To ask the Scottish Executive when brachytherapy facilities for the treatment of prostate cancer will be set up in Scotland. Cancer is one of three clinical priorities for the NHS in Scotland.Improving the care of people with prostate cancer presents many challenges, not least of which is the lack of clinical consensus as to the most appropriate treatment.The Chief Medical Officer and the Lead Clinician for Cancer Services/Scottish Cancer Group are currently considering the various issues on my behalf, including how best to facilitate the development of brachytherapy within specific centres in Scotland for those patients who need it and the need for additional specialist training for those clinicians delivering urological-oncology services.