To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-28657 by Mr Andy Kerr on 23 September 2002, why establishing entitlement to payment from historical records for ex-members of its security branch was a complex task; how many former employees it (a) attempted to make contact with and (b) succeeded in contacting; how many former employees that it succeeded in contacting have made successful claims, and whether full-time and part-time employees were included in this process.