To ask the Scottish Executive what the total cost was of hosting and organising consultation events in (a) 1999, (b) 2000, (c) 2001, (d) 2002, (e) 2003 and (f) 2004, broken down into (i) cost of officials' time expressed as a cash figure, (ii) cost of materials such as presentational aids and (iii) any other relevant costs.