To ask the Scottish Executive, further to its announcement on 19 March 2006 that the six pathfinder Business Improvement Districts would each receive £50,000 to develop business plans over the course of one year, whether a decision been made to allocate additional funding over a longer timescale. The Business ImprovementDistricts (BIDs) Steering Group, comprising representatives from across theprivate and public sectors, will make recommendations to ministers on theallocation of uncommitted funds for 2006-07.