To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide details of the amount of money ring fenced and earmarked for the opening of the Larkhall rail line and the source of that funding. As well as seeking funding under the Public Private Partnership arrangements, for which the project may be eligible for up to £2.26 million per annum level playing field support, the Strathclyde Passenger Transport Authority was awarded £5 million from the Scottish Executive's 1998-99 Transport Challenge Fund towards the cost of the Larkhall to Milngavie rail route project.