Thiscomprises of £36 million from 2002 for the classroom assistants initiative, £50 million from 2003 for additional support staff underthe Teachers’ Agreement and £6.9 million additional funding for support staff in2005-06. It is for local authorities to determine how these funds are used in thelight of local need.In addition, officials wrote to all Directors of Education on 24 January 2005 advisingthem that additional funding of £7.5 million in 2005-06, £11.3 million in 2006-07 and £17.1 million in 2007-08would be made available to local authorities through the National Priorities ActionFund to employ additional support staff to improve discipline and behaviour in schools.The letter also offered guidance on the ways in which this funding could be used.I am arranging for a copy of this letter to be made available in the Scottish ParliamentInformation Centre (Bib. number 39197).