Her response is asfollows:Local authorities and CommunityPlanning Partnerships (CPPs) do not receive funding from the Scottish Executivefor investment exclusively in community groups, although these groups oftenreceive funding through a number of programmes, for example the CommunityRegeneration Fund or Community Voices Programme.Communities Scotland monitorsuse of the Community Regeneration Fund and Community Voices Programme thoroughscrutiny of the Regeneration Outcome Agreement between the CPP and Scottish ministers.