Adecision on the future accommodation requirements of VisitScotland has now beenreached. Following an extensive option appraisal of the 10 potential areasshortlisted as possible locations for the VisitScotland headquarters office,the majority of VisitScotland posts will move to a new location within theEdinburgh area.Ministersare agreed that any other decision would be too disruptive given the majorrestructuring which has taken place at VisitScotland and the need to maintainthe momentum of recovery from the difficulties of 2001.However some functions ofVisitScotland currently based in Edinburgh will be identified for relocation in due course,following the forthcoming report of the ad hoc ministerial group on tourism.VisitScotland will also work within the job academy arrangements beingdeveloped by Edinburgh City Council and Scottish Enterprise Edinburgh and Lothiansfor getting people who are economically inactive back into the labour market.