To ask the Scottish Executive how much money has been (a) allocated to and (b) spent on publicising the National Care Standards in (i) 2002-03 and (ii) 2003-04 to date. The table details the financial resources spent on publishing, distributing and publicising the National Care Standards.Expenditure On The National Care Standards Year Resources Spent 2001-2002 £153,590 2002-2003 £46,738 2003-2004 (to date) £14,053 There are also effective ways of publicising the standards which do not involve spending money.