To ask the Scottish Executive what steps are being taken to ensure that the proposed Scotscorps initiative will be a good use of taxpayers' money and will support, rather than compete with, existing volunteer-involving organisations. A key principle of Project Scotland concernsthe need to complement rather than compete with existing volunteering organisations.The proposals are grounded in discussions with stakeholders in the private, voluntaryand public sectors, and these will continue as programme arrangements are finalisedover the coming months.Inorder to ensure maximise the effectiveness and efficiency of the programme, theproposals also draw upon an assessment of a number of existing full-time volunteeringprogrammes both within the UK and overseas, and extensive market research with youngpeople.Inaddition the Scottish Executive will protect its investment in Project Scotland throughthe development of robust monitoring and evaluation arrangements.