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On current plans, of the £51 million of private sector funding which Scottish Homes' Glasgow and North Clyde Region aims to attract during 2000-2001, £2.275 million will be invested in Glasgow Kelvin.

As part of England's public health agenda, as detailed in its White Paper Saving Lives: Our Healthier Nation, a Public Health Observatory is being established in each of its eight NHS Regions. Their role will be to facilitate local priority-setting and planning by monitoring disease patterns and trends at local level; to analyse data to give early warning of emerging health problems and changes in health trends, and to evaluate the impact of local actions and assess the effectiveness of local agencies in improving health and tackling health inequalities. In Scotland the forthcoming creation of the Public Health Institute, which was proposed as part of the review of the Public Health Function, will contribute to the development and co-ordination of the efforts of the organisations already working on such issues.

I refer to the answer given to question S1W-6710.

The results of the Scottish project aimed at assessing the implications of extending the upper age limit of invitation for breast screening are being considered by the Scottish Breast Screening National Advisory Group. In addition, the UK National Screening Committee will also be considering the evidence available on this issue when they next meet in June. I will consider the recommendations and any associated costs from both the National Screening Committee and National Advisory Group in due course.

The Scottish Screening Programme Central Co-ordinating Unit provides guidance to Breast Screening Centres about repeat mammogram appointments. The number of views taken at repeat mammography appointments is based on an assessment of each individual case and depends on the reason for calling the woman back and on the individual's physical condition. Geographical location is not taken into account in determining the number of views.

Yorkhill and Greater Glasgow Primary Care NHS Trusts have been collaborating with Greater Glasgow Health Board in reviewing the provision of Children's Community Health Services in the health board's area. I believe that a report on their findings will be discussed at a meeting of the health board's Child Health Strategy Group later this month.

Further information is available from either of the Trusts or the health board direct.

Since 1993, 31.56% of the total National Lottery grant awarded in Scotland has been to organisations whose headquarters are located in the Glasgow City Council area. 16.68% has been awarded to organisations whose headquarters are located in the Glasgow Kelvin constituency area.

Strathclyde Passenger Transport (SPT) were successful in securing £3.5 million additional capital consent from the first round of the Public Transport Fund towards the upgrading of Partick railway station to a fully integrated transport interchange. One of the main features of the upgrade will be to improve access for disabled passengers. The timetable for improvements is a matter for the SPT - it is envisaged that work on site will commence early next year.

We have no present plans to do so, but I have agreed with the STUC to establish a Trade Union Working Party on Lifelong Learning as a means of enhancing the involvement of Trade Unions in the broad lifelong learning agenda in Scotland.

Railtrack and Strathclyde Passenger Transport Executive have been jointly assessing three options for providing a rail link to Glasgow Airport.Further consideration of the link awaits the completion of the DETR/Scottish Executive strategic study of transport links to Scottish Airports.