To ask the Scottish Executive, in the context of the European Commission's Guidelines on National Region Aid, what criteria, including the methodology and quantitative indicators, have been used to determine the areas included on the revised Assisted Area map. The Assisted Areas map is a reserved matter for the UK Government.The criteria used in proposing a new Assisted Areas map were set out in some detail in The Government's Proposals for New Assisted Areas (URN 99/963), published 15 July 1999; and in Amendments to the Government's Proposals for New Assisted Areas (URN 00/776), published 10 April 2000.Copies of these documents are held in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre.