To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-27336 by Nicol Stephen on 28 August 2006, whether it has any plans to hold information centrally about the number of medical innovations being piloted by NHS boards following the investment of public money in the research and development of such innovations. The Scottish Executive has nocurrent plans to hold such information centrally.However, the Executive recognisesthe benefits, from both a health and economic development perspective, in the uptakeof medical innovations in the NHS.