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The information requested is not held centrally.

The reopening of a railway passenger station at Reston is a local transport issue. As such we would expect the relevant local authority to take such a project forward.Local authorities may apply for funding of feasibility studies for public transport improvements from the Public Transport Fund (PTF). Studies or projects supported by the PTF would have to satisfy eligibility criteria and compete with other bids. Applications for the current round must be submitted by 12 August.

The wording and distribution of the Have Your Say consultation leaflet is a matter for City of Edinburgh Council.

I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-26947.

There has been no formal response to the Sheriff Principal's report beyond the statement made by the Deputy Minister for Justice at the conclusion of the Member's Debate on court provision which took place on 12 January 2000. Ministers accepted the recommendations of the Sheriff Principal in their entirety and there were no further matters to report to the Parliament at that time.

I have been advised by the Chief Executive of the Scottish Court Service that the individual fees paid to the consultants who provided the feasibility report on Peebles Sheriff Court are subject to commercial confidentiality. However, I can advise that the total fees paid to date to the consultants are £17,480.

Consignia, post offices and postal services are reserved matters. The Executive can only assist post offices to achieve devolved purposes.The Scottish National Rural Partnership's Report Services in Rural Scotland identified innovative approaches to service provision in rural areas and offered recommendations on how providers, including Consignia, might work with rural communities to identify and achieve their realistic service needs. In response to a recommendation, the Executive is facilitating meetings exploring the possibility of a joint pilot project involving Consignia and other service providers to test the "Community Mall" concept, which, it is envisaged, would improve the economic viability of core services.As part of a broad strategy aimed at providing support for communities in deprived urban areas, ministers are currently considering ways in which post offices located in these areas might be assisted. I will provide further details of this initiative shortly.The pilot of "Your Guide", a project which may have an impact on post offices including those in rural and deprived urban areas, was undertaken in Leicestershire and Rutland. Its purpose is to provide on a one stop shop basis, access to customers for a range of official transactions, information and advice. This is largely delivered through kiosk based applications supplemented by leaflets, telephone helplines and face to face contact. An interim report has been published and this is being evaluated by Scottish Executive officials. A final report is expected in the near future. The Scottish Executive is continuing to work closely with the Department of Trade and Industry and Consignia in relation to the possibility of a national roll out of the project.

The information requested is not collected.

Boys and girls are held together in all of Scotland's secure units, with the exception of Kerelaw, which has a six bed girls-only unit.

I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-26765.