts relocated from London and SouthEast England coming to Scotland.Specific decisions about the deployment of civil service staff in UK departments are an operational matter for the department concerned.Scottish Development International (SDI) is in discussion with individual UK Government Departments, including the Department of Trade and industry, about specific projects as part of its role to attract high quality jobs and investment to Scotland.