To ask the Scottish Executive what representations it has made to Creative and Cultural Skills in respect of Scotland’s allocation of funding for music. The role of Creative andCultural Skills (CCS), the UK sector skills council for the creative andcultural industries, is to be the independent industry-led voice of itssectors, working with employers, employees and the self-employed to identifyskills and productivity needs, the action they will take to meet those needs,and how they will collaborate with funding bodies and providers of educationand training.