To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answers to questions S1O-3907 and S1W-20775 by Mr Jack McConnell and Nicol Stephen on 4 October 2001 and 7 January 2002 respectively, whether the bids submitted by local authorities for funding to improve school buildings require to be in respect of the whole of the school estate and, if not, whether such bids which only cover part of the school estate are less likely to succeed in attracting funding.