To ask the Scottish Executive how much ring-fenced funding will be allocated to pay for criminal justice social work in (a) 2008-09, (b) 2009-10 and (c) 2010-11. £86.45 million in2008-09 and each of the two subsequent years for criminal justice social workis included in the Local Government Finance settlement for 2008-09 as part of the total amount of funding that the Scottish Government pays to localauthorities, via Community Justice Authorities, for the provision of criminaljustice social work services.