To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-21315 by Ross Finnie on 20 December 2001, whether it will give a detailed breakdown of how the #18 million for the Rural Stewardship Scheme in the current financial year will be allocated, broken down by scheme area or Scottish Executive Environment and Rural Affairs Department area office. Following further appraisal of successful Rural Stewardship Scheme applications, the total value of plans for those who have been offered entry to the Scheme is £17 million over five years.Details of the anticipated spend for the Rural Stewardship Scheme in the current financial year, broken down by Environment and Rural Affairs Department Area and local offices are given in the following table:Area OfficeFinancial Year 2001-02 Anticipated SpendAyr£225,511Benbecula£260Dumfries£47,642Dundee£7,405Galashiels£65,551Grampian£428,238Hamilton£58,486Inverness£330,708Kirkwall£86,257Lairg£14,910Lerwick£825Oban£100,834Perth£36,794Portree£1866Stirling£73,588Stornoway£18,583Thurso£157,047 S1W-23014