To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-28938 by Iain Gray on 16 September 2002, whether sub-postmasters or their representatives can bid for the loan guarantees strand of funding from the Phoenix Fund; what funding has been made available for assisting sub-postmasters in each of the last three years; whether any other funding will be ring-fenced for this purpose, and, if so, how much.