To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has assessed the economic effect of Scottish Water’s inability to supply water to new projects in the Highlands. It is not necessary to do sobecause over the eight years of the current investment programme, Scottish Water will befunded to remove all estimated constraints on development at a strategic level.As you will know fromprevious correspondence on this issue, the Executive has recognised theimportance of the role played by Scottish Water in economic and other development throughout Scotland,and of the importance of providing capacity for new developments in itsinfrastructure.