To ask the Scottish Executive what the operating costs of its Brussels office have been in each of the last four years and in the current year to date. Since establishing the Scottish Executive EU Office on 1 July 1999, its operating costs have been:July 1999 - March 2000£322,000April 2000 - March 2001£450,000April 2001 - December 2001£306,000 S1W-22498