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The future of the fund will be decided in the light of the consultation on the framework and plan for museums launched by Mike Watson on 9 September.

I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-29030 today. All answers to written PQs are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/search_wa.

The Scottish Executive has consulted widely with both internal and external colleagues on the framework and classifications to be used in the school census.The Commission for Racial Equality (CRE) and the General Register Office for Scotland (GROS) were not formally consulted over the proposed ethnic background and national identity categories, but the Scottish Executive did take into consideration the classifications used in the 2001 Census of Population, conducted by the GROS. The recommendations of the CRE in their consultation document Ethnic Monitoring - a guide for public authorities were also taken into account in compiling the categories. Comments on the categories were also sought from the Centre for Education for Racial Equality in Scotland (CERES). However, not all of CERES' suggestions could be taken on board given the need to ensure that the categories used in the September 2002 School Census matched closely with those in the 2001 Census of Population to ensure comparability and consistency across different data sources.The national identity and ethnic background categories used in the school census are subject to review to ensure that they remain relevant and well understood. This will ensure that ongoing work at a national level on equality and inclusion issues is reflected in future censuses.

The funding consequentials from the Chancellors' announcement on 15 July 2002 were paid into the Scottish Consolidated Fund. Decisions on the allocation of the money from the Scottish Consolidated Fund are made by Scottish ministers. Building a Better Scotland, which was published on 12 September 2002 contains a breakdown of the SR2002 results and gives details of the allocation to the Tourism, Culture and Sport portfolio. Copies of the publication are available in the Parliament's Reference Centre (Bib. number 24102).

Work on the formulation of a successor to the individual learning account scheme continues to make progress. Officials are currently consulting key stakeholders about my plans in principle and will in due course confer with them further about the operational details. I intend to launch the successor scheme when I am satisfied that it will incorporate the required improvements on the first programme. I expect to make an announcement before the end of the year.

The Executive is already committed to providing a stable funding environment for the voluntary sector including three-year funding for our own direct support. The Executive's wider Strategic Funding Review will be looking closely at funding of the sector by all public bodies. The Executive recently issued an accountability framework to inform local Alcohol Action Teams (AATs) of what should be in their three-year plans. The framework generally requires security of three-year funding to be passed on to all voluntary sector agencies undertaking work in the AAT area.

The Scottish Executive is in regular contact with the UK Government on a wide range of issues and does intend to input to the UK Government's response to the European Commission's White Paper on Corporate Social Responsibility.

My officials are currently considering this matter and are in discussion with Scottish Water and Scottish Environment Protection Agency. Scottish Water is currently conducting a thorough survey of their network, with a view to understanding the scale of the development constraints problem and its implications. This task will enable the Executive to make an informed choice, and I will make my proposals known in due course.

We are in discussion with Scottish Business in the Community on how best to promote corporate social responsibility to business, and in particular how the small and medium-sized enterprise sector is best assisted in developing a commitment to corporate social responsibility.We have provided funding for a small piece of research, which has been concluded, mapping current activity on social responsibility in Scotland in the private, public and voluntary sector.The results have been published by AGENDA and distributed to those who took part in the research or have shown an interest in the issue. The results can also be accessed on their website: www.agenda-scotland.orgNo research has been commissioned looking specifically at the benefits of corporate social responsibility to the business sector.

There are no plans to do so at present.